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The  Arc of a Scythe  series by Neil Shusterman is a sci-fi, utopian, philosophical young-adult trilogy. It is set far in the future, on an Earth where famine, poverty, illness, discrimination, natural disasters, and impactful crimes are unheard of. Even death has been conquered. A digital being called the Thunderhead (like the ultimate cloud, get it?) controls everything - it regulates the weather, acts as a government, enforces the law with cameras everywhere, and most importantly, is available to communicate with any person who needs it, acting as a best friend or parental figure. In this world, every person has enough money to survive, so they work simply for pleasure or to keep busy. Healing nanites in the bloodstream rapidly mend all injuries and pain nanites prevent any discomfort from said injuries. When a person grows old enough, they can reset their age to whatever they want. If a person somehow dies, revival centers placed all around the world will return them goo...

Zev McManus-Mendelowitz Below is my personal ranking of the best places to read at Uni. Though campus is full of libraries, restaurants, and outdoor seating, I decided to limit this list to locations within Uni and Kenny. The order is based on comfort, distractions, and ambiance. In your comments, feel free to suggest any changes you would make to the order of the list, or if there are any places I forgot.  10. Kenney Locker room Good for satanic lunatics who enjoy cockroaches, B.O., and 100-degree heat. 9. Bathroom Why? Please never read here, especially if the book you’re reading is from a library. Set the book down somewhere away from the toilet, take care of your business, and continue reading later.  8. Kitchen While better than the bathroom, the kitchen doesn’t have much going for it. With uncomfortable wooden benches, nauseating scents, and the fact that it’s almost always crowded, the only redeeming quality is the occasional free snack. 7. Fi...

Throne of Glass , written by Sarah J. Maas, was a series that I started reading a couple years ago and probably is still one of my favorites. The story is set in a fantastical kingdom with different races, apart from just the regular humans such as the Fae (something similar to a superhuman and elf combination with unnatural beauty) and shapeshifters (they look like humans but can change into any other species for a period of time). The protagonist of this story is Celaena Sardothien, a young girl who is also known as the most feared assassin in all the lands. In the beginning of the story, she had a life sentence for murdering almost thousands of people but the King of Adarlan, who was in need a personal assassin, offered her a deal. Win the title of the King's Champion - competing against other thieves and murderers - and be free after working for the King for a couple of years. Eager to get out of the disgusting mine she was imprisoned in, Celaena readily agrees to this and is...

Overview: The Bell of Liberty  by Levi Bakker is his debut novel. It is the year 1750 and the book set in an alternate history of British colonial America. Surrounding a fictionalized origin for the real life Liberty Bell, it follows an immigrant metalworker, named Lukas Visser, from the Dutch Republic on his journey to the new world in search of a stable job and opportunities for his family. Upon coming to America he ends up in the slowly developing battle for American Independence and freedom. The alternate history begins with the discovery of a giant strange underground cavern full of gold in Georgia which the British crown covets to increase their wealth. Shortly after Lukas establishes himself in America as a competent metalworker he accidentally stumbles across a plot to take the gold in the name of American liberty. Over the course of the book he encounters important real historical figures on both sides of the conflict as tensions slowly increase setting up the Revolution...