Vortex is ultimately a technological, high-concept boarding-school tale." - ALA Booklist "Readers.will enjoy the action of this installment and will eagerly anticipate the next." - School Library Journal PRAISE FOR INSIGNIA: "Insignia expertly combines humor with a disarming and highly realistic view of the future. The action again rises and the pace becomes more breathless. A surprisingly and satisfyingly rich middle volume."- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Elite teen-soldier Tom RainRaines is back in Kincaid's popular Insignia sci-fi series, still battling the bad guys (aka his corporate bosses). Action fans, fear not: For all the deep thinking Tom and readers undertake, pace, adventure and fun are not compromised one whit. She adds espionage, corporate skullduggery and multiple mysterious enemies to create a blockbuster of a debut."-, "Kincaid lays a lot down, twining her increasingly complex plot and characterizations with Tom's growing awareness. A surprisingly and satisfyingly rich middle volume."-, "Kincaid combines a Harry Potter-like teen discovering that he has unknown abilities being sent to a special boarding school with the Ender's Game plotline of humanity's space battles being fought remotely by juveniles.
With action, real humor and a likable, complex protagonist, this fast-moving, satisfying adventure also provides some food for thought., "Kincaid combines a Harry Potter-like teen discovering that he has unknown abilities being sent to a special boarding school with the Ender's Game plotline of humanity's space battles being fought remotely by juveniles. A surprisingly and satisfyingly rich middle volume."-, Hip, high-tech, and hilarious, INSIGNIA made my heart soar and left me with impossible-to-shake questions about technology, reality, and war., An unlikely teen is selected to attend Hogwarts-at-the-Pentagon.
"Kincaid combines a Harry Potter-like teen discovering that he has unknown abilities being sent to a special boarding school with the Ender's Game plotline of humanity's space battles being fought remotely by juveniles.
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