This provides much diversification to the novel as there are different cultures rather than focusing on one predominant race. You’ll appreciate the fact that the Elites continuously seek to address the issue of racism and are always campaigning to prove that a person isn’t defined by their race but rather their skills and whom they are. The citizens of New Babel are separated according to races, and the Red blood are considered inferiors and the Elites who protect the city. However, things don’t go Silver’s way, and everything she thought she knew is about to change completely. All that she wanted is live up to what she is and prove to everyone that she’s a worthy Elite and can offer protection to the city. Silver is red blood and also an Elite which makes her one of the few select people to guard Neo-Babel.

Natasha Ngan has done an excellent job in character creation both her central character Silver and the supporting cast, the likes of Butterfly. There are main plots and plenty of subplots featuring different organizations and characters each with their motives. Natasha Ngan’s debut novel has a lot going on. Silver accompanied by her good friend Butterfly embark on a journey to save her family and bring to the surface the secrets that the Elites thrive on. Things get even worse as people start to vanish and a rebellion on the horizon. On her first mission to offer protection to the president during a rally, Silver is one of the people who get the blame for the presidential assassination. The main character, Silver has been training with the Elites for a couple of years and is dying to get a chance to prove herself worthy to join the crew to those people who thought her Red blood made her inferior and to Ember who feels that she can never be being one of the Elite. In the fictional city of New-Babel, there are people with superior DNA who protect the people. Natasha Ngan became a published author in 2013 when her standalone novel, The Elites was released and in 2014 she published The Memory Keepers. In reality, Natasha spends most of her time confusing the locals with her funny French and getting lost on the Metro.

The author relocated to Paris, France where she likes to dream drifting from brasserie to another, wineglass in one hand and a notepad in the other. Natasha attended the University of Cambridge where she studied Geography and worked as a fashion blogger and media consultant after graduating from college.

Her multicultural upbringing has significantly influenced her writing career, and she’s passionate and happy about writing diverse story tales to teenagers. Apart from writing, Ngan is also a yoga teacher who spent her childhood between Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Natasha Ngan is an English author of science fiction, young adult and fantasy books.

The elites by natasha ngan