John Brindley
Auteur van The Rule of Claw
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Werken van John Brindley
Wings For The World 2 exemplaren
Court In The Act 1 exemplaar
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 20th Century
- Geslacht
- male
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 15
- Leden
- 167
- Populariteit
- #127,264
- Waardering
- 2.8
- Besprekingen
- 5
- ISBNs
- 21
- Talen
- 1
This science fiction novel is part survival story, part dystopia, and part slightly annoying treatise on the perils of genetic manipulation and environmental ignorance. Ash barely remembers a time before the ASP camp, where she and other kids have taken refuge on the beach after tumultuous events none of them remember. The adults disappeared long ago into the jungle, never to return. All that's left of them is the wire fences marked Admittance Strictly Prohibited and a set of commandments to follow. The fences protect them from dangerous mutant plants and insects on the other side, and it is strongly hinted even in the beginning that some of the horrible creatures on the other side of the fence were once the adults. A series of events -- including the death of one camp member -- brings this little camp to the attention of the Raptors, a race of clawed bird-people, who kidnap Ash because they want to use her in their war (the blue raptors and the yellow raptors are having a war based on mutual ignorance of each other). Ash discovers other races living on the island and tries to bring them all together peacefully, and in the process she learns the truth behind their island camp and what's become of humanity. (Hint: it's pretty bad. Oh, and adults are evil.). The book has tons of fast-paced action, clipped sentences, and short, short chapters, making it a very quick read. It has an awesome cover, too, and so I think it'd be a good pick for reluctant readers. It gets didactic, especially when the evil adults show up at the end, but I didn't really care, because a lot of the adventure was awesome. If I had to try to think of a cool tag line, I would say this is kind of like Lost meets Jurassic Park.… (meer)