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Reader reviewed by cosmicdustbella

Special Circumstances. The words have sent chills down Tall's spine since her days as a repellent,, rebellious ugly. Back then the Specials were a sinister rumor, frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breath-takingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally has never been ordinary.

And now she has been turned into one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.

The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more.

Still, it is easy to tune that out-until Tally is offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission that she is programmed to complete. Either way, Tally's world will never be the same.

In this exciting conclusion to Scott Westerfeld's trilogy, Tally must face one of the biggest desicions of her life. In this well-written, thought rovoking, and engrossing futuristic trilogy, he has built a masterfully complex and vivid civilizatilon.