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    The Decaying Empire

    Written by Laura Thalassa

    Narrated by Rachel Vivette

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    About this audiobook

    When eighteen-year-old teleporter Ember Pierce wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital, she remembers only the basics: she's been trained by the government as a spy, she's sent on dangerous missions, and her last assignment-the one that landed her in the hospital-was a setup.

    Caden Hawthorne has spent the past ten months of his life grieving Ember's death. So when she shows up in his room like an apparition, he can't believe his eyes. But this Ember is different. Her hair is longer, her skin is paler, her gaze is haunted. She tells him what he's already begun to suspect: someone he trusted betrayed her.

    Now, uncertain who is friend and who is foe, Ember and Caden face the toughest mission of their lives-to stay together and survive, as they run from danger toward an unknown future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 21, 2015
    ISBN9781501241079
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    The Decaying Empire
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    Laura Thalassa

    Laura Thalassa is the author of over a dozen paranormal and fantasy romance novels. She fell in love with stories as a child and decided she never wanted to escape them. She lives in sunny southern California with her husband and children. When not writing, she can be found reading about lost civilizations, splashing with her kids in the Pacific, and hoarding chocolate for the apocalypse.

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    • 4/5
      Note: Don't read this if you haven't read The Vanishing Girl as it contains spoilers.The Decaying Empire is the sequel to Laura Thalassa's The Vanishing Girl series. The book is set 10 months after the tragic incident that caused Ember to splice - a phenomenon that happens to teleporters who are gravely injured during a mission. Caden, Ember's twin flame and fellow teleporter, has struggled to continue, believing that Ember died on their last mission. So he was shocked, to say the least, when Ember suddenly appears very much alive. But there is something different about her, and it goes beyond the scars on her body left by splicing. Ember looks haunted, angrier and more determined to escape the Prometheus Project that controls teleporters like them. As Ember and Caden rekindle their romance, they must use their training to escape those who control them. But are they really running towards freedom, or are they just pawns in a sinister game of power and control?I like the author's writing style, it's very straight forward and effectively used to propel the story. The pacing is also well done, there is enough mix of high adrenaline and calmer scenes that kept the story moving forward. I also find the whole concept interesting - a government that engineers, controls and uses teleporters on missions, it's fascinating to me.On the other hand, I felt that Ember, and even Caden, acts and speaks too mature for their age. It would've been more believable to me if they were already in their 20s instead of just being 18. Also, I didn't appreciate the fact that Ember often teleports naked, she is such a strong protagonist and this weakens her characterization. Does she really need to be humiliated that way? And much as I love Ember and Caden together, I found their repeated love scenes too much. Sometimes it's better to leave certain scenes to a reader's imagination.That being said, the book ended on an intriguing note, so I will surely read book 3 when it comes out. I give The Decaying Empire 3.5 out of 5 stars.
    • 5/5
      The Decaying Empire by Laura Thalassa is the second book in the Vanishing Girl series. The prologue picks up where The Vanishing Girl left off. Ember (who was genetically altered so she can teleport), has been set up and has been shot just before her ten minutes are up. She teleports back to the government facility and suffers (she is spliced). Ten months later Ember wakes up with no memory of the last ten months. She is in a hospital room and then Ember teleports to Caden (her pair and can teleport). Caden is thrilled to see her. He thought she was dead and has been miserable. But things are not rosy for our couple. Ember is desperate to escape from the facility (a government facility that is the home for the Prometheus Project), but she is having a teleportation problem. She keeps teleporting during the day without warning (normally they only teleport after they fall asleep and the teleportation’s are controlled by the government). Caden wants to escape as well, but he wants them to wait.Waiting can sometimes be bad and in this case Dane Richards, Director of the Prometheus Project, decides it is time to transfer the two to Missouri. Missouri is where the teleporters go start families (they want them to have children who they can then use for missions). Starting a family is the last thing Ember and Caden have in mind. They join forces with two friends to escape the Missouri facility and get to Adrian Sumners. Adrian is the son of the teleporters creator. Adrian tells Ember that he just wants to help them and Ember believes Adrian. Will they escape and get their freedom? Curious about teleporting, what is a pair, and the Prometheus Project? Then read The Decaying Empire. I give The Decaying Empire 5 out of 5. It is a fascinating book that reels you in from the very first page. You do have to read The Vanishing Girl before reading The Decaying Empire (otherwise nothing will make sense). I cannot wait for the next book in the Vanishing Girl series!I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.