![]() ![]() There will be sequels, though I’m not sure of the publication dates. I sped through its 400 pages in three days, which is unknown for me. ![]() But I do feel in this case that if the romance needed to be there, it could have been handled more originally.īut hey, those are minor quibbles about a book this rich, compelling, and readable. Partly that’s just me: I don’t see why every YA, even post-apocalyptic science fiction, needs to have a romance. And though both Book and Hope are highly likable in themselves, the romance between them seemed perfunctory and routine: boy and girl see each other, can’t stop thinking about each other, share a kiss, encounter a conflict in the form of girl’s attraction to another guy, etc. The alternating perspectives (first-person past tense for Book, third-person present for Hope) made sense when the two were separate, but when they joined forces, the switching seemed redundant. There were a couple of elements to this book I didn’t care for. And as in the best YA, there’s always a light that shines through the darkness, leading the characters and the readers on. There’s not a scene in this book that isn’t expertly paced for maximum effect. Isbell’s writing is spare and straightforward, his command of dialogue (not surprisingly for a published playwright) impressive. Readers will identify strongly with them and root for them as the non-stop-action plot unfolds toward its measured conclusion. The Republic of the True America is Nazi Germany revisited, with its storm troopers, concentration camps, human experimentation, and plans for wholesale extermination of “undesirables.” But the horrors of this world are redeemed by the simple faith of Book and the desperate courage of Hope, two appealing characters who fight for what little good is left in the world. This is a grim book, and Isbell doesn’t pull any punches. Joining forces with Hope and some of her fellow inmates, they set out on a dangerous journey across a landscape ravaged by a past nuclear war, with the Hunters hot on their trail. (The LTs, meanwhile, are housed in Camp Liberty.) When the mysterious Cat, a teenager who seems to know the inner workings of the LT system, appears in Camp Liberty, some of the boys plan a prison break, hoping to find their way to a nearby territory where they can seek shelter from the ruthless Republic regime. THE PREY is narrated in alternating chapters by Book, a scholarly LT, and Hope, a teenage girl who’s been subjected to twisted experiments in the perversely named Camp Freedom. ![]() It’s got HUNGER GAMES qualities to it, sure, but also an original flair. The concept immediately gripped me: a post-apocalyptic society, the Republic of the True America, in which teenage males referred to as LTs (Less Thans) are raised to be hunted by the elite. I first learned of Isbell’s debut YA novel way back in 2012. es 540 pages.I’ve been waiting for Tom Isbell’s THE PREY for a long time. Daggart se ve a partir de ese momento involucrado en una sucesión de aventuras y conspiraciones en su lucha por evitar que el manuscrito sea utilizado para fines terroristas. Tingley, un ambicioso antropólogo, ha conseguido fama internacional al anunciar el descubrimiento del Quinto Códice, uno de los escasísimos libros mayas que se salvaron de la quema a la que los conquistadores y el clero españoles sometieron las bibliotecas indígenas a su llegada al Nuevo Mundo. Un día, sorpresivamente, recibe la llamada de Lyman Tingley, un antiguo amigo y colega con el que perdió el contacto tiempo atrás. Scott intenta superar la muerte de su esposa, asesinada poco antes en Chicago en el transcurso de un robo. Scott Daggart, un antropólogo estadounidense especializado en la cultura maya y profesor de la universidad de Chicago, se encuentra pasando el verano en el Yucatán, en las inmediaciones de Playa del Carmen, embarcado en la excavación de un yacimiento arqueológico.
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