[Children of the Gods 02] • Uprising

Jessica Therrien follows up her bestselling novel OPPRESSION with UPRISING, the second book in the Children of the Gods series.

OPPRESSION, translated and sold around the world, was one of the best selling YA novels of 2012. UPRISING continues the story of Elyse, William and the Descendants.

Elyse has been in hiding for most of her life. Only now she’s hiding with William, and she knows who she’s hiding from. The Council wants a child Elyse and William have yet to conceive, a child who will be the next oracle, and who will provide the final piece to a plan Christoph has been organizing for years. Charged with leading the rebellion against Christoph and his Council, Elyse feels well out of her depth. But she has good friends and strong allies who are willing to fight with her to the end, regardless of how far they have to go, and how many lives will be lost in the process. They have one goal: to live freely and openly with the rest of humanity, out from under The Council’s oppressive rule. The stakes could not be higher for Elyse and the Descendants longing for freedom. They'll have to learn to fight if they want to stand up against The Council, and to find allies in a world ruled by their enemies. The hardest part of waging a war is knowing who to trust. Elyse knows their uprising will change the world. She doesn’t realize it will change her, too.

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### Review

Percy Jackson meets X-Men! ★★★★★ - Karen 

This book was an AMAZING sequel to Oppression. I am in love with this book. MUST READ! I could NOT put it down. I read over half the book the first day. If you have not read the first one, you have to buy it!!! ★★★★★  - Lydia

The story also had a ton of action, which I also love, suspense, and ROMANCE! *sigh* When it wasn't one thing it was another, so the story never fell flat.  ★★★★★ - Lili

I could not put this book down! Even at work I snuck a few pages in every couple of minutes. I love the world Jessica Therrien has skillfully created. ★★★★★ - Ashley

I enjoyed the first book in the trilogy, Oppression, but this second instalment had me completely hooked from the start, I couldn't read it fast enough. ★★★★★ - Fiona

Two enthusiastic thumbs up and five stars, if I could give more I would!!!! Excellent series! ★★★★★ - Kate

an exhilarating read that will have your heart beating with anticipation. ★★★★★ - Literary Classics Book Awards & Reviews

WOWWWWW!!!!!! The second book in this series got WAY better!!  - Laura

I loved this book! Uprising is so much fun and such an adrenaline rush. It's refreshing to read a YA book that is truly original. Just like in the first book, I had no idea what was coming next. - Best-selling author, Holly Kammier

### From the Inside Flap

Elyse has done everything she can to protect her friends from The Council's reach. As long as they believe she's dead, she has time to rest and train for war. And war is inevitable. When Kara arrives with the news that Anna and Chloe have been captured, Elyse is faced with the realization that no one is safe until The Council is stopped and Christoph is destroyed. She doesn't need a prophecy to tell her to lead an army. Christoph has done the one thing that ensures she'll fight to the death. He's threatened the people she loves.It will take more than the words of an oracle to help them fight against the most powerful Descendant alive. To break The Council's oppression and rise up against a plot so many years in the making. Elyse will need to get dangerously close to her enemy. So close, in fact, she may not survive.