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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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Dec 1 2022
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"A thought-provoking dystopian novel..." -Publishers Weekly

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Activist and author Leah Vernon dares to imagine a world where Black citizens rule. In the vein of The Handmaid’s Tale, Vernon plays with current concepts such as race and class and places them in a dystopian future with a glimmer of hope—could a revolution be on the horizon? The Union is absorbing and disturbing but ultimately packed with love—the love the protagonists, Saige and Avi, have for each other and for humanity (what’s left of it). This novel is anything but comfortable, and I couldn’t put it down.

Underneath the current of the dystopian world of this book, set one thousand years in the future, is a tale of an unlikely friendship between Avi and Saige. They live at odds with the deeply divided overthrown United States in which they live, where race is king, citizens of the Lower Resident communities are in danger of being killed off by a deadly experiment, and anyone of mixed race is a criminal.

Avi is an elite from a powerful political family. Saige is a mixed-race worker turned fugitive after an uprising gone wrong in the lower divisions. They are not supposed to cross paths let alone become friends. Avi, who is in line to succeed her father and assume political power, becomes disillusioned by the injustice she sees around her. Saige is wiser than her years, has seen a lot, and wants nothing more than to escape. But when the two come together, their vision for themselves and for society expands. I hope you love this book as much as I did.

—Melissa Valentine, Editor

About the Author

Leah Vernon is an author, body-positive activist, and the first international plus-size Hijabi model. During her double master’s program, she started a blog about being a fat Black Muslim in Detroit experiencing everything from eating disorders to anti-Blackness. She’s been featured in ads from Target to Old Navy and even made it to the New York Times and HuffPost. She currently resides in New York City. Connect with her on Instagram (@lvernon2000) and on her website: www.LeahVernon.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09MT7Y5H2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ 47North (Dec 1 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6051 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 335 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1662500351

Best Sellers Rank: #97,856 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #24 in Black & African American Science Fiction
- #996 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Books)
- #1,121 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Leah Vernon is a plus-size Hijabi model, social media influencer, public speaker, and freelance writer. She’s been featured by Buzzfeed, Yahoo, CBS, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Seventeen, and The New York Times, and worked with brands like Adidas and Lululemon. She grew up in Detroit, but currently resides in New York City. Connect with her on Instagram (@Lvernon2000) and on her website (Leahvernon.com).

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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!

6 people found this helpful

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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