The Darkest Minds: Book 1 (The Darkest Minds, #1)

by Alexandra Bracken

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The first book in the heart-stopping The Darkest Minds trilogy, also now a major movie, from the bestselling author of Lore.

Ruby is sixteen. She is dangerous. And she is alive. For now.


A mysterious disease has killed most of America's children. Ruby might have survived, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse than a virus: frightening abilities they cannot control. Pressured by the government, Ruby's parents sent her to Thurmond, a brutal state 'rehabilitation camp', where she has learned to fear and suppress her new power. But what if mastering it is a whole generation's only chance for survival?

'A riveting emotional read that kept me on the edge.'
- Melissa Marr, author of Wicked Lovely

Alexandra Bracken is the New York Times bestselling author of Passenger, Wayfarer and The Darkest Minds series. Visit her online at www.alexandrabracken.com and on Twitter @alexbracken.

  • ISBN10 178654024X
  • ISBN13 9781786540249
  • Publish Date 17 November 2016 (first published 18 December 2012)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Hachette Children's Group
  • Imprint Quercus Children's Books
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 528
  • Language English