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Ravaged by a plague known as Red Death, the planet Gabriel, a former colony of Earth, is a barren wasteland. Since being abandoned by Earth 500 years ago, resources are scarce and life is cheap. To stay alive, the survivors, the Citizens, scavenge the remains of a now dead city, trading for food with the resource-rich Curadores, the only other survivors on Gabriel. Every old computer, every piece of wire, every scrap of metal counts. To steal is the ultimate sin. So when tough-as-nails seventeen-year-old Leica is caught doing just that, she's exiled and left to the mercy of Gabriel's unforgiving desert for the rest of her life. While in exile, Leica discovers a mysterious shuttle, which may not only lead her home, but even more impossible-reestablish contact with Earth. Then Red Death rears its head again, killing her entire work crew, leaving Leica all alone until a handsome Curador offers her refuge in the Dome-the only place on Gabriel untouched by Red Death, where a decadent and sultry life awaits. But there's a catch: Leica can only enter the Dome as his concubine-his Kisaeng. When a rogue group of Citizens see their chance for revolution in Leica's good fortune, she finds herself unraveling a deadly mystery with chilling answers to the true origin of Red Death and the reason Earth really abandoned them so long ago.
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About the Author:
Sara Wilson Etienne went to college in Maine to become a marine biologist, but when her research transformed itself into a novel, she realized that she loved fantasy more than fact. So she gave into it and wrote her first book, Harbinger. She now lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and two dogs.
Carly Robins is an actress and voice-over artist. She can be heard on commercials, video games, and promos. Carly comes to narration with a passion for performance along with the capability to span several genres, from romance to children's literature and thrillers.
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Carly Robins is an actress and voice-over artist. She can be heard on commercials, video games, and promos. Carly comes to narration with a passion for performance along with the capability to span several genres, from romance to children's literature and thrillers.
Gr 9 Up—Leica and her sisters are Citizens of Pleiades, descendants of colonists who settled on the planet Gabriel 500 years ago. Now, in 2590, Citizens scavenge the ruins of their original colony for technology to give to the scientific-minded Curadores in exchange for supplies and God's eventual forgiveness, which they believe will allow them to return to Earth. After being exiled for nearly two years for possessing contraband technology, Leica knows the fear and privation of being alone in the desert surrounding Pleiades. She finds a shuttle in the Tierra Muerta that leads her back to her sister, Lotus, and a fledgling settlement trying to separate itself from Pleiades and the secure dome habitat of the Curadores. With the dome malfunctioning and food becoming scarce, Leica will have to uncover the long-buried secrets behind why Earth abandoned Gabriel so many years ago. This convoluted sci-fi novel is a loose retelling of the Grimm fairy tale "Fitcher's Bird," complete with a version of the story written by the author to accompany each of the novel's three parts. Elements from Korean and Mexican culture are fused into this futuristic narrative to create a diverse world, albeit one that often lacks strong internal logic. A meandering plot filled with not enough character development makes for a slow read. VERDICT This book will have the most appeal for committed science fiction fans and those looking for a new fairy-tale retelling in the style of Marissa Meyer's Cinder or R.C. Lewis's Stitching Snow.—Emma Carbone, Brooklyn Public Library
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- PublisherTantor Audio
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1515905551
- ISBN 13 9781515905554
- BindingAudio CD
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