10.22.2012

The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer

THE QUEEN'S ARMY
Luncar Chronicles, Book 1.5
A Tor.com Original 
Coming November 20, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-1466833791
Publisher: Tor
Pages: 32
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It is time. The boy must leave his family to serve in the Queen’s army. To be chosen is an honor. To decline is impossible. The boy is modified. He is trained for several years, and learns to fight to the death. He proves to the Queen -- and to himself -- that he is capable of evil. He is just the kind of soldier the Queen wants: the alpha of his pack.

Listed as a prequel to SCARLET, it seems like the prefect appetizer to February 5th's release of SCARLET.