Insignia trilogy

Insignia trilogy
Book covers of the Insignia trilogy
Insignia
Vortex
Catalyst
AuthorS.J. Kincaid
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
PublisherKatherine Tegen Books (an Imprint of Harper Collins)
Published2012 – 2014
Media typePrint
No. of books3
Websitehttp://sjkincaid.com/

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.[1]

Reception

Insignia made the short-list for the 2014 Waterstones Children's Book Prize[2] and won the 2015 Young Adult Alabama Author Award from the Alabama Library Association.[3]

The book was a Junior Library Guild selection,[4] a selection for the 2013 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List,[5] a selection for the Summer 2012 Indie Next List,[6] and a selection for the Texas Lone Star Reading List.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Allies - HarperCollins". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ^ "Shortlists revealed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize". thebookseller.com.
  3. ^ "Author Awards Luncheon and Award Winners". allanet.org.
  4. ^ "Junior Library Guild". juniorlibraryguild.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  5. ^ "2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults". ala.org.
  6. ^ "Insignia". indiebound.org. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  7. ^ "2013 Texas Lone Star Reading List". texas.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-13.