Thursday, September 5, 2013

The Culling - A Gay Dystopian Thriller: "It’s like the Hunger Games, except with gay characters." - Advocate



The Culling by Steven dos Santos

For Lucian “Lucky” Spark, Recruitment Day means the Establishment, a totalitarian government, will force him to become one of five Recruits competing to join the ruthless Imposer task force. Each Recruit participates in increasingly difficult and violent military training for a chance to advance to the next level. Those who fail must choose an “Incentive”—a family member—to be brutally killed. If Lucky fails, he’ll have to choose death for his only living relative: Cole, his four-year-old brother.

Lucky will do everything he can to keep his brother alive, even if it means sacrificing the lives of other Recruits’ loved ones. What Lucky isn’t prepared for is his undeniable attraction to the handsome, rebellious Digory Tycho. While Lucky and Digory train together, their relationship grows. But daring to care for another Recruit in a world where love is used as the ultimate weapon is extremely dangerous. As Lucky soon learns, the consequences can be deadly...

The Advocate quote is from here.   Add your review of "The Culling" in comments!

3 comments:

ivanova said...

This book was very exciting and the love story was very sweet.

Cayce said...

Oh, I loved this book! I actually think it's better than THG :)

David said...

Late to the party on this... this is an excellent read with great main characters and thrilling plot twists. A great love story and such great thrills!