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    The Legacy

    By Gemma Malley

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    When a Pincent Pharmaceutical van is ambushed by the rebel group known as the Underground, its contents come as a huge surprise-not drugs, but corpses in a horrible state. It appears that the pharmaceutical company's top drug, Longevity-which is supposed to eradicate disease and ensure eternal life-isn't living up to its promises. Now a virus is sweeping the country, killing hundreds in its wake, and Longevity is powerless to fight it. But when the unscrupulous head of Pincent claims that the Underground is responsible for releasing the virus, it's up to Peter, Anna, and their friends to alert the world to the terrifying truth behind Longevity before it's too late.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJan 4, 2011
    ISBN9781599907086
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    Gemma Malley

    Gemma Malley studied Philosophy at Reading University before working as a journalist. She edited several business magazines and contributed regularly to Company magazine and the Sunday Telegraph before moving into the Civil Service in a senior communications role at Ofsted. The Declaration, her first novel for a teenage audience, and its sequel, The Resistance, were published to critical acclaim. She lives in South London.

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    • 3/5
      I loved loved the beginning. To me the book should have stayed with that concept. it did not need the action like we had in book 2 with the underground. it was interesting enough to me what would happen once a virus became active in this world. It was such a great idea. People who had use the medicine suddenly becoming sick. a virus, what would happen. Now we get the same kind of thing as what happened in book 2. Again Anna is taken but peter and his half brother manage to get into the building. I also thought the ending was very unrealistic especially the role that Derek Samuels appeared to have played. The trusted soldier of Richard. He wanted the underground to win but tortured and killed so many people and lets not forget many children. The ones he wanted to save? Sorry a bit unbelievable. 3 stars this time.
    • 4/5
      So, this is the end of the Declaration series as it currently stands and I found The Legacy to be a moving and befitting ending to a series that has kept me on my toes, questioned philosophical and ethical matters and delivered them in Gemma Malley's beautiful writing.

      However, it has to be said that the first three quarters of the novel would have given it three stars. I did enjoy the story and the development of Jude but it didn't have the panic and urgency that the other two books did, I found it quite slow at times. Also, I don't think I will ever like Anna or Peter has characters. Anna is whiny, pathetic and behaves like a 5 year old, I can't find any kind of endearment towards her. Equally, Peter is moody, selfish and at times seemingly sexist also; there is a sense that the men must protect their women in this whole series which aggravated me. By the way, Sheila is an awful character.

      So, how did the last quarter redeem itself? Well, the ending was fantastic. Seriously, I never saw the twist coming, I even feel confident in pointing out there's a twist and that you still won't see it coming until the last minute. I want to say more about the ending and the revelation that came about but I simply won't ruin it for other readers, but trust me that the slow start is worth every paragraph.

      The genre is questionable. It is in some ways a science-fiction novel because of the future society, longevity drugs, etc, etc. But it is a lot more focused on relationships and people than the science aspect. It doesn't lack much for it but it would of course be better if the people were likeable, which most of the time they are not. And aside from the ending, I think my favourite part of the book is when Julia and her husband make the decision to die naturally together, I found it incredibly touching and just a really sweet sideplot. I can say that I hope this isn't the last we hear of Gemma Malley.

    • 4/5
      A shorter book than the two previous ones in this trilogy - The Legacy wraps up the story and answers many of those puzzling questions which have emerged throughout the series. The story was as engaging as ever with a plague hitting the users of Longevity, causing life changing effects. The books work because it is all so plausible. Good dystopian fiction.
    • 5/5
      This book adds further awesomeness to the already awesome series which Gemma Malley is known for. I was dying to get this book, and once I got it, I was thoroughly impressed.Malley has managed to keep the essence of the first book, yet add more to it. It feels more developed, and you meet all the characters again, and regarding the children, Jude, Sheila, Peter and Anna, they all seem more mature and older, more full of knowledge. And that makes it really realistic.That fact that the plot revolves around Longevity not working any more is also valid. I don’t believe that humans should live forever. It means no more children, and children.. I don’t know.. are just kind of essential, in my opinion. It keeps people happy, when there are.There was enough action in this to keep you reading, with twists, twists and more twists. I also liked the plot. It kept with the same style as the other two, so it wasn’t original or new, but that was a reason why I liked the other books, so it was okay!I love Malley’s writing, and her writing style and quality. It was the reason why I kept reading The Returners, and why I fell in love with the Declaration and The Resistance. It seems to further improve in this book, and it makes the whole adventure of reading the book that much better and more enjoyable because of it. I only hope that her next book has the great quality of it too!RatingPlot: 8/10It always managed to keep you on your toes, so kudos to that.Writing Quality: 10/10The quality – superb. That’s really the only thing I can say!Originality: 8/10The idea of Longevity is original, but immortality isn’t as much. The rest of the plot is original though!Characters: 9/10The characters who are good, are really likeable, and the characters who are bad (Richard Pincent, etc.) are really bad. I love the characters in this, whatever age and maturity they are meant to be, they act like that. Sometimes I thought the teens were quite… not saying like all the time. But hey, it’s the 22nd century, they probably had evolved to speak better by then!Descriptions: 7/10Not as much descriptions in this book, but it assumed the same looks in my head as last time.42/50 = 84%