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The Famoux
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  • Reads 5,381,083
  • Votes 227,123
  • Parts 109
  • Time 23h 33m
  • Wattys winner
  • Print adaptation
Complete, First published Jul 15, 2014
Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. The new freedom that comes with being a part of the Famoux is intoxicating, but behind the perfect image lies an ugly truth - being popular is a matter of life or death.

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Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux - they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. But soon she realizes that fame can be deadly...

Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues and contains scenes of violence.

[[word count: 350,000-400,000 words]]
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