“I
have dreaded for years that this day might come, and now my fears have grown
fruit. There is no choice. You must leave, and do it before your father gets
back.”
Genre:
Speculative – Post Apoclyptic, Science Fiction
Target Audience:
Girls 15+
Subjects:
Human trafficking, Genetic Experiments
Summary:
Catching Landers and trading them in for bio-coins is part of the culture in
Selah’s world. The Company up on the mountain considers them valuable and will
pay good money for those who capture them and turn them in. Sick and tired of
being viewed as less valuable than her brothers, Selah decides she’s going to
prove her worth by capturing a Lander of her own. When her brothers interfere
and steal her prize, she assumes the adventure is over – until she wakes up the
next morning with the mark of the Landers tattooed onto her chest that is!
Secrets are revealed – her birth father was a Lander and consequences are given
– she must escape before her stepfather finds out or he will turn her in to the
Company as well. Selah determines the logical course of action is to free the
Lander her brothers are taking to the Company and get his help finding her
birth father. Sneaking under the radar will be far from easy in this world that
encourages betrayal and greed.
Notes:
First in the Stone Braide Chronicles series, Thunder sets up a post-apocalyptic
world that promotes a form of human trafficking – primarily the selling of one
group of people to the sort of government that exists. Any that show up in the
area are caught and sold. Very little is known about Landers, only that they
have some sort of telepathic abilities and come from across the water, from
another land. The story seems to imply that they serve an Ultimate Being but
any information is extremely vague. There is a comparison of characters’ morals
but not against any ultimate standard. So consequently, there is very little
spiritual emphasis in the story, just a vague hint that there might be an
Ultimate Being that the main characters don’t seem to know about. The Science
Fiction element is strong with the genetic modifications – one character finds
a way to reverse aging on his mostly dead wife, bringing her not only back to
life, but back to a younger age. Experiments are done on the Landers as well.
Overall this book is just another post-apocalyptic story that leaves out the
spiritual elements. The focus is the adventure and the setting, not conveying
truth.
Spiritual Content
Recommendation Scale: 1.5/5
Reviewer:
Jamie
Acts
13:47 – For
this is what the Lord has commanded us: " 'I have made you a light for the
Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.' "
Thank you to the publisher for
providing me with a free review copy of this book in exchange for my honest
opinion.
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