Krista: In the spring of 2012, I was asked to write a dystopian series by my editors at Thomas Nelson. Tell me, how did you come up with the idea for the Anomaly trilogy? I was glad that I discovered it after the third book was being released, because I’m not sure I would have been able to wait. And though it’s one I hope doesn’t comes to pass, she reminds us that there is always Someone we can rely on no matter what the future holds.īrock: Krista, you’ve written an exciting series. In the Anomaly trilogy, Krista McGee gives us a glimpse into one of those possible futures, one that certainly worries me. I think of my three girls what will they grow up to experience? What will our world be like for them? Sometimes I become anxious about it, worrying how I will protect them from the unknown dangers of the future. “McGee blends the determination of faith, the malevolence of those who extol power over decency, and the assertion of individual integrity in a humane glimpse at youthful courage.With everything we read in the news, it’s easy to allow our imaginations to wonder what will happen tomorrow, or even the very near future. death, torture, and confusing love triangles.”- Booklist “McGee once again blends a Christian message within a horrific science fiction plot. But can Thalli really come to trust in a generous, protective Designer who rules over all things? Would that not be setting herself up for another betrayal? Meanwhile, John’s unwavering faith in the goodness of the Designer begins to make its mark on Thalli’s heart. Although everyone in New Hope warned her not to, she can’t help but fall for him. Can she trust anything from the State, including her own feelings for Berk? When she volunteers for a peace mission to New Hope’s violent neighbor, Athens, her confusion mounts as the supposedly ruthless Prince Alex turns out to be kind and charming. When the citizens of New Hope reveal the truth of what happened years ago, Thalli is left unsettled and skeptical of everything she’s ever been told. As the defectors cross the for gotten landscape, the three youths see things they had only read about on screens: horses, rain, real books-and a colony of unsanctioned survivors living the ancient way in a town called New Hope. But is she any less of an anomaly aboveground?Īfter escaping an underground annihilation chamber, Thalli, Berk, Rhen, and John find themselves fleeing across the former United States, aboveground for the first time.

Thalli thought escaping to the surface would mean freedom.

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