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Title: The Union
Series: The Union
Author: T. H. Hernandez
Publication Date: 18th November 2014
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After global warming and a second civil war devastated the former United States, two different societies rose from the ashes – the Union, a towering high-tech utopia, hugging the perimeter of the continent, and the devastated, untamed midsection known as the Ruins.
Seventeen-year-old Evan Taylor has an easy, privileged life in the Union. What she doesn’t have is any idea what to do with the rest of her life. She only knows she wants to do something meaningful, to make a difference in the lives of others.
When she’s kidnapped and taken into the Ruins as a pawn in a dispute involving her boyfriend, Bryce, her ideal world is turned upside down. What she learns while in the Ruins shakes her faith in everything she’s ever known, from Bryce, to her family, and even the Union itself.
Now Evan must choose whether to stay with Cyrus, the sexy, resourceful survivor who believes she’s in the Ruins for a reason, or return to the only life she’s ever known. But when she stumbles upon a dangerous plot that threatens both worlds, her decision could tear her apart.
Seventeen-year-old Evan Taylor has an easy, privileged life in the Union. What she doesn’t have is any idea what to do with the rest of her life. She only knows she wants to do something meaningful, to make a difference in the lives of others.
When she’s kidnapped and taken into the Ruins as a pawn in a dispute involving her boyfriend, Bryce, her ideal world is turned upside down. What she learns while in the Ruins shakes her faith in everything she’s ever known, from Bryce, to her family, and even the Union itself.
Now Evan must choose whether to stay with Cyrus, the sexy, resourceful survivor who believes she’s in the Ruins for a reason, or return to the only life she’s ever known. But when she stumbles upon a dangerous plot that threatens both worlds, her decision could tear her apart.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
When not visiting the imaginary worlds inside my head, I live in San Diego, California, with one husband, three children, two cats, and one dog. In addition to my day job as a technical writer and editor, I write young adult fiction and blog about books, movies about books, and anything else that moves me. I particularly love the young adult genre with the intensity of teen emotions and the way they're still figuring out life.
When I'm not writing, you can find me with my nose in a book, hanging out with family and friends, hiking, or knitting. I'm obsessed with pumpkin spice lattes, social media, binge watching TV shows on Netflix, microbrewed beers, bad lip reading videos, and the San Diego Chargers.
When I'm not writing, you can find me with my nose in a book, hanging out with family and friends, hiking, or knitting. I'm obsessed with pumpkin spice lattes, social media, binge watching TV shows on Netflix, microbrewed beers, bad lip reading videos, and the San Diego Chargers.
You can find me online at http://thhernandez.com
DREAMCAST
Coming up with the perfect actors to cast
in the roles of my characters was hard. Really
hard. Because these characters are so real and alive to me, it was difficult
to find someone to become them. But if The Union were ever to be made into a movie,
these are the actors I’d love to see portray my imaginary friends.
Evan
Taylor
She was the toughest by far to cast. Evan’s
signature is her crazy red hair, but I didn’t want that to limit my choices.
Instead, I chose an actress that I think has Evan’s spunk, and embodies all of
her physical characteristics with the exception of her hair. Since hair is one
of the easiest things to fix, I’d want Sofia Vassilieva as Evan Taylor.
Bryce Vaughn
Bryce was
easy. Jacob Artist with a pair of gray contacts is Bryce.
Always has been,
always will be.
Lisa Kendall
Lisa is the
quintessential girl next door, so casting her was easy as well.
I’d love for a
blonde Alyson Stoner to play bubbly, fun-loving Lisa.
Colin Jennings
Brenton
Thwaites is exactly as I imagine Colin to be.
I wonder if he can also sing and
play the guitar.
Jack
The minute I saw
Austin Butler on Switched at Birth,
I knew if I ever got to cast The Union, he would make the perfect
Jack.
Cyrus
Cyrus is the single
most important role aside from Evan, so he had to be perfect.
And I knew I
needed my Cyrus before I could find Lucien.
When I stumbled upon Spanish actor,
Maxi Iglesias, I knew he was it.
Lucien
Once I had Cyrus,
I needed to find his dark-eyed brother and
that led me to the very yummy Juan
Pablo Di Pace.
Draya
Only one person can
pull off Draya’s coolness and
carefully guarded warmth and that’s Maiara Walsh.
Sonia
Sonia is beautiful
and tough.
The minute I saw Candice Patton on The Flash, I knew she could be
Sonia.
Marcus
Marcus is happy.
All the time. Corbin Bleu and his giant smile can pull off Marcus.
And the fact
that he’s adorable doesn’t hurt.
Ally
I would love for
Chloe Grace Moretz to play the complex and haunted Ally.
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