The Key To Fear
by Kristin Cast
Narrated by Dascha Polanco
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Pub Date 13 Oct 2020 | Archive Date 7 Dec 2020
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Description
No touching today for a healthy tomorrow.
For fifty years, the Key Corporation has defended humanity against a deadly virus that spreads through touch. Lovers don’t kiss, or even hold hands. Personal boundaries are valued above all. Break the laws, and you’ll face execution.
Elodie, a talented young nurse, believes in the mission of the Key and has never questioned the laws that control her life. But Elodie is forced to break the rules when she sets out in search of a terminal patient who goes missing while under her care.
From the outside, it seems like Aiden was given everything he could want from the Key—a purpose, an education, and a future. But Aiden knows more than he’s letting on, and the dark secrets he’s keeping could tear the Key’s strict society apart.
When Elodie and Aiden’s lives collide, the fallout will be devastating. What do you do when the brutal system that once kept you safe hunts you down?
Run.
“For me it is key to support other women in the arts and for women to unite and support each other. When I was asked to narrate this project for Kristin Cast, I was more than excited to portray her vision and story through my tone and delivery. I am big fan of her personal story and hustle."
–Dascha Polanco, on narrating THE KEY TO FEAR audiobook
A Note From the Publisher
Kristin Cast is a #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author who teams with her mother, P. C. Cast, to write the wildly successful House of Night series. She has a passion for all things paranormal.
Advance Praise
*A Publishers Weekly Pick of 2020 Pandemic Novel for Young Readers*
“In this propulsive series starter, Cast imagines a corporation-controlled post-pandemic world in which human touch is highly regulated…Cast aptly portrays a sense of unease among people living heavily governed lives.”
-Publishers Weekly
“Although her characters are forbidden to touch, Cast proves once again that she is an expert at making her readers feel. The Key to Fear consumed me with its intricate world-building and richly layered characters, sending me hurtling to the end with twist after unexpected twist. Look no further for your key to entertainment!”
-Pintip Dunn, New York Times bestselling author
“Immersive, chilling, and yet deliciously sweet, The Key to Fear is a compelling story of forbidden love and dangerous secrets that explores a terrifying future with an important message for our own world.”
-Emily Suvada, author of This Mortal Coil
“Timely, disturbing and an ending designed to make the reader demand, ‘What happens next?’”
–Joelle Charbonneau, New York Times bestselling author of The Testing trilogy, and Verify
“With intricate world-building and expert plot twists, Kristin Cast delivers a timely story about authoritarianism and resistance that will leave you breathless.”
–Caleb Roehrig, author of White Rabbit and Last Seen Leaving
Marketing Plan
• Major new series launch from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cast
• Prepublication buzz, outreach, and giveaways
• National tour
• National features and reviews
• YA books promotional campaign
• Print and digital advertising
• Social media campaign and sweepstakes
• Featured author at major consumer, library, and regional bookseller shows
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781538546000 |
| PRICE | US$19.95 (USD) |
| DURATION | 9 Hours, 18 Minutes, 18 Seconds |
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