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I'd like to take a moment to talk about a new book series I just finished the first book of.
It's called "Gone" or at least the first book is and its written by Michael Grant
It's "new" in the "New to me sense" but was originally published in 2008.
The story takes place in a little town on the coast of California when suddenly, inexplicably everyone 15 and older in the city spontaneously vanishes. In a "Lord of the flies" kind of sense (He says though he's never read lord of the flies) the kids are tasked with trying to keep their little society from falling apart, taking care of each other, establishing order. And as can be expected there's always some bullies, manipulators and devious cruel children ready to take advantage in this new world order.
This book hit me like a train in the sense that it took things into a far darker direction then I had originally been expecting starting early on when the vanishing first happens, one of the characters is in a truck with her grandfather as it careens off the side of the road when he vanishes. What followed was a brutal description of the injuries and pain that came with a horrible car accident.
And that? Was the light stuff.
A supernatural element is introduced by way of a massive impregnable barrier that has surrounded the city and surrounding area including a chunk of dessert and the ocean. Furthermore strange mutations are occurring in the local wildlife and in the children themselves.
If you enjoy character driven drama, youths being forced to deal with dark situations that NO child in that age group should have to deal with and a nice almost apocalyptic sort of setting this is a great series to dip into.
I was brought into this series by My friend Laura from Digital Dive who app'd a character from the series, after meeting someone who played another character from the series in Trans_9. From what I've read I've gained a deeper appreciation for both the characters in Trans_9 and can't wait to find out more about them both.
My only regret is now I have to wait for the checekd out copies of the second book in the series to be returned.
It's called "Gone" or at least the first book is and its written by Michael Grant
It's "new" in the "New to me sense" but was originally published in 2008.
The story takes place in a little town on the coast of California when suddenly, inexplicably everyone 15 and older in the city spontaneously vanishes. In a "Lord of the flies" kind of sense (He says though he's never read lord of the flies) the kids are tasked with trying to keep their little society from falling apart, taking care of each other, establishing order. And as can be expected there's always some bullies, manipulators and devious cruel children ready to take advantage in this new world order.
This book hit me like a train in the sense that it took things into a far darker direction then I had originally been expecting starting early on when the vanishing first happens, one of the characters is in a truck with her grandfather as it careens off the side of the road when he vanishes. What followed was a brutal description of the injuries and pain that came with a horrible car accident.
And that? Was the light stuff.
A supernatural element is introduced by way of a massive impregnable barrier that has surrounded the city and surrounding area including a chunk of dessert and the ocean. Furthermore strange mutations are occurring in the local wildlife and in the children themselves.
If you enjoy character driven drama, youths being forced to deal with dark situations that NO child in that age group should have to deal with and a nice almost apocalyptic sort of setting this is a great series to dip into.
I was brought into this series by My friend Laura from Digital Dive who app'd a character from the series, after meeting someone who played another character from the series in Trans_9. From what I've read I've gained a deeper appreciation for both the characters in Trans_9 and can't wait to find out more about them both.
My only regret is now I have to wait for the checekd out copies of the second book in the series to be returned.