The Knowing, Sharon Cameron
The Knowing, Sharon Cameron
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The Knowing

Author: Sharon Cameron

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller, Andrew Eiden

Unabridged: 27 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2017

Synopsis

Sharon Cameron returns to the rich world of #1 New York Times bestseller The Forgetting with a companion novel as thrilling and intricately crafted as the first.Samara is one of the Knowing, and the Knowing do not forget. Hidden deep in the comfort and splendor of her underground city, a refuge from the menace of a coming Earth, Samara learns what she should have never known and creates a memory so terrible she cannot live with it. So she flees, to Canaan, the lost city of her ancestors, to Forget.Beckett has flown through the stars to find a dream: Canaan, the most infamous social experiment of Earth's antiquity. Beckett finds Samara in the ruins of the lost city, and uncovers so much more than he ever bargained for -- a challenge to all he's ever believed in or sworn to. When planets collide and memories clash, can Samara and Beckett save two worlds, and remember love in a place that has forgotten it?At once thought-provoking and utterly thrilling, this extraordinary companion novel to Sharon Cameron's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling THE FORGETTING explores the truth and loss that lie within memory, and the bonds that hold us together.

About Sharon Cameron

Sharon Cameron is the author of the international bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick The Light in Hidden Places and the critically acclaimed thriller Bluebird. Her debut novel The Dark Unwinding was awarded the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Sue Alexander Award for Most Promising New Work and the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award and was named a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection. Sharon is also the author of its sequel, A Spark Unseen; Rook, which was an Indiebound Indie Next List Top Ten selection, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, and a Parents' Choice gold medalist; and The Forgetting, a #1 New York Times bestseller and an Indie Next Pick of the List selection, as well as its companion novel, The Knowing. She lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee, and you can visit her online at sharoncameronbooks.com or follow her on Instagram at @sharoncameronbooks or on Twitter at @CameronSharonE.

Reviews

Goodreads review by jv on February 15, 2024

Hundreds of years ago, a select group—the brightest, some would say “the best”—humans exited Earth to populate a new planet in pursuit of a better life, for the people and even their habitat, this time. Regression would be the new progression, technology would be eliminated, to a certain extent, of......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on October 14, 2017

Lovely companion story! ***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog*** The Knowing by Sharon Cameron Book Two of The Forgetting series Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication Date: October 10, 2017 Rating: 4 stars Source: ARC sent by the publisher Summary (from Goodreads): Samara doesn't forget. And she isn......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on September 03, 2017

Realllly good. Much like the first one, I was pretty confused at the beginning (and on and off throughout). I like learning about this really insane world and would totally read more books in this companion series. I think Sam and Beck were interesting main characters. I liked that the story felt si......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on October 16, 2017

I enjoyed this companion to THE FORGETTING so much! It was fascinating to get another look at this world from a new perspective (hundreds of years after Nadia and Gray's time). Being one of the Knowing like Samara would be a fascinating and also terrifying experience, I think. And Beckett's experien......more

Goodreads review by AziaMinor on June 06, 2021

Overall Rating : B "I am one of the Knowing. The privileged. The Special. What have we done to be punished with this life?" 379 years after the events of The Forgetting, this shows how events can be altered and twisted to fit beliefs and cultures. Even if it started as something completely different. Th......more

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Praise for The Forgetting:

A #1 New York Times bestseller

An Autumn 2016 Kids' Indie Next List selection

* "Effective worldbuilding and strong characterization . . . A well-crafted fable for our time." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "This fantasy is a marvelous achievement." -- School Library Journal, starred review

"[An] absorbing adventure." -- Publishers Weekly

"The Forgetting is Sharon Cameron's fourth young adult novel, and she's grown adept at blurring the lines between fantasy, dystopian and science-fiction genres. Cameron reminds us, through Nadia's documented memories, that we must learn to appreciate the truth as much as question it, exploring the morality tucked within the fallacy of memory." -- Bookpage, Top Pick



Praise for Rook:



A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection



An Indiebound Indie Next Top Ten selection



Winner of the Parents' Choice Gold Award



"The suspense kicks right off in this action-packed tale, quickly wrapping readers up in the drama." -- Romantic Times



"Full of derring-do and double crosses, this romantic adventure is thoroughly engrossing." -- Kirkus Reviews



"Cameron crafts a brilliant homage to The Scarlet Pimpernel yet also manages to make her telling unique, particularly in... the many twists, turns, betrayals, and lucky breaks [that] will keep readers breathless until the very end." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books



"Rook is sure to be a read all readers will remember." -- Portland Book Review







Praise for The Dark Unwinding:



A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection



Winner of the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award



"Utterly original, romantic, and spellbindingly imaginative." -- USA Today



"Haunting thrills unfurl..." -- Entertainment Weekly



"Gripping twists, rich language, and an evocative landscape." -- Publishers Weekly



"[A] singularly polished piece." -- The Horn Book



"A strikingly original, twisty gothic tale that holds surprises around every dark corner." --Judy Blundell, author of What I Saw and How I Lied





Praise for A Spark Unseen:



"Gripping... [an] absorbing, intelligent adventure." -- Kirkus Reviews

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