Variant

By: Robison Wells

Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom

Benson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life.

He was wrong.

Now he’s trapped in a school that’s surrounded by a razor-wire fence. A school where video cameras monitor his every move. Where there are no adults. Where the kids have split into groups in order to survive.

Where breaking the rules equals death.

But when Benson stumbles upon the school’s real secret, he realizes that playing by the rules could spell a fate worse than death, and that escape—his only real hope for survival—may be impossible.

School's in...Forever!

If you could sum up Variant in three words, what would they be?

Institutionalized (I just wanted a Pepsi) Mindfu$$ing...Stepfordites.

What did you like best about this story?

Yet another story directed for young audiences, that I, an adult took a chance on, and I am glad I did. It appears that many of these stories today, apart from the Gone with the werewolf teenie romances, are smartly written with the thrills and surprises I like also including the Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Lockdown, etc.

cant wait for the sequel

If you could sum up Variant in three words, what would they be?

unexpected unusual unique

What other book might you compare Variant to and why?

unsure if it was ever a book but it reminded me of an old sifi movie logans run

Best book ever

I love get the book and read it.it is 10 out of 10. Everyone I know loves it and you should love it too.

Great s

Loved It, very good book and very big plot twist, going to start and read Feedback now, this is an amazing series

Twists that I never saw coming.

As someone who attended a boarding school I found this story even more creepy. There's some really great twists in this story that put it in the definite sci-fi category. The author came up with a great idea, made you care about at least some of the characters, and hunger, along with the main character, to find out what the heck is really going on. It's a very quick read but didn't feel really rushed. The style is clean and makes sense for the narrator's thought process.