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The Selection: The Forgotten Chronicles Book 1 Kindle Edition

by Jason J. Nugent (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 112 ratings

One teen, thrust into the impossible, battles to survive.

A violent ritual terrorizes the young men of the planet Anastasia. It’s known as...the selection.

It’s brutal.
Possibly fatal.
And now...it’s Eron’s turn.

He has thirty days to fight his way through deadly animals, mysterious creatures, and blood-thirsty competitors on his quest to Victory Point. Survival depends on forming alliances, but the more time he spends with a boy named Phelan, the more he questions if he is to be trusted.

As Eron maneuvers his way through dangers and pitfalls, he learns there are risks greater than death along the route to Victory Point. He could become....Forgotten.

Fans of The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and Divergent will love this fast-paced, action-filled adventure with exciting twists and turns from USA Today Bestselling Author Jason J. Nugent.
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    The Forgotten Chronicles
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XK4W3MX
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.4 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 241 pages
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  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Forgotten Chronicles
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
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    4.0 out of 5 stars 112 ratings

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Jason J. Nugent

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USA Today Bestselling author Jason J. Nugent has been a paperboy, pizza maker, dishwasher, restaurant manager, promotional products sales rep, chamber of commerce director, and one time BBQ champion. He has skated with Tony Hawk, had a babysitter with a serial killer brother, and is followed by rapper Chuck D on Twitter. He and his wife share a home in beautiful Southern Illinois with their son, four cats, and one feisty chihuahua.

He's the author of the fantasy adventure series Curse of the Drakku (The Blood Stone, Dragon's Blood, Bone of the Griffon), the thrilling young adult scifi series The Forgotten Chronicles (The Selection, Rise of the Forgotten, The War for Truth), three collections of horror / dark fiction short stories: (Almost) Average Anthology, Moments of Darkness, and Madness in the Shadows and the new LitRPG series Ceres Horizon (Sword of the Moon King, Heart of the Forest.)

With thriller author Ray Wenck, he's the co-author of the portal fantasy series The Seam Travelers (Escape, Capture, Conquest).

He's also written game missions for an independently produced video game.

More information and a newsletter sign-up (with a FREE story) can be found at jasonjnugent.com.

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Customers enjoy this thrilling sci-fi adventure with many twists and turns, praising its fast-paced plot and well-developed characters. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer noting how the author easily wove the planetary environment into the story. They appreciate the survival aspects, with one review highlighting the mental challenges of the Selection competition.

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34 customers mention "Story quality"29 positive5 negative

Customers enjoy the story of The Selection, describing it as an engaging and thrilling sci-fi adventure with an action-packed journey, and one customer notes its many twists and turns.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this young adult science fiction novel even though I’m far from being a young adult...." Read more

"...Excellent writing style, great character development, and an entertaining story; I read it quickly...." Read more

"...It added the science fiction element I like so much. The book is action-packed and full of things Eron has to survive to make it through the end of..." Read more

"...recommend this to anyone Young Adult or otherwise who enjoys a good dystopian story with some sci-fi and/or fantasy elements." Read more

22 customers mention "Readability"22 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as an outstanding novel that is quick to read.

"...the rest of the series, the story in this book does come to a satisfying conclusion. In other words, no cliffhangers and that’s a good thing!" Read more

"The Selection by Jason Nugent was an entertaining, quick read. This is a book similar to the Hunger Games genre, but with a nice twist...." Read more

"...It has many twist and turns that keep you reading, can’t wait to see what book two has in store." Read more

"...the world around them on this planet and add to the enjoyable experience of reading this book...." Read more

12 customers mention "Pacing"9 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the book's pacing, describing it as fast-paced and easy to read.

"...style, great character development, and an entertaining story; I read it quickly...." Read more

"Fast paced, the novel is a quick read with an immersive and descriptive feel...." Read more

"This story takes a little long to get going, but the author did do a good job at making me wonder, what is the Selection?..." Read more

"The Selection is a fast paced story, with interesting characters. Violent, but with a purpose...." Read more

9 customers mention "Character development"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the well-developed characters in the book, with one customer noting the author's excellent job creating harrowing situations for the hero.

"...The book is full of adventure and the characters are well drawn...." Read more

"...Excellent writing style, great character development, and an entertaining story; I read it quickly...." Read more

"The Selection is a fast paced story, with interesting characters. Violent, but with a purpose...." Read more

"...Author Jason Nugent does an excellent job creating harrowing situations for our hero. The first challenges are his male competitors...." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing style"7 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing style of the book, finding it easy to read and noting how the author skillfully weaves the planetary environment into the narrative.

"...So when it finally happens, he is in for a shock. Excellent writing style, great character development, and an entertaining story; I read it..." Read more

"...The author had a way of writing that put me into the story and that's the best kind of Author...." Read more

"...with creatures like you'd find in Harry Potter, and the storyline and bright imagery almost reminds me of an R.L Stein novel I read as a young adult...." Read more

"This is an action packed, easy to read story. This novella outshines the two previous works of Janon Nugent. He is finding his own in longer works...." Read more

6 customers mention "Survival value"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the survival aspects of the book, with one review highlighting the gripping competition and mental challenges, while another notes the good combination of elements.

"...It was fun “watching” him face the physical and mental challenges of the Selection, and while the novel sets up the rest of the series, the story in..." Read more

"...The book is action-packed and full of things Eron has to survive to make it through the end of the Selection...." Read more

"...All in all a good combination of elements brought together seamlessly in this work...." Read more

"...His story raises philosophical questions. Is survival at all costs justified? How far do you push the limits of your mind and body?..." Read more

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  • kybookworm
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun YA science fiction story with a hero to root for
    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018
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    I thoroughly enjoyed this young adult science fiction novel even though I’m far from being a young adult. The Selection is basically a coming-of-age story of Eron, a boy who lives in a colony on a planet called Anastasia. Long ago a virus affected the humans, causing more male births than female. In an attempt to stabilize the civilization, the Selection was created to thin out the males. When boys reach eighteen, they are forced to spend thirty days fighting their way through a dangerous wilderness—and fighting each other to the death—to reach the goal. If they don’t make it in time, they become the “Forgotten,” a creature that sounds like a Sasquatch-type character and are forced to live the rest of their lives in the wilderness.

    The book is full of adventure and the characters are well drawn. Eron is a good person and more mature than many of his cohorts even though he’s still a child in many ways. It’s obvious early on that something traumatic has happened to him, something that makes it more difficult for him to handle the Selection. It was fun “watching” him face the physical and mental challenges of the Selection, and while the novel sets up the rest of the series, the story in this book does come to a satisfying conclusion. In other words, no cliffhangers and that’s a good thing!
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  • Mike Wolff
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Story
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2017
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    The Selection by Jason Nugent was an entertaining, quick read. This is a book similar to the Hunger Games genre, but with a nice twist. Eron, the main character, isn’t prepared for the Selection; a necessary event all boys of a certain age must go through. So when it finally happens, he is in for a shock.
    Excellent writing style, great character development, and an entertaining story; I read it quickly. I’ve already enjoyed the authors other stories, and this one did not let me down. On a personal note, I am not a huge fan of this genre (or sub-genre…whatever you want to call it). But, similar to the Hunger Games, I couldn’t put it down.
    There is some violence in this book, so a more mature audience is recommended; upper teens would be okay, I think.
    4 of 5 Stars
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  • Ken Britz
    3.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced, the novel is a quick read with ...
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017
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    Fast paced, the novel is a quick read with an immersive and descriptive feel. However, it has a few unresolved plot threads and a tendency for melodrama that hold it back from achieving more. I'd expect the next in the series to build on strengths and deliver something fast-paced and gripping.
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  • Ash
    5.0 out of 5 stars Action-packed
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
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    I love books like this! My only problem was Eron who was a boy. It kind of pulled me away a little because I’m more used to reading MC that are girls but other than that this book was Awesome. The author had a way of writing that put me into the story and that's the best kind of Author. We’re they pull up into the storyline so deeply it’s like you are living everything with the characters. I liked that the story didn’t take place on Earth but planet Anastasia, covered with red dust. It added the science fiction element I like so much. The book is action-packed and full of things Eron has to survive to make it through the end of the Selection. It has many twist and turns that keep you reading, can’t wait to see what book two has in store.
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  • Amanda LaFratta
    4.0 out of 5 stars If you liked Hunger Games, you should check this book out!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2017
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    I find it to be like the Hunger Games set on a Star Wars type planet with creatures like you'd find in Harry Potter, and the storyline and bright imagery almost reminds me of an R.L Stein novel I read as a young adult. All in all a good combination of elements brought together seamlessly in this work. The descriptions help the reader really picture the world around them on this planet and add to the enjoyable experience of reading this book. Here's to hoping for either a prequel (for a little backstory on the Selection possibly) or a sequel (will Eron really be able to change the world?). Either way, as the beginning to more books set in the same universe or a standalone project, I'd recommend this to anyone Young Adult or otherwise who enjoys a good dystopian story with some sci-fi and/or fantasy elements.
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  • kindle reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars thrilling sci-fi adventure
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018
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    Eron comes from a colony of humans from earth, settled long ago on the planet Anastasia, covered with red dust. He lives with his mom. His dad having left for the Anastasian Defense Force many years ago, his older sister Samantha leaving when he was thirteen, and his older brother Timo leaving at eighteen, forced to enter the Selection, never to be seen again. Haunted by his brother’s screams, Eron was left to wonder what had happened to him. Is he dead or alive? Is The Selection a rite of passage or something else?

    When Eron turned eighteen, it became time to enter the Selection, along with fifty other boys, including his close friend Connor and the school bully Bello. If he makes it through the Selection, the girl gets to choose between the men that come through the Selection. Eron’s father has made it, his mother chose him. But his father has never talked about what happened as it was forbidden. Eron has had a crush on red curly haired Mina since he was eight-years-old in grade school, dreams of her on this perilous journey, where only a few reach the finish at Victory Point on Mount Jarrow. He encounters packs of howling and hissing dire craates, laths flying overhead, large billed hern, gracer packs, Phelan the blue skinned boy with dark green hair, Steen, Kumo, Laird, the Forgotten, dirt grubbers, yellow headed anthels, and vulbores.

    Jason J. Nugent skillfully spins a sci-fi adventure fraught with danger and treachery. His story raises philosophical questions. Is survival at all costs justified? How far do you push the limits of your mind and body? Should man accept the natural order or try to change it?
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  • KS the Dreamer
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Selection
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2018
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    Centuries ago the Anastasians had implemented The Selection, all boys of eighteen were expected to participate. Eron's time was approaching but with the memories of his brother's ear-piercing screams he was filled with fear and foreboding. But there was something about this ritual, something that seemed out of place. Males outnumbered females ten to one, and the more he looked into it the more wrong it seemed. Adult males were sent to the Defence Force, so very few were seen around the community, but stranger still, was he thought they were alone upon the world, a nameless community the only one to exist, and yet there were others. Things he should have known appear to have been kept from him, can he discover why he alone knows so little, while others know their home's name and of the existence of others. Something doesn't add up, and perhaps having the answers could mean survival against unlikely odds, but who can he trust when there are no rules, and the aim of the game is to live?

    I really enjoyed reading Jason Nugent's The Selection, and as the first book in the Forgotten Chronicles I am certainly interested to see where this promising author takes us next. Filled with action, kinship, questions, and mystery you are forced to turn page after page in hope of piecing together the truth of The Selection, and given the ending, I will be picking up the next book to see what plans are in store for the future of this world. Events have been set into motion, and whether the inhabitants know it or not, nothing can remain the same, not now. A gripping read.
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  • Daryl J Ball
    4.0 out of 5 stars coping with the fact that soon he will be forced like all the other boys his age to take part ...
    Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2018
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    The first part of the book has the MC, Eron, coping with the fact that soon he will be forced like all the other boys his age to take part in The Selection. Despite knowing it's coming, everyone seems to know what to expect except him, other than that it is a battle for survival they must go through in order to be men.

    As he tries to find out what to expect, we get to know what his life is like, who his age he gets along with, who he doesn't, and a bit about the planet they live on (a former colony of Earth). All of these things give us insight into Eron's personality before the rest of the book focuses on him fighting for survival in The Selection.

    Throughout his fight, we find out why he's so unprepared, why his personality and views may just help him survive, and also paints a very dark shadow over just what is involved in trying to survive.

    Overall, the story may feel a bit slow to get going at first but once it does it goes full steam ahead.
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  • Modesty
    4.0 out of 5 stars Read in a sitting - a page turner
    Reviewed in Australia on June 19, 2017
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    I really enjoyed this book. It is a fast paced and entertaining read.

    The story is of boys reaching manhood, and the choices they must make to become members of a society on a far distant planet. The characters draw you into the story, and there are several mystery threads that keep you reading. While the main idea is perhaps not unique, the author adds their own twists and turns, and there is a deeper layer of what it means to be a member of a society when you don't agree with the prevailing morality. The setting planet is vividly described, it is clear the author thought through how the planet would affect it's inhabitants. The interaction between the characters is the books strong point, all of the characters have depth and motivation.

    There are a few minor editing problems in the first part, but this smooths out, and did not detract from the overall book.

    I would recommend this book for fans of YA action scifi adventure, although adults will also enjoy it.I read it in one sitting, and it is a real page turner.
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  • SimonB
    5.0 out of 5 stars on an alien world filled with some pretty lethal creatures
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2018
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    An interesting read, and some twists I didn't expect. This is the story of a young man forced into a brutal trial of survival by his government, on an alien world filled with some pretty lethal creatures. Worth checking out - and the second book in the series is also out too.
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