The Blueprint trilogy takes us to a
future in which men and women are almost identical, and personal
relationships are forbidden. In Book 2 of the trilogy, more than sixteen years have passed since Caia and Mac, now renamed Cathy and Michael,
fled their oppressive lives, although the plight of those who remain in
the Citidomes is never far from their minds.
Cathy and Michael now have three children and
Citidome life is a distant memory. But for Cathy, village life is no
longer idyllic. While Michael is famed as the leader of the Alliance of
Outside Communities, she is left holding the baby. When a chance arises
for her to fulfil her potential, will she make the right choices?
Michael, however, is too preoccupied to notice Cathy’s personal
struggles. Heightened security in the Citidomes has resulted in fewer
escapees, a shortage of young farmers and a depleted gene pool in the
village. While Michael unveils his most audacious plan yet to liberate
rebels from the Citidomes, will his devotion to the cause cost him the
love of his wife and daughter? And will his plan endanger his life, as
well as those of his allies?
Forbidden Alliance is also the story of
Cathy and Michael’s sixteen year-old daughter Joy. Fiercely intelligent
but with limited career options, she fights against the future her
father has planned for her: marriage to village boy Matt. Forbidden from seeing Harry, the nomadic canal-dwelling boy she has loved since
childhood, she finds friendship from an unexpected source: BodyPerfect
ex-citizen Ryan, whose perfect Citidome looks are less than perfect in
the outside world. And her illusions about life in the Citidomes are
about to be shattered.
In addition to the issues explored in Book 1 of the trilogy, Forbidden Alliance poses additional questions, including those of leadership, family
loyalties and whether it is possible to justify the sacrifice of human
lives for the greater good.
Forbidden Alliance is the second book of the Blueprint trilogy. The first book was Future Perfect.
