USA Writer
Lissa Price
Enders
Doubleday 2014
$26.99pb 273
pp
ISBN 978 0 8575 3136 0
Themes: Dystopian
stories/ Mind control/ Sequels/ Sci Fi stories
This is the exciting although creepy conclusion to the
story begun in Starters and made all
the more so because it hasn’t been expanded into a trilogy or a series which
must have been quite a temptation for the writer! The plot, to say the least, is complicated. In Starters, the first book in the duo, everyone
between the ages of 20 and 60 has been killed in a particularly chilling ‘spore
war’ - the old have the money –
the young have none. Callie, 17 and the hero of the stories, has allowed a controlling chip to be
placed in her head in order to survive. Now, it is possible for her to have
that removed but first she must make an enormous decision about the implications
it will have. This is one of those rare stories where we actually see the main
character developing and growing as the plot unfolds. The books will surely
be enjoyed by readers who have devoured The
Hunger Games.
Year 8 up/ Age 12
up
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