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The Numbered by bnlfan
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Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.
Superior by starlightt
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Delaney Escott lives in a world where popularity reigns supreme. If you want to be noticed, social status is everything. The government is run by the Superiors: a very exclusive group of individuals who are virtually flawless. They are smarter than us and stronger than us, and to join their ranks is the highest honor. The Superiors pay an annual visit to the top schools in the nation and evaluate the students, choosing one boy and one girl - the most Popular in the school - to go the Capitol and train for Superiority. Delaney thinks that she's the only one indifferent to (and perhaps even suspicious of) the Superiors, until Caleb Payne, the most popular boy in school, approaches her with a request. He has a task for her, one that he believes she is uniquely capable of completing. And as she helps him, Delaney discovers that the government is hiding many secrets - and that the truth of the Superiors is far from what people believe it to be. [Watty Awards 2012 Winner, Science-Fiction: On the Rise]
Eleven by LachlanLJK
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The year is 2054; we now live in a dystopian world – a very different world. A world filled of malice and desolation. The government is corrupt, the human population is scraping desperately for the freedom to be who they really are, but all of this is hampered by a small chip placed in our arms surgically at birth, a mechanism that controls our thoughts, emotions, memories, and ultimately our personality. I’m one of the affected, and I’ve been working to bring down the government - to restore peace to this unscrupulous society. This is my story.
Darwin's Game by BitByLife
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What happens when eight teenagers find themselves in a dark building with no way out? A twisted experiment is created by a scientist to push the borders to extremes. The 5 boys and 3 girls will be tested physically, psychologically, and mentally. One weapon each, no escape routes, a couple experienced killers, a few innocents, and only one winner are all necessary for this game to take place. Teams, friendship, and love will all be torn apart; all that matters is holding onto your own life. So how far will it go? The answer is clear to everyone: DEATH. A collaboration of HarleyQuinnFreak and BitByLife.