Book Profile
Author - Elsie Chapman
Genre - Dystopian/ Sci-fi
Release Date - February 26th 2013
You or your Alt? Only one will survive.
The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. Everyone has a genetic Alternate—a twin raised by another family—and citizens must prove their worth by eliminating their Alts before their twentieth birthday. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage—life.
Fifteen-year-old West Grayer has trained as a fighter, preparing for the day when her assignment arrives and she will have one month to hunt down and kill her Alt. But then a tragic misstep shakes West’s confidence. Stricken with grief and guilt, she’s no longer certain that she’s the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future. If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from her Alt, but also from love . . . though both have the power to destroy her.
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The Insider's Scoop
1. Originally, DUALED was written so that people could receive their assignments to fight their Alts at anytime, not just as teens.
2. The original title was THE ASSIGNMENT.
3. Two of West’s siblings were cut pretty early on in the revision process—brothers named Dess and Silas.
4. I have a really hard time coming up with names for my characters, so even after Dess and Silas were cut, I gave their names to other characters in DUALED.
5. West also had a cat named Hachi. He stuck around for a bit longer than Dess and Silas, but he didn’t make it into the final round of edits, either.
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~Giveaway~
Elsie is giving away a Book Depository Pre-Order of Dualed!
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- Ends 3rd of January
- Must be 13 or older
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Dualed is a far better name than The Assignment.
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Thank-you for the chance to win this book! It has been high on my wishlist since I first saw the cover and read the amazing synopsis.
ReplyDeleteI've seen talk of this book but I'm really interested in it now.
ReplyDeleteI think I read somewhere her Alt is a guy? I could have conjured that up due to wishful thinking that he's her love interest LOL - but only if her "twin" isn't like her biological twin...
Thanks for the giveaway :D
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove how you kept the same name for others that made it into the final version - they're nice names:)
YAY for Elsie! I had first heard of her and DUALED when I started following the Friday the Thirteeners blog a longggg time ago - and I was very intrigued. I can't wait to read it! It's so close now, to being January, which means to being 2013 as well! And Elsie - I thought THE ASSIGNMENT is a perfectly good title. Apparently Random House disagrees with both of us :)
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Interesting facts! Dualed sounds really interesting, but it's a shame about the cat! :( Looking forward to this one!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love the idea of alts, and fighting for your life. Looks like a great dystopian> Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that there were this many cuts before the final copy! That's interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised by how many cuts there were in book edits. I've heard a lot of authors go through it though.
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OMG! I'm dying to read this book! Thanks so much for the great interview and giveaway!
ReplyDeleteDualed is one of my most anticipated upcoming reads so thank you for doing this giveaway! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! Dualed sounds really good- love the concept, and I'm a huge sucker for dystopias.
ReplyDeleteGreat facts!! I'm really looking forward to this read. I'm still a fan of dystopian fiction :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa, totally surprised by the cuts! I had the chance to read the ARC for Dualed and I didn't know these facts!
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ReplyDeleteI just love the idea of LITERALLY fighting yourself. Heehee. I'll be sure to look out for this book when it hits the shelves <3
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ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading DUALED. It looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteAww, sad the kitty didn't make it! I understand though :)
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Thanks for the giveaway! This book sounds so good. I love the girl's shadow, so creepy! :)
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I really like Dualed more than The Assignment glad of the title change, thanks for the giveaway :D
ReplyDeleteYesss, thanks so much for the giveaway! And yeah, I like the title Dualed much better. When I say "I'm reading The Assignment" people might think I'm studying or something XD
ReplyDeleteI loved Dueled! Just saying...
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ReplyDeleteThe synopsis seems appealing! Hope to read this soon too. And I agree with everyone that Dualed is so much better than The Assignment. I seriously need to stay away from that word.
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Thanks for the chance to win a pre-order! :) I agree that Dualed sounds better than The Assignment. The latter sounds like an assassin movie. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this uber amazing giveaway! I really love the story. I've added it on my wish list now. The summary is outstanding and I want to read it soon.
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I've been wanting to get an ARC of this book! Unfortunately, I didn't so..a pre-order would be awesome. :D
ReplyDeleteDualed was featured on my WoW more than a month ago..I honestly can't wait for this one. It sounds badass. ;)
Dualed is a far better name than The Assignment.
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Wow another book on my tbr list that I've found here!Awesome :)Thanks for the chance to win a copy before its released date :)
ReplyDeleteThose are some cool facts! Makes me more excited to get reading!
ReplyDeleteHachi is pretty cute name for a cat...totally adorable. Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds so intresting! Id love to read it~
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Alts? Dualed looks sooo good, thrilling and kick-ass ! Oh I DO WANT TO READ IT .
ReplyDeleteI think Dualed is a better title than The Assignment which makes the book sound like it's a spy novel.
ReplyDeleteYeah, gotta agree with everyone else that Dualed is a much better title than The Assignment.
ReplyDeleteI've heard other authors talking about it but it still amazes me how many cuts and drafts books go through.
Cover love! I can't wait to read it!
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ReplyDelete*bounces up and down* I can't wait to read DUALED! It sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteDualed looks really good, I'm looking forward to reading it !
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