CURRENTLY READING (#48): UNBOUND: STORIES FROM THE UNWIND WORLD by NEAL SHUSTERMAN

"Do not give in to the urge to extinguish oneself in the waters of the world, but instead be a light above those waters to help guide the way."

"Everything has meaning, or nothing has meaning. Which world would you rather live in?"

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"The unexpected hope of freedom is enticing yet terrifying. His life here is awful but tolerable. What would his life be out there, in a world that will see him as a monster? He could live alone, a recluse at the edge of civilization, bothering no one, and no one bothering him. Is that the life he wants?"

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Facts:

Title: UnBound: Stories from the Unwind World

Authors: Neal Shusterman feat. Michelle Knowlden, Jarrod Shusterman, Terry Black and Brendan Shusterman

Series: (Unwind Dystology)

Unwind (#1)

UnStrung (#1.5)

UnWholly (#2)

UnSouled (#3)

UnDivided (#4)

UnBound: Stories from the Unwind World (#5)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

First Publication Date: December 12th 2015

Format: Paperback

Pages: 336

Genres: Young Adult, SciFi, Dystopia, Novellas...

First Lines

"The schoolboy bursts through the door, the first one out of the building when the bell rings. He is expected to be at home fifteen minutes after school lets out. He's not going home.

As he races through the streets, signs of the Heartland War are all around him. Burned-out cars. Rubble from blasted clinics. Crosses in the ground marking spots where soldiers and civilians on either side died fighting for their cause. This is nothing new. It's the world he knows, the world in which he grew up." (UnSchooled)

Synopsis: 

Find out what happens to Connor, Risa, and Lev now that they’ve finally destroyed the Proactive Citizenry in this collection of short stories set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman.

Connor Lassiter’s fight to bring down Proactive Citizenry and find a suitable alternative to unwinding concluded in UnDivided. Now Connor, Risa, and Lev are free to live in a peaceful future—or are they? Neal Shusterman brings back his beloved Unwind characters for his fans to see what’s left for those who were destined to be unwound.

"In nature even the most hideous of creatures are attracted to one another."