Anna Carey writes young adult dystopian fiction, suspense and speculative thrillers. Eve begins a trilogy set after a devastating plague, following a girl who escapes from a school after discovering the real purpose behind the education provided to orphaned girls. Once outside, she encounters a society far more dangerous and politically controlled than she expected. Once and Rise continue her involvement with rebellion, identity and the regime that claims authority over the surviving population. Carey's later Blackbird duology shifts to a contemporary-feeling thriller structure, beginning with a girl who wakes in Los Angeles without memory and discovers that she is being hunted. Her books are fast-paced, plot-driven and built around pursuit, secrecy and young women learning that official explanations cannot be trusted. Eve is the natural route into her dystopian work; Blackbird suits readers wanting a more immediate identity mystery. Read more Less
