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Guardians (Wasteland #3)
Author: Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan
Genre: YA Dystopia
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Publisher: HarperTeen
Description:
The Emmy Award-nominated and Edgar
Award-winning duo of Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan deliver a
heart-pounding finale to the post-apocalyptic teen world of the
Wasteland, filled with dramatic twists and turns. Bestselling author of Criminal, Karin Slaughter, called Wasteland "a Lord of the Flies for future generations. An irresistible page-turner."
No one dares to leave the District—the towering structure of glass and steel that is their protection against the unruly bands of Outsiders that roam Mundreel and the deadly rain that carries the disease that kills all over the age of nineteen.
This skyscraper stands amid the urban devastation, the city rumored to have once been called "Montreal." Esther and her allies have created a haven on the rooftop, a garden that flourishes, and a home for her new baby, hidden from all but the very few who know her secret. But as Gideon's power grows and factions form, the ultimate darkness is born from greed, and Esther must find a way to save the citizens from themselves.
No one dares to leave the District—the towering structure of glass and steel that is their protection against the unruly bands of Outsiders that roam Mundreel and the deadly rain that carries the disease that kills all over the age of nineteen.
This skyscraper stands amid the urban devastation, the city rumored to have once been called "Montreal." Esther and her allies have created a haven on the rooftop, a garden that flourishes, and a home for her new baby, hidden from all but the very few who know her secret. But as Gideon's power grows and factions form, the ultimate darkness is born from greed, and Esther must find a way to save the citizens from themselves.
Top Ten Favorite Books
SUSAN:
1. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman (imaginative, dark, and unique. Genuinely subversive!)
2. The Dog Stars, Peter Heller (incredibly exciting dystopian tale of a man and his dog)
3. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle (a classic. It shaped my life and really made me want to be a writer)
4. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (ditto)
5. The Easter Parade, Richard Yates (hard-hitting, beautifully written portrait of two sisters)
LAURENCE:
1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain (one of the great novels about childhood and race in America)
2. Lord of the Flies, William Golding (another classic: unforgettably captures the dark sides of being young)
3. Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard (a terrific autobiographical novel about a privileged child turned feral during WWII)
4. The Member of the Wedding, Carson McCullers (a heartbreaker about adolescence in the South)
5. True Grit, Charles Portis (a tremendous novel about a young girl in the old West )
This
was a solid final installment in a gripping dystopian trilogy that always had
me reading as fast as I could to see what was going to happen next.
There continues to be a ton of action in the book, so you never quite know what to
expect. The plot was well done with a fast pace and lots of action. The world that was created in the book was incredibly detailed
and vivid with imagery, so much so that I could easily envision it in my
mind. The one thing that always got to me and pulled me out of the
thrall of the book was the age of the characters. This happened with every book in the series. The characters all act and seem
so much older than they really are - it always shocked me when I was
reminded that they were only kids. Again, I understand why the authors
wrote the plot this way, it fits with the whole dystopian atmosphere
that the story takes place in. I couldn't really wrap my mind around the age of the characters and
the way they acted and lived.
The plot was thrilling and full of tense moments and exciting twists. Being a dystopian book, not all of these were positive. Actually - the majority of them weren't. The book was well written with an intense storyline full of twists and turns, and definitely had me turning the pages to see what would happen next. Overall, I think this was a great final book in a series that grasps the reader at the beginning and doesn't let go until the very end. Definitely recommended for fans of science fiction and dystopias, as well as those who enjoy action and adventure.
SUSAN KIM is
a playwright, TV writer, and author. Her two graphic novels w/co-author
Laurence Klavan, “City of Spies” (artwork by Pascal Dizin) and “Brain
Camp” (artwork by Faith Erin Hicks), were published by First Second
Books in 2010. “Flow: the Cultural Story of Menstruation” (co-written
w/Elissa Stein) was published by St. Martin’s Griffin in 2009. Plays
include the stage adaptation of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club (Dramatists
Play Service) and various one-acts that were produced in the EST
Marathon, including Death and the Maiden, Rapid Eye Movement,Dreamtime
for Alice (Dramatists Play Service and Farrar Strauss), and Memento Mori
(Smith and Krauss). Her work has been produced internationally. Ms. Kim
has been nominated five times for the Emmy and four times for the
Writers Guild award for her work in both non-fiction and children’s TV;
she won a WGA award in 1996 for Best Documentary. She lives in New York
City, teaches dramatic writing in the MFA program at Goddard College and
currently blogs for the Huffington Post.
LAURENCE KLAVAN wrote the novels, “The Cutting Room” and “The Shooting Script,” which were published by Ballantine Books. He won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the novel, “Mrs. White,” co-written under a pseudonym. His graphic novels, "City of Spies" and "Brain Camp," were co-written with Susan Kim and published by First Second Books at Macmillan. His short work has been published in The Alaska Quarterly, Conjunctions, The Literary Review, Gargoyle, Louisville Review, Natural Bridge, Pank, Stickman Review, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, among many other journals, and a collection is forthcoming from Chizine Publications. He received two Drama Desk nominations for the book and lyrics of "Bed and Sofa," the musical produced by the Vineyard Theater in New York and the Finborough Theater in London in 2011. His one-act, "The Summer Sublet," is included Best American Short Plays 2000-2001.
LAURENCE KLAVAN wrote the novels, “The Cutting Room” and “The Shooting Script,” which were published by Ballantine Books. He won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the novel, “Mrs. White,” co-written under a pseudonym. His graphic novels, "City of Spies" and "Brain Camp," were co-written with Susan Kim and published by First Second Books at Macmillan. His short work has been published in The Alaska Quarterly, Conjunctions, The Literary Review, Gargoyle, Louisville Review, Natural Bridge, Pank, Stickman Review, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, among many other journals, and a collection is forthcoming from Chizine Publications. He received two Drama Desk nominations for the book and lyrics of "Bed and Sofa," the musical produced by the Vineyard Theater in New York and the Finborough Theater in London in 2011. His one-act, "The Summer Sublet," is included Best American Short Plays 2000-2001.
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