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Devolve: The Wolf
Mike Hooper
Self-published
2016
Devolve: The Wolf is the first instalment in the Devolve series which was written by the New Zealand author, Mike Hooper and was published by Hooper Books. The book is a dystopian story that is told from the perspective of an orphaned teenage boy called Foren – or 4N according to the naming system in the book – and begins underground, where people were forced to go because of war, and later moves on to the surface where Foren and his friends are sent to explore.
The book begins in a classroom where Foren and his peers are discussing what the surface means to them and the rest of their people, and gives a brief but straight-to-the-point explanation of their history. Read more