![]() Never Fade is the second book in the Darkest Minds series, which is a dystopian series that focuses on a protagonist named Ruby. In the first book the reader is introduced to IAAN, a disease which wiped out most American children, and left those unaffected which unexplainable powers. This book focuses on Ruby’s mission to free the super teens from the concentration camps which the government has placed them in, and to find the love of her life. I bought the first book in the series on a whim when I was in Barnes & Noble last year. I started reading it over the summer, and from the first time I picked it up I was hooked. I could hardly set the book down long enough to eat. When I got close to finishing it, I went and bought the next two books in the series. Bracken’s writing style is engaging, and the plot is very interesting. The book is an easy read, and I promise time will slip from under you when reading it. I strongly recommend (but read the Darkest Minds first). -LWH, grade 10
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![]() The Eye of Minds is a novel set in the future where a life-like virtual reality called the VirtNet is used widely by anyone who can afford it. Michael and his friends Bryson and Sarah are hackers who like to spend time using it, but it isn’t long before a cyber-terrorist named Kaine threatens the safety of the users. This tangent, or artificial intelligence, is conducting experiments in order to trap people in the simulation through his KillSims leaving people brain-dead in real life. Michael and his friends join the VirtNet Security in order to stop whatever Kaine is planning to do with the victims of his experiments. I found this book after reading James Dashner’s Maze Runner trilogy. Although I expected less from this not well known book, I have enjoyed it more than the Maze Runner trilogy. I find these types of books interesting as they caution about plausible futures that come with technology, but not going far out as aliens terrorizing the human race. The author captures the reader right from the start with a person about to commit suicide and it builds the interest of the reader after each chapter of the book with the mysteries that lie in this convoluted program almost like Easter Eggs. The end of the book has some perspective changing implications about what the future could be like. -MG, grade 10 ![]() The Dark Forest is the sequel to the best-selling book The Three Body Problem, by Cixin Liu. In The Dark Forest, Humanity learns of an impending alien invasion--in 400 years time, by an alien race named 'Trisolarans' The Trisolarans used sub-atomic particles which allowed them access to all of earths information, except the thoughts of humans. This lead the the UN to create the 'Wallfacer project,' where 4 individuals create strategies hidden from both humans and trisolaris. This book follows Chinese sociologist Lue Ji, a man granted the status of wallfacer. I got this book from my Aunt and Uncle for Hanukah, since I really enjoyed the first book. I really liked The Dark Forest, although I enjoyed the 3rd book, Deaths End, more. It was really interesting reading about earths future from an alien invasion, when the alien invasion is far in the future. It offers a new look on Sci-Fi, since in most other alien invasion Sci-Fi books take place during the alien invasion. Overall, I really enjoyed and would recommend this book. -ET, grade 10 ![]() This book is part of a three part series beginning with Little Brother, and finishing with Walkaway. The first two novels star Marcus Yallow, a young hacker with a large online following, fighting against the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies for public rights. This novel begins approximately two years after the first novel ends, Marcus being a college dropout with his family and life in ruins. His goal is to fight against Zyz, a private military contracting business that is run by Carrie Johnstone, who tortured him when she was a previous DHS agent. After reading the first book in the series, Little Brother, after seeing it in a library showcase, I searched for other novels by Cory Doctorow, as I loved his writing style and book topics. I then stumbled upon the sequel Homeland. I immediately checked it out and began reading it. I would recommend this book to any dystopia/science fiction fans, as it portrays the near future as a world where nobody is safe. -MD, grade 10 ![]() Artemis is author Andy Weir’s second novel. Artemis, the namesake of the book, is the first colony on the moon. Home to about 2000 people, the colony operates like a small city. In a civilization the size of Artemis, the residents will want a reminder of home that is not completely fireproofed and sterilized. That’s where Jazz Bashara comes into play. She works as a mainly as a porter, moving things throughout the city. On the side, however, she works as a smuggler, bringing illegal items into the city for the people that can afford them. When one of her oldest clients asks her to do a job that will turn Jazz from a small smuggler into a full-on criminal, but lets her pay off an old debt, she cannot turn it down. The job ends up getting Jazz into way more trouble and danger than she could have imagined. I read The Martian a while ago after my dad suggested it to me and really enjoyed both the book and the movie. I was excited for the release of Artemis and read it immediately when it came out. Andy Weir writes so every detail is realistic and scientifically accurate. Through his characters he not only shows his talent as a writer but his love for science and technology. Weir makes everything in the book easy to understand and fun to read. I recommend this to anyone who likes mystery or science-fiction. -LS, grade 10 |
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