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'From orphanage to prison, the story of Mirii is a heartfelt, brutal, funny, and diverse story about when corporate interests overwhelm human rights, and what happens to children when they bloom in the darkest of places.
'Fast-paced, gritty and original, the Orphancorp series confirms Marlee Jane Ward as one of Australia’s best YA authors.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Welcome to Orphancorp,
single work
novella
fantasy
young adult
'A sharp-edged semi-futuristic riff about a rebellious teenager’s last week at an industrial orphanage.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Psynode,
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
'Having barely made it out of Orphancorp alive, Mirii is on a mission to find the most important babe in her life, Vu. Vu has been taken to ‘Psynode’, a secret facility operated by the megacorp Allnode.
'After wrangling her way into the Allnode warehouse as a picker, Mirii meets Rowe, the daughter of one of Allnode’s execs, who may just be the perfect person to help her with the mission.
'But life at Allnode is far from cushy and Mirii has to battle her way through the dangers of her new job, the corps that she knows are watching her and get to Vu before it’s too late.
'Fast-paced, gritty and original, Psynode follows on from Welcome to Orphancorp, winner of the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Young Adult fiction and confirms Marlee Jane Ward as one of Australia’s best YA authors.' (Publication summary)
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Prisoncorp,
single work
novel
science fiction
'Mirii has been caught — along with the friends who were helping her find her partner, Vu.
'Being in prison is just like her revisiting her childhood in Orphancorp — only worse. Under the beating heat of a desert sun, the prisoners fight for food, water and a safe place to sleep.
'Our heroine begins to question her urge to fight back and rebel as all it seems to do is lead her and the people she cares for deeper into trouble.
'Fast-paced, gritty and original, Prisoncorp is the final instalment in the Welcome to Orphancorp trilogy. It confirms Marlee Jane Ward as one of Australia’s best YA authors.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
