Intrinsic: A Novel
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Intrinsic: A Novel is a dystopian & post-apocalyptic ebook by France Pinzon. It runs 300 pages and is written in English. It was published in 2025. It costs $2.99 and is DRM-free. For fans of Never Let Me Go and Station Eleven . A decade after the fall of the despotic President Ynna Reinoso Manalo, the Republic of Groves hopes for a brighter future.
Description
Intrinsic (Book 1 of The Intrinsic Trilogy) is a slow burn, provocative coming-of-age political saga that explores the fine line between dynasty and destiny.
For fans of Never Let Me Go and Station Eleven.
A decade after the fall of the despotic President Ynna Reinoso Manalo, the Republic of Groves hopes for a brighter future. However, seventeen-year-old Anne Reynes, who recently returned from a reclusive treatment center, is less certain about hers.
As Anne manages relationships with her influential family, makes friends, and searches for purpose, she battles recurring nightmares and a growing sense that she's being followed. Her world unravels further as forgotten childhood memories resurface, challenging everything she thought she knew.
Intrinsic (Book 1 of The Intrinsic Trilogy) is a slow burn, provocative coming-of-age political saga that explores the fine line between dynasty and destiny.
Details
Length
300 pages
Story Length
Novel
Genre / Category
Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic
Audience
Young Adult (YA)
Publication date
November 17, 2025
Reviews / Blurbs
“A resounding debut novel that rings with themes that are both contemporary and ageless, Intrinsic is a thought-provoking exploration of morality and memory in an age of societal upheaval. In this dystopian world of dark propaganda and lucid nightmares, the boundaries of allegory, metaphor, and reality are creatively distorted, making this a timely novel for our current generation, which is rapidly becoming overwhelmed by futuristic fears and technology beyond conception.”
— Self-Publishing Review
“Intrinsic is a tale as old as time—an exploration of identity—but it's tackled in such a distinct world from a fresh perspective that it feels completely new. It's easy to immerse yourself in Anne's mystery as she begins to question the world around her, takes her past from the hands of others, and carries herself into a future of her own design.”
— Independent Book Review
“France writes with a good deal of subtext that I found absolutely complimentary to the narrator. Some portions have a nearly hallucinatory quality that had me reading between the lines and thinking beyond the text. Well done.”
— Ian Patterson, Author of The Narrator Cycle series and Fruits of Our Labor
“A resounding debut novel that rings with themes that are both contemporary and ageless, Intrinsic is a thought-provoking exploration of morality and memory in an age of societal upheaval. In this dystopian world of dark propaganda and lucid nightmares, the boundaries of allegory, metaphor, and reality are creatively distorted, making this a timely novel for our current generation, which is rapidly becoming overwhelmed by futuristic fears and technology beyond conception.”
— Self-Publishing Review
“Intrinsic is a tale as old as time—an exploration of identity—but it's tackled in such a distinct world from a fresh perspective that it feels completely new. It's easy to immerse yourself in Anne's mystery as she begins to question the world around her, takes her past from the hands of others, and carries herself into a future of her own design.”
— Independent Book Review
“France writes with a good deal of subtext that I found absolutely complimentary to the narrator. Some portions have a nearly hallucinatory quality that had me reading between the lines and thinking beyond the text. Well done.”
— Ian Patterson, Author of The Narrator Cycle series and Fruits of Our Labor
About the Author
France Pinzon
France Pinzon is a Filipino writer and editor based in Asia. Her fiction explores consciousness, identity, and the moments that define selfhood. Intrinsic marks her debut as a published novelist.
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