The Darkest Minds Series by Alexandra Bracken

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  • The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds #1)
    #1

    The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds #1)

    Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 66 ratings · published 2014

    When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control. Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones... more

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  • In Time (The Darkest Minds #1.5)
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    In Time (The Darkest Minds #1.5)

    Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings · published 2013

    Don't miss this exciting short story that connects The Darkest Minds to its much-anticipated sequel, Never Fade. Gabe's life has been devastated in the wake of the economic crash. The only option left for someone like him to escape his tragic past is to leave his small town behind and to attempt to become a skiptracer. This already almost impossible task is made all the more difficult by his first score, a young girl who won't speak, but who changes his life in ways he could never imagine.

  • Never Fade (The Darkest Minds #2)
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    Never Fade (The Darkest Minds #2)

    Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 48 ratings · published 2013

    Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her enemies. Other kids in the Children’s League call Ruby “Leader”, but she knows what she really is: a monster. When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Children’s League behind... more

  • Sparks Rise (The Darkest Minds #2.5)
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    Sparks Rise (The Darkest Minds #2.5)

    Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2014

    Don’t miss the thrilling novella that connects the last two novels in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Sam didn’t think things could get worse at Thurmond rehabilitation camp. Then the Reds arrive. Everyone assumed the kids with firepower had been killed years ago. Instead they were taken away, brainwashed, and returned as terrifyingly effective guards. To her horror, Sam recognizes one of them: Lucas, the one spark of light in Sam’s dark childhood... more

  • In The Afterlight (The Darkest Minds #3)
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    In The Afterlight (The Darkest Minds #3)

    Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    · 36 ratings · published 2014

    Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. With them is a prisoner: Clancy Gray, son of the president, and one of the few people Ruby has encountered with abilities like hers. Only Ruby has any power over him, and just one slip could lead to Clancy wreaking havoc on their minds... more

  • Beyond the Night (The Darkest Minds #3.5)
    #3.5

    Beyond the Night (The Darkest Minds #3.5)

    Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2015

    'A RIVETING EMOTIONAL READ THAT KEPT ME ON THE EDGE!'- Melissa Marr, author of the bestselling Wicked Lovely series, on The Darkest Minds The government-run 'rehabilitation camps' have been shut down, but kids with Psi powers are anything but free. Sam would rather be on her own than put in the care of a foster family and given the 'cure' - a dangerous procedure that unclaimed kids across the country are being forced to undergo. But there's more at stake than just her own safety... more

  • The Darkest Legacy (The Darkest Minds #4)
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    The Darkest Legacy (The Darkest Minds #4)

    Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings · published 2018

    Don't miss the hotly-anticipated new novel in the New York Times bestselling Darkest Minds series by Alexandra Bracken, just in time for the major motion picture adaptation of The Darkest Minds, starring Amandla Stenberg and Mandy Moore! Told through the eyes of beloved character Zu, now seventeen, this harrowing, standalone story of resilience, resistance, and reckoning will thrill loyal fans and new readers alike.

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