Partials Sequence
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The Partials Sequence is a book series by Dan Wells that was published by the HarperCollins imprint Balzer & Bray. The series is composed of a trilogy in addition to a novella prequel. The story is set in a dystopic New York and follows the protagonist Kira Walker.
Books
= ''Isolation'' =
Isolation is the prequel to the Partials Sequence.{{Cite web |last1=Lawler |first1=Ryan |last2=Hill |first2=Joshua S. |title=Isolation by Dan Wells (Partials Sequence: A Novella) |url=https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Dan-Wells/Isolation.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=fantasybookreview.co.uk}}
= ''Partials'' =
Partials was published on February 28, 2012 by the HarperCollins imprint Balzer & Bray.{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2011 |title=Partials From the Partials Sequence Series, Vol. 1: A Dark, Wild Ride. |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dan-wells/partials/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914170823/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dan-wells/partials/ |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Kirkus Reviews |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |language=en}} Common Sense Media gave Partials a five star rating and recommended the book for readers age fourteen and up.{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Michael |title=Parents' Guide to Partials: The Partials Sequence, Book 1 |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/partials-the-partials-sequence-book-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605155959/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/partials-the-partials-sequence-book-1 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Common Sense Media |language=en}} The Los Angeles Times noted that although the book is young adult fiction, older readers may enjoy the book as well.{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Susan |date=February 26, 2012 |title=Not Just for Kids: 'Partials' by Dan Wells |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-feb-26-la-ca-dan-wells-20120226-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014130853/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-feb-26-la-ca-dan-wells-20120226-story.html |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} The protagonist of the story is Kira Walker.{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2012 |title=Partials by Dan Wells |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062071040 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706074124/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062071040 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Publishers Weekly |publisher=PWxyz LLC |language=en}} The story is set in a dystopian world where the only living human beings left are in Long Island, New York.{{Cite web |last=Marasigan |first=Jemicah |date=October 23, 2012 |title=A Chat With Dan Wells, Author of "Partials" |url=https://faze.ca/dan-wells-author-partials/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014135552/https://faze.ca/dan-wells-author-partials/ |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Faze |publisher=Faze Media |language=en-CA}} In the story, "Partials" are humans that were engineered to be weapons.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Suzanne |date=January 24, 2012 |title=Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Science Fiction |url=https://www.tor.com/2012/01/24/fiction-affliction-february-releases-in-science-fiction-2012/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014141011/https://www.tor.com/2012/01/24/fiction-affliction-february-releases-in-science-fiction-2012/ |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Tor.com |publisher=Macmillan Publishers |language=en}} In Slate, Chelsey Philpot compared the book to Megan McCafferty's book Thumped and Anna Carey's Eve.{{Cite web |last=Philpot |first=Chelsey |date=June 2, 2012 |title=The New Handmaids: The Future of Reproductive Rights, as Seen in Three Young Adult Novels. |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/06/young_adult_novels_and_abortion_megan_mccafferty_s_thumped_anna_carey_s_eve_dan_wells_partials.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516181158/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/06/young_adult_novels_and_abortion_megan_mccafferty_s_thumped_anna_carey_s_eve_dan_wells_partials.html |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Slate |publisher=The Slate Group |language=en-US}} The book is 480 pages long.{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Emily W. |date=February 26, 2012 |title=Book Review: 'Partials' is Only Partially Satisfying |url=https://www.deseret.com/2012/2/26/20499037/book-review-partials-is-only-partially-satisfying |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014115015/https://www.deseret.com/2012/2/26/20499037/book-review-partials-is-only-partially-satisfying |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Deseret News |publisher=Deseret Management Corporation |language=en-US}}
= ''Fragments'' =
Fragments was published on February 26, 2013 by the HarperCollins imprint Balzer & Bray.{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2013 |title=Fragments From the Partials Sequence Series, Vol. 2: Doesn't Stand Alone, but a Fine and Frightening Post-Apocalyptic Thriller. |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dan-wells/fragments-wells/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704112005/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dan-wells/fragments-wells/ |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Kirkus Reviews |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |language=en}} Common Sense Media gave Fragments a five star rating and recommended the book for readers age fourteen and up.{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Michael |title=Parents' Guide to Fragments: The Partials Sequence, Book 2 |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/fragments-the-partials-sequence-book-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605173937/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/fragments-the-partials-sequence-book-2 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Common Sense Media |language=en}} Fragments follows Kira as she searches for the remains of a company called ParaGen.{{Cite web |last=Marasigan |first=Jemicah |date=November 18, 2013 |title=Book Review: Fragments by Dan Wells (Partials Sequence #2) |url=https://faze.ca/book-review-fragments-dan-wells/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014135418/https://faze.ca/book-review-fragments-dan-wells/ |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Faze |publisher=Faze Media |language=en-CA}} Kira allies herself with two Partials during her journey through the wasteland.{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Niall |date=March 27, 2013 |title=Smoke on the Water Stories, Squared |url=https://www.tor.com/2013/03/27/smoke-on-the-water-stories-squared/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014141136/https://www.tor.com/2013/03/27/smoke-on-the-water-stories-squared/ |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Tor.com |publisher=Macmillan Publishers |language=en}}
= ''Ruins'' =
Ruins was published on March 11, 2014 by the HarperCollins imprint Balzer & Bray.{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2013 |title=Ruins From the Partials Sequence Series, Vol. 3: Science (Fiction) at the End of the World Done Right. |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dan-wells/ruins-wells/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914170838/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dan-wells/ruins-wells/ |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Kirkus Reviews |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |language=en-US}} Common Sense Media gave Ruins a five star rating and recommended the book for readers age fourteen and up.{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Michael |title=Parents' Guide to Ruins: The Partials Sequence, Book 3 |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/ruins-the-partials-sequence-book-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326211126/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/ruins-the-partials-sequence-book-3 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Common Sense Media |language=en}} The book is 464 pages long.{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Emily W. |date=March 22, 2014 |title=Book Review: Will Nonstop Action Save the World in 'Ruins'? |url=https://www.deseret.com/2014/3/22/20537905/book-review-will-nonstop-action-save-the-world-in-ruins |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014115017/https://www.deseret.com/2014/3/22/20537905/book-review-will-nonstop-action-save-the-world-in-ruins |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Deseret News |publisher=Deseret Management Corporation |language=en-US}} Ruins was a finalist in the Young Adult Speculative Novel category of the 2014 AML Awards.{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=James |date=March 29, 2015 |title=2014 AML Awards |url=https://www.associationmormonletters.org/2015/03/aml-awards-for-2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014142617/https://www.associationmormonletters.org/2015/03/aml-awards-for-2014/ |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=AML Awards |publisher=Association for Mormon Letters |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Rappleye |first=Christine |date=February 22, 2015 |title=Association for Mormon Letters Award Finalists for 2014 Announced |url=https://www.deseret.com/2015/2/22/20559069/association-for-mormon-letters-award-finalists-for-2014-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014142634/https://www.deseret.com/2015/2/22/20559069/association-for-mormon-letters-award-finalists-for-2014-announced |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Deseret News |publisher=Deseret Management Corporation |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|1=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-partials-sequence-complete-collection-dan-wells?variant=32115206783010}}
Category:American novel series