The Perimeter by Shalini Boland
(Outside #3)
Publication date: November 18th 2013
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
(Outside #3)
Publication date: November 18th 2013
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
The Perimeter:
In this fractured world, a sinister force is coming for Riley, and the only things keeping her safe are a perimeter fence and the people she loves. As her life is threatened, she must make impossible choices. But help comes from the most unlikely of places, and all Riley needs to know is: who can she really trust?Outside Series blurb:
Meanwhile, a repentant killer searches for peace and salvation, but what he gets is the exact opposite. Now he’ll have to make the hardest decision of his life.
The Perimeter is a darkly captivating dystopian tale of adventure, danger, love and redemption that will have you on the edge of your seat and up at night turning the pages to find out what happens next . . .
Set in the near future, these three heart-stopping novels follow Riley as she overcomes the murder of her younger sister by tracking down the killer across a post-apocalyptic Britain. At the same time, she is forced to take on the might of a twisted regime intent on conquering the nation. The series is packed with action, suspense, drama and dystopian adventure.
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Trailers
Book 1 Trailer: http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=kpsPvvtTpTo& feature=youtu.be
Book 2 Trailer: http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=9Ykv9rOnzD8
Book 1 Trailer: http://www.youtube.
Book 2 Trailer: http://www.youtube.
{Shalini Boland - Interview}
Where
and when do you like to write?
I’m not great at writing first thing after I wake up
as I’m not a morning person. But any time after 10am is good. After the school run, I’ll shop, clean,
tidy, run errands etc. and then I’m ready to work. I’ll usually sit in the
lounge with a coffee and fire up the laptop. But my best ideas usually come to
me after midnight, just as
I’m getting ready to go to bed. Not sure why that is. Maybe because my brain is
more relaxed.
Do
you have specific writing habits?
Coffee
and chocolate when I first sit down, but apart from that, not really. I use my
Paperblank notebooks to scribble ideas, and use my laptop to write the story.
Do
you have any hobbies?
Erm … no. Writing is my work and my hobby. I can’t
think of anything else I’d rather be doing - other than spending time with my
family. Lately, I feel like I have less and less time for anything else.
Outside is a YA post-apocalyptic
series. Can you tell us a bit more about it?
Set in the near future, it looks at what might
happen if society-as-we-know-it collapsed. It follows the story of Riley who
lives safely behind the Perimeter Fence. After her sister is murdered, she
decides to brave the ‘outside’ to track down the killer and she persuades her
neighbour, Luc, to go with her.
In addition to its post-apocalyptic setting, Outside is also a coming-of-age love
story with a heap of adventure and some unexpected twists along the way. Book
2, The Clearing, is darker and more
sinister. And in Book 3, The Perimeter, the tension ramps up even
further with a ton of suspense and action.
Did
any real world event inspire your post-apocalyptic vision?
Yes. The 7/7 bombings in London gave me the initial idea for the
setting. After 9/11 and 7/7 I wondered what would happen if the bombings didn’t
stop. What would become of the western world? I remember it as quite a scary
time.
Who
is your favourite character in the book and why?
My favourite character is Riley as she acts with bravery despite being terrified most of the
time. She’s lived a life of privilege, but shows great guts and determination
after her sister’s death. It would have been easy for her to wallow in her
grief, but instead, she’s pro-active.
Writing her from a first person perspective allows
the reader to see her fears up close, but as the series progresses, she finds
more courage and ways to deal with all the trials and adversities she must face
as she braves the ravaged world.
What
was the hardest part of the book to write?
There are two storylines running through the novel
and it was quite tricky to make the sequence of events tie up in the right
place. The story also has a few major twists and it took me several attempts to
get the reveals right. I hope I did it justice in the end.
Fave
Book?
The Bronze Horseman,
Paullina Simons or The Red Tent, Anita Diamant
Fave
Movie?
True Romance or Overboard,
depending what mood I’m in.
Fave TV
Series?
The Walking Dead, Game of
Thrones and Battlestar Galactica
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