Series: Conquered Earth (bk. 1)
Genera: Dystopian Sci-fi/Fantasy
Subjects: Aliens, post-apocalyptic, adventure, war,
supernatural
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 372 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $17.99
Publisher: Macmillan: St. Martin’s Griffin
Summary/ product description: “Lord of the Flies
meets War of the Worlds in J. Barton Mitchell's alien-invaded
post-apocalyptic world where two teens and a young girl with amazing powers
must stop the aliens’ mysterious plan
Earth has been conquered by an alien race known as the Assembly. The human adult population is gone, having succumbed to the Tone---a powerful, telepathic super-signal broadcast across the planet that reduces them to a state of complete subservience. But the Tone has one critical flaw. It only affects the population once they reach their early twenties, which means that there is one group left to resist: Children.
Holt Hawkins is a bounty hunter, and his current target is Mira Toombs, an infamous treasure seeker with a price on her head. It’s not long before Holt bags his prey, but their instant connection isn’t something he bargained for. Neither is the Assembly ship that crash-lands near them shortly after. Venturing inside, Holt finds a young girl who remembers nothing except her name: Zoey.
As the three make their way to the cavernous metropolis of Midnight City, they encounter young freedom fighters, mutants, otherworldly artifacts, pirates, feuding alien armies, and the amazing powers that Zoey is beginning to exhibit. Powers that suggest she, as impossible as it seems, may just be the key to stopping the Assembly once and for all.
Midnight City is the breathtaking first book of the Conquered Earth series.”
Earth has been conquered by an alien race known as the Assembly. The human adult population is gone, having succumbed to the Tone---a powerful, telepathic super-signal broadcast across the planet that reduces them to a state of complete subservience. But the Tone has one critical flaw. It only affects the population once they reach their early twenties, which means that there is one group left to resist: Children.
Holt Hawkins is a bounty hunter, and his current target is Mira Toombs, an infamous treasure seeker with a price on her head. It’s not long before Holt bags his prey, but their instant connection isn’t something he bargained for. Neither is the Assembly ship that crash-lands near them shortly after. Venturing inside, Holt finds a young girl who remembers nothing except her name: Zoey.
As the three make their way to the cavernous metropolis of Midnight City, they encounter young freedom fighters, mutants, otherworldly artifacts, pirates, feuding alien armies, and the amazing powers that Zoey is beginning to exhibit. Powers that suggest she, as impossible as it seems, may just be the key to stopping the Assembly once and for all.
Midnight City is the breathtaking first book of the Conquered Earth series.”
My Rating: êêê
My Review: I might have given this book more than 3
stars if the typography wasn’t so tiny. All those words on each page is a bit
discouraging. It gave me really bad eye strain, but despite that, the world
building amazed me. How did the author come up with this? Artifacts from the
“Strange Lands” that when combined do really amazing things. I was not
expecting this. I was expecting something similar to War of the Worlds. This
“techno-magic” is a really creative idea. And yeah the book reminds me a bit of
the Gone series in some ways too. And the Strange Lands made me think of Under
The Never Sky. So is Dark Matter and Aether the same thing?
I think it’s kind of weird that the main characters
are 20 (Holt) and 18 (Mira). That’s kind of old for YA/Teen books. Especially
for the 1st in a series. And Zoey is only 8 or 10. I really liked
the dog Max. Zoey calls his “The Max” and always asks if she can ride him. Most
of the character do seem flat, and the switching 3rd person
perspectives is really annoying. The plot is not bad. I like that they start
their journey somewhere in Illinois or Missouri, and travel near the Mississippi
to wherever Midnight City is. The compound in a dam is a really cool idea, and
probably possible. The factions made me think of Divergent. This book is not filled
with realistic stuff, but some stuff is. There are parts similar to Ashfall and
Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin.
The journey continues in The Severed Tower, coming out
Fall 2013.
Cover Art Review: I really like the cover. The colors
are cool. The dystopian scene is interesting. There’s a city, some wreckage and
a boy, girl and dog. I like the typeface for the title. And the symbol.
~Haley G
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