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The Scorpion Unit

By: Jacob Guy
Narrated by: Craig A.T. Miller
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Chester Aldair is a gay teenager who dies by suicide, making him a severe criminal. In Galena, technology has advanced to the point where people no longer die from natural causes, and as a result, the government has instituted, "The Age of Volition," which is a law requiring that everyone lives until they're seventy-five years old. Once someone turns seventy-five, they can choose how much longer they live for.

Since Chester takes his life before the Age of Volition, he's considered a criminal and faces long-term incarceration. As times passes, however, Chester realizes he isn't the only one telling lies and hiding secrets. And his life is the only one he can really protect.

©2024 Jacob Guy (P)2025 Jacob Guy Dystopian LGBTQ+ Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Kept me on the edge the whole time

Where do I begin?! The Scorpion Unit is such an amazing story, compelling prose, and real emotional exploration throughout the story!

Dystopian YA story that I wish I had when I was younger!! The biggest thing for me in this novel is the exploration and inclusion of Chester’s emotions in talking about depression and the internal war of being gay ‘a south pole’ in a way that is relevant, relatable, and so real!!!

This is an amazing story to show what many individuals go through in life, in fighting for our own survival and will to live, when at times it definitely seems easier to just stop.

Definitely recommend this book to anyone and everyone is struggling, has struggled, or knows someone struggling with depression….which is everyone.

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