First volume of a dystopian series in which, following a pandemic, touching is forbidden and books are banned. The Key holds complete power, and the novel focus on a woman who believe all is for the best and a man who is a rebel. The second volume is The Key to Fury. Ashland, OR: Blackstone, 2022. U.K. ed. London: Head of Zeus, 2022 in which the protagonists of the first volume search for and find a group of rebels intent on overthrowing the Key.
}, year = {2020}, pages = {313 pp.}, month = {01/2020}, publisher = {Blackstone}, address = {Ashland, OR}, isbn = {978-1838933982 9781982548032 }, note = {U.K. ed. London: Head of Zeus, 2020.
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