The ''Insignia'' trilogy is a series of three young-adult

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s written by S.J. Kincaid and published by

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. The novels describe a dystopian future where the world is experiencing

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. Teenager Tom Raines is recruited to train with other recruits as a crucial member of the Intrasolar Forces and, during the Pentagonal Spire's training academy, becomes friends with Wyatt Enslow, Vik Ashwan, and Yuri Sysevich. The trilogy is preceded by the

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''Allies''.

Reception

''Insignia'' made the short-list for the 2014 ''Waterstones Children's Book Prize'' and won the 2015 ''Young Adult Alabama Author Award'' from the Alabama Library Association. The book was nominated for multiple awards, including the 2014-2015 ''Soaring Eagle Book Award'' by the Wyoming Library Association, the 2015 ''Sequoyah Book Award'' by the Oklahoma Library Association, the ''Truman Reader Award'' by the Missouri Association of School Librarians, the ''Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award'' by the Connecticut Association of School Librarians, the 2015 ''Rhode Island Teen Book Award'' by the Rhode Island Library Association. The book was a Junior Library Guild selection, a selection for the 2013 YALSA ''Best Fiction for Young Adults'' List, a selection for the Summer 2012 ''Indie Next List'', and a selection for the Texas Lone Star Reading List.

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External links

Author's website
Children's fantasy novels 2010s fantasy novels Fantasy novel trilogies Katherine Tegen Books books