Full of bleak brutality contrasted with lyrical warmth, this beautiful novel left me aching.Įlizabeth Wein, author of Printz Honor winner CODE NAME VERITY smart and fresh supernatural take on the spy novel… Debut novelist Smith’s background in foreign affairs and Russian culture shines through in the historical context of her story and the political savvy of her characters and plot.Īmidst the gritty, controlled dangers of a fearful dystopia, Yulia struggles for her identity and her life in a harsh world doubly frightening for being no fantasy. Yulia quickly realizes she can trust no one-not her KGB superiors or the other operatives vying for her attention-and must rely on her own wits and skills to survive in this world where no SEKRET can stay hidden for long. space program, she’s thrust into a world of suspicion, deceit, and horrifying power. But when she’s captured by the KGB and forced to work as a psychic spy with a mission to undermine the U.S. She must hide her thoughts and control her emotions to survive in Communist Russia-especially because she is able to read the minds of the people she touches. Yulia’s father always taught her that an empty mind is a safe mind. Krisis: a Sekret short story in Kisses & Curses: A Fierce Reads Anthologyįrom debut author Lindsay Smith comes an espionage thriller with a dash of both history and dystopia.In 1960s Soviet Russia, a group of psychic teenagers are forced to spy for the KGB, with world-changing consequences.
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