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This is a well written, if not slightly predictable series. It's perfect for those who want an established series within the same vein as Divergent.

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I generally enjoyed the story and narrative technique of the author, it seemed that book 4 in the series, which was told from male POV was an unnecessary extension of the story. As a standalone tale it was fine, but it felt like what Veronica Roth did with Four in the Divergent series. That having been said, I really want to find out what happens next...

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Since the time I wanted to read this series, pity that the volumes 0.5 & 1.5 are not available in digital.

We find in this first volume Sulan who at sixteen does not remember his life before. This is a prodigy of maths, hence his attendance at the virtual high school for gifted children. There will be attacks against the United States Sulan will want to fight to survive.
We find in this second volume Riska a tiger which is the first prototype of Risk Alleviator. It is a bodyguard for the rich and some privileged. During a workout that goes wrong, we want to destroy it, but Dr. Hom will do everything to keep it and that it is the bodyguard of Sulan
In this third volume we find Sulan who once escape the league is found in the dome with his friends. She will serve as spokesman. They will have to be careful because a new threat weighs on the United States and there is a mole in the league.
In this fourth volume we find Gun who learns to manipulate, steal, blackmail and kill to fulfill his father's mission. He will have to bind himself with a student to infiltrate global arms. Sulan is his target. But that's not going to happen as planned, he'll bond with her and protect her
a captivating quadrulogy with endearing characters. Eager to read what follows.

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The League started out the way I expected it to. The box offered no big surprises if I am honest, but that doesn't mean it's a bad book. I enjoyed this one and the relationships forged seemed funny, quirky and even a big... awkward at times which teen relationships can feel like. Well, at least mine dine. I would also like to point out that the book is full of some stereotypes and it doesn't become different. All in all, I'd read this again.

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Dystopian, virtual reality and corruption. I suppose cyberpunk is a good enough description, but it has many other elements, not least of which is school life and friendship. Sulan is a maths genius who uses augmented reality to escape her mother's incessant demands. She learns some serious fighting skills and sets about righting many wrongs with her friends. The box set speeds you out of the school environment into the danger zone of the rest of country.
Fast-paced and full of action

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I received a free copy of Sulan Box Set (Episodes 1-4) by Camille Picott in exchange for an honest review. In this dystopian world, people live in fear of terrorists. If they can afford it, they live in guarded buildings and have food delivered by monthly armed transports. The tenants never leave. If people cannot afford that type of lifestyle, then they live in perpetual fear. In Episode 1, we meet genius Sulan Hom, one of the privileged, as she goes to a virtual high school for the mentally elite. Sulan is determined to rebel against the scientist life already mapped for her; she seeks training as a mercenary, instead. Episode 2 is told from the viewpoint of Sulan’s intelligent animal companion. It spans the time leading up to Episode 1 to near the end of the same Episode.

Episode 3 returns to Sulan’s point of view and begins where Episode 1 ended. Again being forced to perform duties she hates, Sulan and others continue to rebel. However, since they are now cut off from both the real and virtual worlds, this tale chronicles the struggle to gain free access to both. Episode 4 is told from a new viewpoint and encompasses the time lapsed during the three previous episodes. Though each episode is fairly short, the four, together, make a decent-length novel.

I enjoyed this box set and, if you like dystopian computer-centric science fiction, I think you’ll enjoy it, too. Both the “real” and virtual worlds in this book are vividly rendered. The characters are engaging: the bad guys are bad, the slightly better guys are still awful in their own way, the traitors are sympathetic, and the good guys are varying degrees of every personality.

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