The Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins
Publisher: New York: Scholastic, Incorporated, 2011

Annotation:
A new nation Panem has appeared in the ruins of what was once America. The Capitol forces the twelve districts to each send a male and female teenager to fight to the death on television. Katniss Everdeen becomes one of the fighters. She must face the ordeal while making moral choices and choices of the heart. If you are after a high stakes story, then The Hunger Games is for you. It’s also the first book of a multi-award-winning trilogy. And, as is nearly always the case, readers say the book is better than the film.

For more information:
Goodreads
Author website
Film trailer

Fortune's Pawn

Author: Rachel Bach
Publisher: New York: Orbit, 2013

Annotation:
This book is the first in the Paradox trilogy. Deviana Morris is a mercenary who accepts a security guard job on a trader spaceship the Glorious Fool. She hopes this will lead to a career in an elite armoured fighter league of Paradox her home planet. However, the Glorious Fool has many conflicts and dangers to overcome. Meanwhile, she is strangely attracted to the ship’s cook Rupert Charkov who possesses skills far beyond his job role. If you’re a fan of fast-paced, dramatic, plot-driven space operas, then this should fit the bill.

For more information:
Goodreads
Author website

Nightchaser

Author: Amanda Bouchet
Publisher: Naperville, Ill.: Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2019

Annotation:
This is the first novel in the Endeavor series. After stealing a supply of vaccines to help an orphanage, Captain Tess Bailey is leading her ship and crew in a getaway. The ship has mechanical problems so she must accept help from a handsome stranger Shade Ganavan on a distant planet. They both have difficult pasts that are catching up with them. If you’re after a Steamy and amusing romance that grabs you from the start and has likeable characters with great chemistry, then take a look at Nightchaser.

For more information:
Goodreads
Author website

Divergent

Author: Veronica Roth
Publisher: London: HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2014

Annotation:
This is the first book of the Divergent series. In Chicago’s dystopian future, Beatrice Prior must choose and devote her life to one of her society’s five factions. While undergoing the ordeal of initiation, she learns many secrets of her society and must find a way to fit in her love of a fellow initiate. She also has her own secret which might help her to save others but might also endanger her own life. This intricate and suspenseful New York Times bestselling book is now a successful film starring Kate Winslet.

For more information:
Goodreads
Author website
Film trailer