Insignia trilogy
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{{Short description|Series of three young-adult science fiction novels by S.J. Kincaid}}
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| name = Insignia {{noitalic|trilogy}}
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| image = Insignia_Trilogy.png
| image_caption = Book covers of the Insignia trilogy
| books = Insignia
Vortex
Catalyst
| author = S.J. Kincaid
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| genre = Young adult, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books (an Imprint of Harper Collins)
| pub_date = 2012 – 2014
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| media_type = Print
| number_of_books = 3
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| website = http://sjkincaid.com/
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The Insignia trilogy is a series of three young-adult science fiction novels written by S.J. Kincaid and published by Katherine Tegen Books. The novels describe a dystopian future where the world is experiencing World War III. Teenager Tom Raines is recruited to train with other recruits as a crucial member of the Intrasolar Forces and, during the Pentagonal Spire's training academy, becomes friends with Wyatt Enslow, Vik Ashwan, and Yuri Sysevich. The trilogy is preceded by the novella Allies.{{Cite web|title=Allies - HarperCollins|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/allies-s-j-kincaid|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117174306/https://www.harpercollins.com/products/allies-s-j-kincaid|archive-date=2021-11-17|access-date=2021-11-17|website=HarperCollins}}
Reception
Insignia made the short-list for the 2014 Waterstones Children's Book Prize{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/shortlists-revealed-waterstones-childrens-book-prize|title=Shortlists revealed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize|work=thebookseller.com}} and won the 2015 Young Adult Alabama Author Award from the Alabama Library Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.allanet.org/?page=74|title=Author Awards Luncheon and Award Winners|work=allanet.org}}
The book was a Junior Library Guild selection,{{cite web|url=http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view.dT/9780062092991|title=Junior Library Guild|work=juniorlibraryguild.com|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828052728/http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view.dT/9780062092991|archive-date=2016-08-28|url-status=dead}} a selection for the 2013 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List,{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bfya/2013list|title=2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults|work=ala.org}} a selection for the Summer 2012 Indie Next List,{{cite web|url=http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062092991/s-j-kincaid/insignia|title=Insignia|work=indiebound.org|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413075151/http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062092991/s-j-kincaid/insignia|archive-date=2017-04-13|url-status=dead}} and a selection for the Texas Lone Star Reading List.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/librarydevelopments/?p=13437|title=2013 Texas Lone Star Reading List|work=texas.gov|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=2016-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313132008/https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/librarydevelopments/?p=13437|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [http://sjkincaid.com/ Author's website]
Category:Children's fantasy novels