In this dawning age of strong, complex heroines — characters like Jessica Jones, and Supergirl and, of course, Katniss Everdeen — Byron Gillan introduces us to the next great warrior heroines, and I, for one, can’t wait to see how these fierce fighters turn out. Gillan has concocted a complex dystopian future where humanity itself is at stake. His imagination soars, and the writing flows effortlessly, with each chapter leaving me longing to know more about this wildly imagined future. You should pre-order Children Of The Forest!