June acts as a spy for the resistance when she goes to the Republic’s capital to work and live with Anden. Despite how perfect a world may seem, Prodigy makes the bold claim that oppression is everywhere and exists even in places that seem perfect. However, as they spend more time in the Colonies, they realize that life isn’t as ideal as it seemed, because people still live in poverty, and are faced with a judicial system that doesn’t care about them if they don’t have money. Upon arriving there, they initially think that that’s true: there’s more commerce, more light and sound, and people generally appear to be happier, as opposed to leading the strict, career-focused lives that they lead in the Republic. The Inescapability of Oppressionĭay and June flee the Republic for the Colonies halfway through Prodigy, after hearing that the Colonies are a safer, freer place to live. Day makes the decision to lie to June about his terminal illness and end their relationship instead, so that he can spare her inevitable sadness and allow them both to work on politics and the war, rather than giving in to grief. Kaede, a young pilot, dies in a horrific plane crash while fighting. As a result, they are all forced to make sacrifices for the sake of their war. Prodigy is a war story, about a group of people leading a resistance against an oppressive regime.

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Prodigy by Marie Lu