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Published: Aug. 23, 2011
Words: 36,984 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465723697
Short description
In a crumbling America where teenagers are hunted and contained, a small group of rebels rises up to fight a desperate battle against a power greater than themselves. *** Lux 1.2 Call to Arms, is now available on SmashwordsExtended description
In a crumbling America where teenagers are hunted and contained, a small group of rebels rises up to fight a desperate battle against a power greater than themselves.Lissa isn’t your average seventeen year old to begin with. Raised in a hidden lab, she has been genetically manipulated and given the Lux Marker, an adaptation that allows her to control energy and matter. And she isn’t the only one.
Connor has everything a man could want, and he would trade it all in a heartbeat. At least that’s what he thinks until he does just that, giving himself over to the wrong side in return for what he thinks is freedom.
Hikari never wanted to be part of the system, but she never expected to be on the run from it, either. When she discovers her congressman father is taking part in a plot to kill innocent people, she pulls a team together from the geek squad at her high school in order to break into his office. However, once they hack into his top secret files, they get way more than th.. (Read more)
Tags
fantasy, paranormal, energy, government, supernatural, science fiction, genetic engineering, war, urban, revolution, series, super powers, ya, dna, conspiracy theory, genetically altered, genetic manipulation, hansen, genetically enhanced, teen adventure science fiction, revolutionaries, teen paranormal romance, teen fiction series, lux, jalex, lux the seriesAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Joseph Veramu
on Oct. 17, 2011 :
Stunning and brilliant.
Jalex ia writer to look out for.
I predict that she will be a best selling indie author very soon and an inspiration to everyone.
(review of free book)
Review by:
Philip Green
on Sep. 28, 2011 :
Awesome book, I just purchased lux 1.2, which is the first book I've purchased on smashwords. I'm not anything close to what you'd consider a "grammar natzi" but I noticed absolutely no problems. The story line went along really well, there were a couple of somewhat awkward transition scenes near the middle, but for a first time author it was great.
If your looking for something that makes absolute sense it has a few problems as noted by a previous reviewer. However, I'm a fantasy reader, so I'm imagining this as a future setting in which corruption has set in to the point that money pretty much means power.
(review of free book)
Review by:
Khaled Benbouzid
on Sep. 27, 2011 :
This is an exceptional kind of stories, it has a very good quality, well written, full of exciting hot dialogues, serious and deep.
Jalex Hansen's eBooks (series) are quite intelligent.
(review of free book)
Review by:
Francis Porretto
on Sep. 05, 2011 :
Overall, Lux 1.1 is good work, though it makes unwise use of a couple of motifs that have been prominent in recent movies (e.g., The Matrix, X-Men). The author shows considerable promise, despite a handful of problems. I will be reading the next installments.
The plot moves along crisply, and in tandem with enough parallel development of the sociopolitical backdrop not to lose the reader. The characterization, unusually for a YA novella, is excellent, probably the strongest aspect of the piece.
The weak points are style and setting. As for setting, I got no definite sense of how the sociopolitical milieu of Lux came to be. A "Senator" who was never elected to the Senate? A state of affairs in which a single rich and power-hungry man could bring down the government of the United States? We need more explanation for the setting to be adequately plausible -- and that in itself is a problem, because enough backstory exposition to fill us in would seriously disturb the pacing of the story.
Style is often a problem for a brand-new novelist, who's likely to feel an obligation to "show off." I think of this as the "Look how many images and devices I know how to use" syndrome, and Miss Hansen appears to have a moderately severe case. Worse, there are numerous errors of punctuation, spelling, and grammar to be corrected. (The fiction writer enjoys relaxed grammatical standards, but there are nevertheless some rules that ought to be obeyed.)
Since it's intended for a young-adult (i.e., ages 12 to 15) audience, I'm awarding Lux 1.1 four stars. However, with a moderate amount of polishing and the removal of one or two unnecessary pop-culture thefts, it could be five stars...and Miss Hansen might have a shot at becoming the SF equivalent of J.K. Rowling.
(review of free book)
Review by:
Isa Palavarti
on Aug. 27, 2011 :
Lux 1.1 Seeds is a fast paced read, with compelling cliff hanger sequences that will embed within you a deep itch for the next book, and the next, and the next, each promised to be released on the average of 3 weeks apart from the first installment.(August 23rd, 2011)
In Seeds, the first book in the Lux episodic novel, Jalex immediately defines her characters, like steel teeth, zippering you up into their plight. Word by word, she delicately plants and nourishes this tale with subtle duplicitous fore shadowing in kind of Lost. Fully packed with layers of the young adult world mingled with the politics of the day, sci-fi of yesterday with the technology and plausibility of the present future, a wound up top sent spinning on its axis, gaining speed, my stomach clenches...and I wait for the next.
~Isa Palavarti
(review of free book)
Review by:
Futureknight
on Aug. 26, 2011 :
This is a breakout new story that grabbed me at the beginning and I raced to the end at breakneck speed. I didn't want to put it down and now I'm dying for the next installment. The voices are raw, the characters like people you might know, and everything keeps moving, spinning faster and faster like a tilt-a-whirl out if control. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes episodic, fast-paced, multiple-character storylines. It's like an awesome, action/drama tv series like Firefly.
(review of free book)
Review by:
Colleen Nester
on Aug. 24, 2011 :
Brilliant.
(review of free book)