A dramatic tale of past lives, dark treachery, and the true nature of good and evil, Oversight by Dennis Batchelder is a stunning work of YA science fiction. - Hollywood Book Review, Starred Review.
Batchelder has done what seems impossible in this day-and-age by creating a refreshing new world. and her very soul.
Each trip to her past life brings Zelly wisdom, but what she uncovers from her shared history with Ying threatens to upend everything she knows about friendship...
She thinks the vike technology will help her predict her future, which she believes is preordained by the past.
In a page turning thrilling ride, Zelly scrambles to outwit her friend and rival.
To her dismay, Zelly realizes that Ying is the reincarnation of a power-hungry leader, and their rivalry has played out for centuries.
Her fears escalate when they both get their hands on a vike portal, a new technology that lets them vividly see, feel, hear, touch, and smell what happened in their past lives.
Zelly suspects her friend Ying is trying to kill her.
Along with her two closest friends, she\'ll ascend to power when she turns nineteen...if she lives that long.
She\'s also one of the last three reincarnated leaders of Soul Identity, an ancient organization that promises to pass people\'s fortunes and memories to their future selves. - The Independent Review of Books Seventeen-year-old Zelly is a self-proclaimed computer geek growing up in present-day Seattle.
A dramatic tale of past lives, dark treachery, and the true nature of good and evil, Oversight by Dennis Batchelder is a stunning work of YA science fiction