Stung - Hardcover

Wiggins, Bethany

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802734189 ISBN 13: 9780802734181

Publisher: Walker Childrens, 2013

Synopsis

Fiona doesn't remember going to sleep. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been altered-her house is abandoned and broken, and the entire neighborhood is barren and dead. Even stranger is the tattoo on her right wrist-a black oval with five marks on either side-that she doesn't remember getting but somehow knows she must cover at any cost. And she's right. When the honeybee population collapsed, a worldwide pandemic occurred and the government tried to bio-engineer a cure. Only the solution was deadlier than the original problem-the vaccination turned people into ferocious, deadly beasts who were branded as a warning to un-vaccinated survivors. Key people needed to rebuild society are protected from disease and beasts inside a fortress-like wall. But Fiona has awakened branded, alone-and on the wrong side of the wall . . .

About this title

From the Author:

Interviewer: What was the inspiration for this series?



Wiggins: Believe it or not, STUNG was primarily inspired by a horrible nightmare I had, about waking up in my childhood home and finding everything abandoned, and then being chased out a window by an insane beast who used to be someone I loved. That nightmare is chapter one! Other parts of STUNG were inspired by the frenzy in the United States to get the flu vaccine when the swine flu was going around and the bees dying off (colony collapse). 


Interviewer: STUNG hits a lot of different genres (horror, urban fantasy, dystopian etc). How would you categorize STUNG?Wiggins: When I wrote STUNG, I was intentionally writing science fiction--that's what I though it was, that is what it is meant to be, so for me, that is what it is.Interviewer: There's a lot of action in the book. Did you do any training or practice yourself to help write those scenes?Wiggins: Yes! I learned all I could about guns and grenades and Kevlar vests. I asked some police officers a few questions that probably put me on their radar for a while, like, "If I was wearing your Kevlar vest and started running, and you shot me, would the bullet go through the vest?" And, "How close would I have to be for your Taser to reach me?" They thought I was either nuts or planning something.

About the Author:

BETHANY WIGGINS is the author of Shifting. She started writing on a dare and dove headfirst into the world of writerly madness. She lives in the desert with her husband, four quirky kids, and two very fluffy cats.
www.bethanywiggins.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Childrens
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0802734189
• ISBN 13: 9780802734181
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304