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# Enclave (The Razorland Trilogy, 1)

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Ann Aguirre's thrilling young adult novel Enclave is the story of two young people in an apocalyptic world--facing dangers, and feelings, unlike any they've ever known. New York City has been decimated by war and plague, and most of civilization has migrated to underground enclaves, where life expectancy is no more than the early 20's. When Deuce turns 15, she takes on her role as a Huntress, and is paired with Fade, a teenage Hunter who lived Topside as a young boy. When she and Fade discover that the neighboring enclave has been decimated by the tunnel monsters--or Freaks--who seem to be growing more organized, the elders refuse to listen to warnings. And when Deuce and Fade are exiled from the enclave, the girl born in darkness must survive in daylight--guided by Fade's long-ago memories--in the ruins of a city whose population has dwindled to a few dangerous gangs.

Review: My favorite book of 2011! A real roller coaster ride. - Deuce has always wanted to be a Hunter and she finally is. She is now one of the elite who helps protect the underground enclave from Freaks, zombie like creatures that have overtaken the only world Deuce has ever known. Except when she's paired with the mysterious and aloof Fade, the only boy who has ever seen Topside and lived, she begins to question her entire existence and the Elders who control them. Enclave is another addition the ever growing YA Dystopian genre. I haven't read that many and I consider The Hunger Games one of the best books ever so I was a little leery as to whether Enclave would live up to what I consider the Holy Grail of Dystopian. I don't think Ann is re-writing the genre in any way but man oh man did I love this one! I talked about the characters for days afterwards; I even talked my husband into reading it just so I could discuss it with someone. I'm not sure why this story resonated with me as opposed to other dystopian novels. Maybe it was that this was a world of children, where no one lives much past their 20th birthday. Maybe it's the idea of not being able to choose your own path. Or of identifying a "brat" as a number rather than a name (Girl 96 or Boy 12), until you're old enough to attend the naming ceremony in which you receive a series of cuts with a razor. The number of cuts denotes your profession and what object your blood happens to fall on is now your name. Your career assignments are either a Breeder, Builder or Hunter, depending on how you best serve the enclave. The Breeder option rankled the most for obvious reasons but the Builder and Hunters bothered me in other ways. Yes, thankfully you are not on a breeding schedule with people chosen only for their genetics, not out of love but nor are you allowed any affection with the opposite sex. All encounters are chaperoned less you produce inferior children that won't contribute to the enclave. A common touch or a pat on the shoulder for comfort is not allowed. This is all horrific enough but the way these children handled it was what broke my heart. They dealt with it. Yes, they felt some despair but they weren't broken, or whiny. They believed the Elders and did whatever helped the whole survive. They acted more mature than most adults I know. For some reason I desperately wanted to give them hope or show them what life could be. Enclave felt less like a book and more like a movie to me. It is bleak and at moments I didn't think I could take much more but the story just moves and takes you with it. I could see it. It's also filled with hope and a surprising amount of humor and humanity. The pacing is perfect. We're never in any one place too long. The scenes change, characters develop and grow. Just like Deuce & Fade, we have to keep moving on. When they were in the dark tunnels running from the Freaks - I felt like I was there in the tunnels. When Deuce was taking her first gulp of fresh air and seeing a bird for the first time - I ducked, just like she did. Deuce and Fade meet others on their journey and there was not one character in the book that I didn't want to know more about. They eventually pair up with two others kids, Stalker and Tegan. Every character was multi layered and complex. Deuce quickly became one of my favorite heroines. No whining, no insufferable internal monologue, she learns from her mistakes. I LOVED her. They all make mistakes and difficult choices to survive. Would I make the same choices? Probably not in some of their cases but I could understand all of them. Even the bad guys weren't so easy to write off. Stalker in particular could have been written as the "snarky bad boy" to Fade's "good guy" but thankfully she didn't go that way. The romance isn't over played in Enclave. It is but one element, added when it furthered the plot, not as a way to lure young girls to read the book. So much dystopian these days is written as a romance rather than about actual survival. This could very well be a book that guys would be interested in too. My husband read it in four hours and enjoyed it. Some people may disagree with me on this part but I felt that Enclave had a very satisfying ending. Not until I finished did I realize not much had been answered, yet I wasn't left frustrated by questions. I was swept up in the journey. There is definitely more ground to cover and I'm happy to say that this is a trilogy (you won't hear me say that very often!). I can't wait to take that next step into the world Ann has created. Really I could go on and on but you get the idea - I loved it. I really hate long gushy reviews myself and I know not everyone will feel the same way but I am so happy to be this excited about a book again.
Review: This is a Zombie Book... - Title: Enclave Author: Ann Aguirre Rating: 4.5 Stars My Review The only spoiler in this review is one that I think should not be a spoiler. Enclave is a ZOMBIE book (Freaks). I have to say that this was the very first 'zombie apocalyptic' that I had ever read. Despite enjoying apocalyptics, I tend to favor science-fiction over zombie, or at least I did in the past. (No I didn't read World War Z or I Am Legend. They are on the to-read list people. Jeez, relax!) That being said, I think that Ilsa J. Black has Ann Aguirre to thank for my purchase of Ashes (review to come). If I had not enjoyed Enclave so much I never would have taken a chance on Ashes, but it was kind of an accident that I ended up reading a zombie novel at all. When I read the synopsis of Enclave (see above), I somehow failed to realize that it was a zombie story! I know, why don't you read it and tell me if you could tell that??? Once I did realize that I was a zombie story, I was already so entangled in Deuce's feelings and world that I couldn't put it down. So let's get to the things I loved. Deuce - Love, Love, Love Deuce. She's a Huntress through and through and you know I am a sucker for a strong female protagonist. The opening scene in which she receives her name was both thrilling and disgusting, and you find yourself on her side immediately. She is strong and fierce and loyal, and most of all, she is very good at what she does...which is hunt. Forced to live underground in the subways and sewers, Deuce has never seen natural light or known a life lived without fear of the Fade - I love Fade. He survived Topside somehow for a time and found his way into the Enclave where he was sort of accepted, but not truly. There was always an air of mistrust around him and Fade did little to dissuade that himself. Despite the horrors of Topside, Fade sees flaws in the stringent society of the Enclave, in which their lives are as short and cheap as their choices. He never fully trusts them. His mistrust makes him a loner, but then again, with the exception of two somewhat close friends, so is Deuce. She is not a social person by nature and though she's annoyed by Fade's obtuseness, she doesn't mind being so herself. Together, they are a dynamite team. Capable, fast, and deadly, they were well selected to pair up by the leader of the Hunters, Silk. They survive the constant onslaught of the Freaks and in the process, they learn more about their world. Unfortunately for Silk, their partnership would prove stronger than their bonds to nearly anything else, an outcome she could not have predicted. Silk - Her name is her irony. She should have been named IRON or STEEL. Despite being female, there is nothing soft about Silk -- her word is law. It is difficult to get a real read on Silk, beyond her gruff exterior. At times she seems to be on Deuce's side and at other times she seems pitted against her. In the end, Silk plays an unexpected role that for me, solidified 'which side she was on' in the end. I found it satisfying. Stalker - Stalker is introduced later in the story, once Deuce and Fade find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Without giving anything away, suffice it to say that Stalker turns out to be more interesting and more sympathetic than you would ever have imagined when you first meet him. I believe that Enclave is the first in a trilogy or series, and I look forward to seeing what Ann will do with this character. The World - As a non-expert in zombie apocalypse, I can't say how her world measures up against the classics, but I found it disgustingly easy to visualize. Perhaps the setting being primarily in the subways of New York helped me with that...there is a familiarity there when she describes the tunnels and platforms and stations. It helps it to feel real and I have to warn you, the reality sometimes makes you want to take a shower. :P The contrast with Topside was truly startling. I felt much like Deuce, blinking in disbelief as she emerged. I also enjoyed Deuce's introduction to this world of sun and moon and plants and animals that scurry about in the light...it was all so new to her. Despite the constant danger, there was something touching about those moments of discovery. A note about ROMANCE - Aguirre throws in enough romance to sustain you, but don't expect that to be the over-arching theme. This is a zombie book! It's about survival and there is quite a lot of graphic violence. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more from this author. Now, as tweeted previously, this is likely my last book review for a bit because I must begin my re-reading of THG!!

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #129,677 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #141 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction Action & Adventure #176 in Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories #336 in Teen & Young Adult Dystopian |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,940 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favorite book of 2011! A real roller coaster ride.
*by K***N on April 12, 2011*

Deuce has always wanted to be a Hunter and she finally is. She is now one of the elite who helps protect the underground enclave from Freaks, zombie like creatures that have overtaken the only world Deuce has ever known. Except when she's paired with the mysterious and aloof Fade, the only boy who has ever seen Topside and lived, she begins to question her entire existence and the Elders who control them. Enclave is another addition the ever growing YA Dystopian genre. I haven't read that many and I consider The Hunger Games one of the best books ever so I was a little leery as to whether Enclave would live up to what I consider the Holy Grail of Dystopian. I don't think Ann is re-writing the genre in any way but man oh man did I love this one! I talked about the characters for days afterwards; I even talked my husband into reading it just so I could discuss it with someone. I'm not sure why this story resonated with me as opposed to other dystopian novels. Maybe it was that this was a world of children, where no one lives much past their 20th birthday. Maybe it's the idea of not being able to choose your own path. Or of identifying a "brat" as a number rather than a name (Girl 96 or Boy 12), until you're old enough to attend the naming ceremony in which you receive a series of cuts with a razor. The number of cuts denotes your profession and what object your blood happens to fall on is now your name. Your career assignments are either a Breeder, Builder or Hunter, depending on how you best serve the enclave. The Breeder option rankled the most for obvious reasons but the Builder and Hunters bothered me in other ways. Yes, thankfully you are not on a breeding schedule with people chosen only for their genetics, not out of love but nor are you allowed any affection with the opposite sex. All encounters are chaperoned less you produce inferior children that won't contribute to the enclave. A common touch or a pat on the shoulder for comfort is not allowed. This is all horrific enough but the way these children handled it was what broke my heart. They dealt with it. Yes, they felt some despair but they weren't broken, or whiny. They believed the Elders and did whatever helped the whole survive. They acted more mature than most adults I know. For some reason I desperately wanted to give them hope or show them what life could be. Enclave felt less like a book and more like a movie to me. It is bleak and at moments I didn't think I could take much more but the story just moves and takes you with it. I could see it. It's also filled with hope and a surprising amount of humor and humanity. The pacing is perfect. We're never in any one place too long. The scenes change, characters develop and grow. Just like Deuce & Fade, we have to keep moving on. When they were in the dark tunnels running from the Freaks - I felt like I was there in the tunnels. When Deuce was taking her first gulp of fresh air and seeing a bird for the first time - I ducked, just like she did. Deuce and Fade meet others on their journey and there was not one character in the book that I didn't want to know more about. They eventually pair up with two others kids, Stalker and Tegan. Every character was multi layered and complex. Deuce quickly became one of my favorite heroines. No whining, no insufferable internal monologue, she learns from her mistakes. I LOVED her. They all make mistakes and difficult choices to survive. Would I make the same choices? Probably not in some of their cases but I could understand all of them. Even the bad guys weren't so easy to write off. Stalker in particular could have been written as the "snarky bad boy" to Fade's "good guy" but thankfully she didn't go that way. The romance isn't over played in Enclave. It is but one element, added when it furthered the plot, not as a way to lure young girls to read the book. So much dystopian these days is written as a romance rather than about actual survival. This could very well be a book that guys would be interested in too. My husband read it in four hours and enjoyed it. Some people may disagree with me on this part but I felt that Enclave had a very satisfying ending. Not until I finished did I realize not much had been answered, yet I wasn't left frustrated by questions. I was swept up in the journey. There is definitely more ground to cover and I'm happy to say that this is a trilogy (you won't hear me say that very often!). I can't wait to take that next step into the world Ann has created. Really I could go on and on but you get the idea - I loved it. I really hate long gushy reviews myself and I know not everyone will feel the same way but I am so happy to be this excited about a book again.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a Zombie Book...
*by R***. on March 18, 2012*

Title: Enclave Author: Ann Aguirre Rating: 4.5 Stars My Review The only spoiler in this review is one that I think should not be a spoiler. Enclave is a ZOMBIE book (Freaks). I have to say that this was the very first 'zombie apocalyptic' that I had ever read. Despite enjoying apocalyptics, I tend to favor science-fiction over zombie, or at least I did in the past. (No I didn't read World War Z or I Am Legend. They are on the to-read list people. Jeez, relax!) That being said, I think that Ilsa J. Black has Ann Aguirre to thank for my purchase of Ashes (review to come). If I had not enjoyed Enclave so much I never would have taken a chance on Ashes, but it was kind of an accident that I ended up reading a zombie novel at all. When I read the synopsis of Enclave (see above), I somehow failed to realize that it was a zombie story! I know, why don't you read it and tell me if you could tell that??? Once I did realize that I was a zombie story, I was already so entangled in Deuce's feelings and world that I couldn't put it down. So let's get to the things I loved. Deuce - Love, Love, Love Deuce. She's a Huntress through and through and you know I am a sucker for a strong female protagonist. The opening scene in which she receives her name was both thrilling and disgusting, and you find yourself on her side immediately. She is strong and fierce and loyal, and most of all, she is very good at what she does...which is hunt. Forced to live underground in the subways and sewers, Deuce has never seen natural light or known a life lived without fear of the Fade - I love Fade. He survived Topside somehow for a time and found his way into the Enclave where he was sort of accepted, but not truly. There was always an air of mistrust around him and Fade did little to dissuade that himself. Despite the horrors of Topside, Fade sees flaws in the stringent society of the Enclave, in which their lives are as short and cheap as their choices. He never fully trusts them. His mistrust makes him a loner, but then again, with the exception of two somewhat close friends, so is Deuce. She is not a social person by nature and though she's annoyed by Fade's obtuseness, she doesn't mind being so herself. Together, they are a dynamite team. Capable, fast, and deadly, they were well selected to pair up by the leader of the Hunters, Silk. They survive the constant onslaught of the Freaks and in the process, they learn more about their world. Unfortunately for Silk, their partnership would prove stronger than their bonds to nearly anything else, an outcome she could not have predicted. Silk - Her name is her irony. She should have been named IRON or STEEL. Despite being female, there is nothing soft about Silk -- her word is law. It is difficult to get a real read on Silk, beyond her gruff exterior. At times she seems to be on Deuce's side and at other times she seems pitted against her. In the end, Silk plays an unexpected role that for me, solidified 'which side she was on' in the end. I found it satisfying. Stalker - Stalker is introduced later in the story, once Deuce and Fade find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Without giving anything away, suffice it to say that Stalker turns out to be more interesting and more sympathetic than you would ever have imagined when you first meet him. I believe that Enclave is the first in a trilogy or series, and I look forward to seeing what Ann will do with this character. The World - As a non-expert in zombie apocalypse, I can't say how her world measures up against the classics, but I found it disgustingly easy to visualize. Perhaps the setting being primarily in the subways of New York helped me with that...there is a familiarity there when she describes the tunnels and platforms and stations. It helps it to feel real and I have to warn you, the reality sometimes makes you want to take a shower. :P The contrast with Topside was truly startling. I felt much like Deuce, blinking in disbelief as she emerged. I also enjoyed Deuce's introduction to this world of sun and moon and plants and animals that scurry about in the light...it was all so new to her. Despite the constant danger, there was something touching about those moments of discovery. A note about ROMANCE - Aguirre throws in enough romance to sustain you, but don't expect that to be the over-arching theme. This is a zombie book! It's about survival and there is quite a lot of graphic violence. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more from this author. Now, as tweeted previously, this is likely my last book review for a bit because I must begin my re-reading of THG!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Terrifying and Addicting!
*by O***N on March 16, 2013*

A dystopia leaves us faced with some big choices, but a fairly common decision is that of safety vs. freedom. Would you be willing to be subservient and blindly follow orders if it meant your community was safe? Even if it meant you had to deal with murder, sacrifice, and other impossible choices? Or would you rather take your chances in the ugly world if it meant your decisions were your own? Even if it meant survival was less than likely and surely not to last terribly long? These are the questions you will find yourself asking while reading the first book in the Razorland series, Enclave by Ann Aguirre. All Deuce ever wanted was to make it to age 15 where she got her name and her new job: Huntress. Living in the subway tunnels underneath the city, the College Enclave has a very strict way of doing things, and this is what has kept them alive. Children die so often they remain unnamed until they are 15. Then they are named and given their job, Hunter, Breeder, or Builder. The Hunters are responsible for going out into the tunnels to gather food for the Enclave, as well as keeping the Freaks at bay. The Freaks are weird monsters that are human/zombie type creatures. They are constantly looking for meat (fresh or rotten) to eat, have sharp teeth and hideous claws. They will even resort to eating each other, but they aren't particularly bright and don't work together, or so the Enclave thought. When Deuce and her new partner, Fade (not born in the Enclave) come across a blind boy from another Enclave, they are sent to on a suicide mission to see if the boy's Enclave really did fall to the Freaks. When they surprisingly make it back to their own Enclave with scary news of Freaks working together, the Elders refuse to believe it. Instead, they seem to be determined to live in ignorance of the inevitable threat that will destroy the Enclave and every person in it. They even go so far as to plant banned artifacts in people's rooms and sacrifice them as examples. When Deuce's best friend is accused of hoarding artifacts, Fade and Deuce take the blame and are exiled from the Enclave. Deuce assumes going Topside (above ground) is a death sentence, but Fade tells her he used to live there and he thinks they can make it. He warns her about gangers- gangs of men who only use women as breeders and hunt other men for sport if they won't join their gang. Unfortunately, the warning isn't enough, and they are captured by a gang called the Wolves. Stalker, head Wolf, claims Deuce for his own. He has plans for her once he finishes hunting Fade (think "The Most Dangerous Game") and he sends her with another young woman name Tegan to get cleaned up. What he doesn't expect is that Deuce isn't about to go down without a fight, and she is taking Tegan with her. Together, they free Fade and manage to dismantle the Wolves' hunting party one by one. Once they are free of the Wolves, they continue on their journey north, where Fade's father always told him life would be safer. Along the way, however, it becomes clear the Freaks aren't just in the tunnels anymore. They are Topside and they are hungry. When the Wolves find Fade, Deuce, and Tegan, the Freaks attack, leaving Stalker as the lone Wolf surviving. He decides to stick with them and head north, seeing the futility of returning to the city if these creatures are coming up to the surface. Can they find the land to the north where life continues as it did before the world came crashing down? Will Deuce lose Fade to more tragedy and loss than he can handle? Can Tegan, the weakest of the group, survive the journey, especially alongside her former captor who she wants to see dead and bloody? Now, clearly you know by now I have a dystopic/post-apocalyptic "soft-side". I love 'em! Call me dark, weird, creepy, whatever, but I can't help it... I love reading about The End of The World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI). Some are good, some are bad, but occasionally you find the ones that are phenomenal. Welcome to Enclave. Simply addictive. My only complaint about this book? The next book is over a YEAR away! The world Aguirre weaves is so intricate and believable. The creepy Freaks gave me nightmares last night and were way too zombie-like not to make me barricade the door (but they aren't quite zombies). The characters are interesting and have layers you end up peeling back layer by layer. Finally, the journey is one you would be terrified to take, but can't resist tagging along on. This was an amazing story of epic proportions that will keep you angry at Aguirre for not pumping out the next book faster! The language is very tame, and the content is typical for this genre, but not overly gory or bloody. There are life and death scenes of course, but they aren't terribly graphic. YA Lit has taken some criticism for giving teens topics that are "too heavy", but I think those books do something important for our young readers: they get to experience the lives of survivors. In those books, kids survive the apocalypse, oppressive governments, rape, torture, bullying, gay bashing, abuse, eating disorders, and so much more.

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