(Lee grew up in North Carolina, according to the book jacket.) A hundred years later in Carolinia, the pandemic returns in waves. He builds a new country in the South, called Carolinia. A figure named Calix Lehrer takes advantage of the chaos and revolts against the state. The eerily prescient plot unfolds after a pandemic weakens the United States in 2018. But it also evokes another kind of awakening: that which comes with realizing one has experienced abuse. The name Feverwake is Lee’s invented term for waking up from the fictional pandemic-caused fever and discovering newfound powers. The young adult novels began with Lee’s debut “The Fever King,” released last year, and concluded with “The Electric Heir,” released in March just as the real-world coronavirus was declared a global pandemic. That’s the premise behind Victoria Lee’s two-volume Feverwake series. What if surviving a pandemic gave you superpowers? Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund.
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