Cullen Presents a Powerful Sequel with the Release of United People
The second instalment in The World Collective trilogy asks big questions about loyalty, friendship, and standing up for what is right.
Author Susan Cullen returns to the literary scene with a sequel to her stunning debut The World Collective, winner of the 2023 Word Award for best YA and shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for best debut speculative fiction. The much anticipated United People continues the story of Ry as she and her friends try to understand the world they live in, pushing boundaries to discern who is really on their side.
Cullen’s writing has been compared to that of Aldous Huxley, taking a bold yet plausible approach to imagining a future not yet within our grasp. With intelligent design and thoughtful world-building, Cullen expands the reader’s understanding of a new world in this second not-to-miss chapter.
“Cullen continues the story of the World Collective and keeps you engaged from the start,” said Amber Kuipers, author of When Grey Came to Stay. “The characters were relatable and the setting was imaginative yet believable. I felt surprised at every turn… It's one of those books that you will keep thinking long after you've finished it.”
United People piggy-backs on The World Collective’s dare to think critically about the situation you find yourself in, artfully challenging its characters and its readers to not follow leadership blindly, but to consider all sides and think for themselves. Is it true power if obedience is forced? Perhaps the perfect world the Collective created is not so perfect after all.
Officially launched at Turns and Tales bookstore in Chatham, Ontario on December 10, 2023, United People is already making an impression with early readers. “Susan Cullen has done it again!” says Amanda Torry. “The concept… is unique and well written. The second book did not disappoint.”
United People is available in paperback and hardcover from the publisher at chickenhousepress.ca or Amazon. Ebooks can be obtained through Amazon and Kobo.
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1990336638 | Hardcover ISBN: 978-1990336645
For a downloadable copy of this release, including images, please contact the publisher at info@chickenhousepress.ca.
BOOK TWO IN THE WORLD COLLECTIVE SERIES BY SUSAN CULLEN
The World Collective is crumbling. Change is stirring. It is time for the people to act, to come together as a United People.
Rygita did the impossible - she faced Thanatos and lived. Now, with the terrorist Tazib captured, life should be returning to normal.
Too bad things are never that simple.
Thanatos continues to kill and despite the World Collective’s efforts to keep the truth secret the increasing early deaths are taking a toll on the system. DATA needs more information if they hope to repair The Code. Ry is positive Tazib holds the answers but getting him to reveal them is a challenge.
With the world around her growing more and more complicated Ry must discern the truth from fantasy. The perfect music tells her there is a plan but how does that help her navigate her day-to-day life and relationships? And how do the United People factor in? Is the secret organization the key to ensuring a future for all?
