ISBN: 9781681622583
Editorial: Turner
Autor: Brody, Jennifer
Año de edición: 2016
N° Paginas: 432
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: About the AuthorJennifer Brody lives and writes in Los Angeles. After graduating from Harvard University, she began her career in feature film development. Highlights include working at New Line Cinema on many projects, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Golden Compass, and Love In The Time of Cholera. She’s a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She also founded and runs BookPod, a social media platform for authors with hundreds of members. This is her first book.Reaching the surface was just the beginning.As Myra Jackson and her friends set out to find the First Continuum, Captain Aero Wright and two companions from the outer space Second Continuum find themselves banished for treason and stranded on Earth. Wright has vowed to complete his late father’s mission to recolonize their ancestral planet, but his true mission is to find the mysterious girl who haunts his dreams. Meanwhile, Myra and the young refugees of the underwater Thirteenth Continuum must make an unlikely ally if they are going to survive the hostile surface world and reach their destination, the nexus of humanity’s hope for survival. As their paths begin to converge, the Beacons that guide and connect Myra and Aero begin to prove their power, and a shadowy force with a centuries-old grudge reveals itself.From School Library JournalGr 7 Up—Descendants of survivors from remote colonies who escaped the apocalyptic Doom return to Earth to find a planet seemingly devoid of life. Teen engineer Myra Jackson of the underwater 13th Continuum and warrior Aero Wright of the outer space Second Continuum have landed on the surface with a few companions in an attempt to reunite with the First Continuum and reestablish civilization. With injured friends, minimal supplies, and enemies still working against them, the situation seems dire until hope appears in an unlikely form. Seeker, a feral humanoid from the Seventh Continuum, discovers Myra's group starving in the mountains and offers food and guidance. Coming from an underground colony ravaged by radiation and deprivation, Seeker is the most compelling and unfathomable character yet in the series: Does she really intend to help the ragged survivors? What choice do they have but to find out? Revelations about the fate of other continuums contribute to the world-building and enhance the story line. Strong female and male characters join forces to save what's left of the world, while a subplot of love triangles adds emotional suspense. Classic themes of loyalty in the face of adversity and good vs. evil underpin this plot-driven science fiction adventure. Although this is the second volume of a trilogy, enough backstory is included to allow teens to pick it up without having read the first installment. VERDICT Fans of The 13th Continuum will not be disappointed with this lively sequel.—Suzanne LaPierre, Fairfax County Public Library, VAReviewPraise for Return of the Continuums:"Strong female and male characters join forces to save what’s left of the world, while a subplot of love triangles adds emotional suspense. Classic themes of loyalty in the face of adversity and good vs. evil underpin this plot-driven science fiction adventure. Although this is the second volume of a trilogy, enough backstory is included to allow teens to pick it up without having read the first installment. Fans of The 13th Continuum will not be disappointed with this lively sequel." - School Library Journal"Likeable characters, an intricate world, and imaginative settings combine to make a satisfying young-adult read in Jennifer Brody’s Return of the Continuums, the second book of the dystopian Continuum series." - Foreword Reviews"The pacing and action are noticeably stepped up in this second outing [...] will please fans of the first." Kirkus"Jennifer Brody does it again with her imaginative dystopian young adult fiction follow-up to The 13th Continuum,. . . [Brody] just gets
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