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Cate Campbell Beatty

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Young Adult, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Cate Campbell Beatty is married and the mother of two. She is an attorney and lives in Los Angeles.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Cate graduated from UCLA with a degree in Economics. She received her juris doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. She is admitted to practice in all of the California state courts and the United States District Court, Central District of California.
The book is reflective of the intricate nature of her beliefs and draws on her unique experiences and position. She gained insight as an attorney for a non-profit representing those unable to afford an attorney.She was a lead attorney in a prominent lawsuit, leading to changes in California state laws regarding health insurance. She sought to use the tale of ...more

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Cate Campbell Beatty Like all of you, I’m a voracious reader. I happened to be reading a non-fiction book about the oppressive and despotic North Korea, where its dictator…moreLike all of you, I’m a voracious reader. I happened to be reading a non-fiction book about the oppressive and despotic North Korea, where its dictator, Kim, rules with an iron hand and cult-like persona. Then, while driving in the car, I heard a story on the radio about the lack of organ donors, and a light bulb went off…forced organ donation in a totalitarian nation similar to North Korea.
At first glance one may think the idea too fantastic and not topical to our world, but it does have parallels. For example, cases exist where a child is conceived expressly for the purpose of using his or her organs for transplantation in another person, usually a blood relative. As a lawyer, I learned of so-called donor consent lawsuits, which seek to compel persons to donate organs to relatives. Some countries have instituted “incentives,” both monetary and non-monetary. In U.S. congressional hearings, it was reported that China gives prisoners in labor camps frequent physical examinations, with special attention to their blood type and the health of their kidneys, livers, lungs, hearts and eyes — “the retail organs,” and their anonymity makes them vulnerable to having their lives taken for organ transplants. The totalitarian nation in Donor 23 came from my research of North Korea, with its personality cult worship of Kim.
In Donor 23, I sought to use the tale of Joan and the autocratic society in which she resides not just to entertain, but to discuss issues that impact us as individuals in this world—themes of right and wrong, redemption, and the societal devaluation of the individual—along with plenty of action.
But an idea, like a horse race, is not to be viewed at one point in time. Rather, it is an awareness, an inkling, that expands and grows, ever changing. My ideas for Donor 23 and the characters which fill its pages have been affected by the simple and the unassuming. All things, all my life’s experiences, contributed to it.
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Published in Viet Nam

Good news Viet Nam!! The American award winning book Donor 23 (“Hien Tang”) is now available in Viet Nam!

Tin tốt Việt Nam !! Các cuốn sách đoạt giải thưởng của Mỹ " Hiền Tang " bây giờ đã có ở Việt Nam!!

Joan Lion sinh ra đã là người hiến tặng. Hình xăm in số 23 trên cổ tay cướp đi của cô quyền công dân, quyền làm người mà lẽ ra cô xứng đáng được nhận. Joan luôn tuân thủ luật lệ của Hệ thống, cố g Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 02, 2016 15:11 • Tags: china, chinese, viet-nam, vietnamese, vietnamese-science-fiction, vietnamese-young-adult-dystopia, young-adult-fiction

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“Joan spoke kindly, explaining patiently, as he always patiently explained things to her. “It’s like in that book you gave me, Jane Eyre. Jane says she isn’t a bird caught in a net. Instead she’s a human being with an independent will and that she has a treasure inside her that will keep her alive, no matter if anything bad happens.”
― Cate Campbell Beatty, Donor 23

tags: bravery, free-will, freedom, inner-strength, jane-eyre

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“The law isn't merciful.”
― Cate Campbell Beatty, Donor 23

tags: dystopian-fiction, law, thought-provoking, thriller-novels

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“During the night a fine, delicate summer rain had washed the plains, leaving the morning sky crisp and clean. The sun shone warm—soon to bake the earth dry. It cast a purple haze across the plain—like a great, dark topaz. In the trees the birds sang, while the squirrels jumped from branch to branch in seeming good will, belying the expected tension of the coming days.”
― Cate Campbell Beatty, Donor 23

tags: desert, happiness, impending-doom, morning-song-poetry, rain, sunrise

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“The law isn't merciful.”
― Cate Campbell Beatty, Donor 23

tags: dystopian-fiction, law, thought-provoking, thriller-novels

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“With that Nox turned a knob. There was a delay, but that was how the machine worked. First it gathered information about the subject, feeling, sensing—like a fighter in a ring, circling his opponent.
Kaleb sensed it, too. It was as if a doctor palpated his flesh, pushing his skin. It tingled gently. The tingling surged through his whole body. Was this it? Kaleb thought. Visions from his past shot through his brain. His mother. Father. Zenobia. Joan and Reck. The Three Musketeers. Pleasant memories.
Then the machine found what it searched for, and it acted. Waves of pain shot through his entire body, causing him to arch his back. He screamed in agony, his screams reverberating across the canyon. Then all of his muscles constricted. He couldn’t breathe, couldn’t even scream. It seemed to last forever. It stopped, and his muscles relaxed, allowing him to breath.”
― Cate Campbell Beatty, Donor 23

tags: fear-of-unknown, pain, torture, unknown-forces

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“Joan now stood alone with him. Captain Nox was an excellent interrogator. Many of his colleagues relied on hidden cameras, tracking drones, and scanning machines to monitor their areas. Not Nox. He relished the human touch—information gleaned from the movement of a hand, a dropped word, or, as in this case, a glint of trepidation in the eyes.
He studied Joan for a while, as if studying a map to ascertain the best route to arrive at his destination. She was so young, only seventeen, so it should be easy. He made his decision: first the fear, then the hope”
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“It was not that donors had no loyalty to each other, but they were not ashamed to betray a fellow donor. In its wisdom the Alliance promulgated the moral rules—the main one being one’s duty to the Alliance. The Alliance was sacred—all else secondary. But not all donors—or citizens—bought into that. Many knew in their hearts there was more to life.”
― Cate Campbell Beatty, Donor 23

tags: betrayal, brainwashing, loyalty, natural-law

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“The air delighted her nose—fresher and crisper compared to the air in the grimy ghetto, even better than in the city. She rubbed her chest where the dart had hit. Her heart beat powerfully inside her—fueled by fear. It felt as if it would burst, and she mentally tried to slow it down. Strange, she thought, these may be some of its last beats in her chest. Was that why it beat so fiercely?”
― Cate Campbell Beatty, Donor 23