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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A good read for a teenage audience. Some predictability, but overall a good, light read. Didn't like this one as much as the Artemis Fowl series, but this is a completely different set of characters and setting. (  ) dman999327 | Dec 20, 2009 |  This is a great book that keeps you turning pages. It starts out slow but picks up speed as you go. (  ) MrsSClass | Dec 7, 2009 | In the future, in a place called Satelite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill enters the world, unwanted by his parents. He's sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, Freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the boys are put to work by the state, testing highly dangerous products. At the end of most days, they are covered with burns, bruises, and sores. Cosmo realizes that if he doesn't escape, he will die at this so-called orphanage. When the moment finally comes, Cosmo seizes his chance and breaks out with the help of the Supernaturalists, a motley crew of kids who all have the same special ability as Cosmo-they can see supernatural Parasites, creatures that feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night, hunting the Parasites in hopes of saving what's left of humanity in Satellite City. Or so they think. The Supernaturalist soon find themselves caught in a web far more complicated than they'd imagined, when they discover a horrifying secret that will force them to question everything they believe in. cranbrook | Jun 5, 2009 | Adventure story, orphans hide out and fight mysterious creatures that only they can sense. There are plenty of twists and turns as the back story of each character is reveals, but the action doesn't slow down. A cracking read by Chiwetel Ejiofor on the audiobook version. (  ) francescadefreitas | May 26, 2009 | This was an interesting sci-fi book set in a future earth time. The world Colfer creates is a fearsome mix of the familiar and the horrifying potential progression of all our worst characteristics. The storyline didn't quite work for me. I didn't understand how this group that was fighting 'parasites' could have been so wrong for so long - the whole manipulation thing didn't quite convince me. But the world was interesting and I enjoyed that part of it very much. (  ) tjsjohanna | Apr 5, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 078685149X, Paperback)In the future, in a place called Satelite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill enters the world, unwanted by his parents. He's sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, Freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the boys are put to work by the state, testing highly dangerous products. At the end of most days, they are covered with burns, bruises, and sores. Cosmo realizes that if he doesn't escape, he will die at this so-called orphanage. When the moment finally comes, Cosmo seizes his chance and breaks out with the help of the Supernaturalists, a motley crew of kids who all have the same special ability as Cosmo-they can see supernatural Parasites, creatures that feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night, hunting the Parasites in hopes of saving what's left of humanity in Satellite City. Or so they think. The Supernaturalist soon find themselves caught in a web far more complicated than they'd imagined, when they discover a horrifying secret that will force them to question everything they believe in. Eoin Colfer has created an eerie and captivating world-part Blade Runner, part futuristic Dickens-replete with non-stop action(retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:05:51 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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