From author and body-positive activist Leah Vernon comes a daring dystopian novel that explores the power of friendship in a future society built on violence and division.

A thousand years in the future, a Black elite class reigns. The lower classes toil in the fields or scrape by in blighted cities, serving their rulers in a cruel, divided world.

Among the Elites is eighteen-year-old Avi Jore, born to a powerful father and destined to rule. But as she comes of age, Avi cannot help but notice the injustices in her world—the treatment of enslaved workers, the oppression of the lower classes. Her disillusionment grows when she meets Saige Wilde, a mixed-race enslaved girl whose only goal is escaping beyond the borders of their brutal nation.

When Saige saves Avi from an assassination attempt, their paths become intertwined in ways they never imagined. As Saige plots her path to freedom, Avi tries to enact change from the inside. But it’s a complicated endeavor, fraught with danger and malice.

Together, their efforts could spark a revolution—and underscore the staggering power of friendship.

Publisher Note: This title was previously self-published as Impure. This edition of The Union includes substantial editorial revisions.

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10 hours and 42 minutes
Author

Leah Vernon
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Audible release date

Dec 1 2022
Language

English
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Brilliance Audio
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B09RTHS64W
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	10 hours and 42 minutes
Author	Leah Vernon
Narrator	Alaska Jackson, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Kirby Heyborne
Audible.ca Release Date	December 01 2022
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09RTHS64W
Best Sellers Rank	#193,205 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #170 in Black & African American Science Fiction #943 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #6,787 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Books)

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Eric/Sarah Lapointe

Great book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 20, 2023

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Impatiently waiting for the second book to xome out this November.

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Shells

Interesting.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 17, 2022

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I can't really make heads nor tails of the authors political angle here. I feel there is one and I'm missing it completely. If that's on purpose then I suppose that is a good thing.
I couldn't understand if she was aiming for forgiveness or revenge. Are we supposed to be rooting for the black elites who commit atrocities against the whites? Or hoping the whites & "impures" rise up against their oppressors?
I guess what I've taken away from it is that power corrupts, no matter who is in charge.. male or female, black or white.

At times I felt parts were jumping a bit. Not in any serious way but it did sometimes cause me to go back and make sure I hadn't missed anything.
I kinda ended up assuming all the workers were white and the elites were black but im not sure it was always very clear. I wasn't sure what colour the soldiers were and I ended up thinking more about colour of skin than I ever have.

It reminds me very much of The Hunger Games. The clothes, the attitudes, the drugs, more so when Saige went into the Cube, a survival of the fittest where Elites were watching and judging.
I dont think Saige and Avi were characters that are easy to like. They are complete polar opposites. One being miserable, angry, selfish and the other naive & giggly. With both I wished they'd just give it a rest.

It wasn't really very "scientific" 1000 yrs into the future and you'd think they'd have more than hoverbikes and laser guns. I think that may have been a little lazy on the authors part.

This was offered on an amazon first reads by the way. Rather that it being labelled under Sci fi it may better belong in teen fiction?

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Toni DC

I didn't make it through this! Thank goodness it was free! SPOILERS!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 22, 2022

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Probably my own fault for reading a YA novel as a full-grown adult but I generally enjoy the genre. I did have hope for this novel when I read the summary but was left sorely disappointed. I thought it was going to be unique in that the protagonist and main characters aren't your usual whitewashed heroes and heroines. Animal Farm with dark-skinned people cast as the pigs, I did not expect!! What was the author thinking?

Secondly, and more annoyingly it's so crammed with "storylines" that it's impossible to keep up.
It's almost as if the author had an idea for a series of books and someone said "Nah, just cram it all into one volume. It'll be fine" She's a domestic worker, then she's arrested, then she escaped, and then she's arrested again, then she's in prison, then she's a farmworker, then she's arrested again, then she's in a fighting ring, then she's training to be a watchman, then she's in a 'to the death' competency test. All of this in the first two-thirds of a 329-page book? No depth, no winding path, just one event after another, after another with no explanation as to how we got there. It reads, like "What I did on my Summer Holiday - We went to the zoo and then we saw the elephant and then we went swimming one day and my friend fell down....." Ugh! I give up! Nul pwa!

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Mark Lamb

Awful writing - it was free and I can now see why

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 10, 2022

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Meh raised to the power meh

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James F.

Unputdownable!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 4, 2022

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From the first paragraph to the very last I could not put this book down. The characters are so real and took me on a dystopian journey like no other. There are twists and turns, sometimes gritty and not always comfortable, which only made me want to read on. The Union has left me with questions and thoughts of my own. Read the book and see what you think!

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Cicero

Confusing in parts.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 15, 2022

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Are any dystopian novels truly unique? This reminded me of the TV series "Noughts and Crosses" combined with "A Brave New World".

There is sloppy editing in places that often hinder the reading experience.

The ending leaves room for sequels.

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