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Reading the Wind

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by Brenda Cooper
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A “gripping” sci-fi fantasy, “distinctive characterizations remain complex and depictions of both [planet] worlds are exceptional. A welcome follow-up” (Booklist).
 
From the Endeavor Award–winning author of The Silver Ship and the Sea
 
The colony planet of Fremont was supposed to be free of all genetically altered beings—a new home for a pure race. So when six genetically altered children were abandoned on Fremont, they found themselves unwelcome and vowed to get off the planet by any means necessary. Joseph and the others managed to escape, although Joseph finds their new home hostile, frightening, and deeply challenging. Chelo is left behind with her new-found love, Liam, and her best friend, the troubled Kayleen. Both sets of teens must contend with hostile adults, daunting environments, and unexpected challenges. And when Chelo’s very life is threatened, Joseph must find a way to save her.
 
Praise for The Silver Ship and the Sea:
 
“An engrossing tale of six young outsiders growing up on a colony planet . . . This is an adventure story . . . But it is also a story about the relationships between insiders and outsiders . . . between people who need each other in order to survive.” —School Library Journal
 
“Fast-paced and full-bodied, The Silver Ship and the Sea is character-driven hard SF at its best.” —The Seattle Times

  • Creators

  • Series

    Fremont's Children

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 6, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781614756514

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781614756514
      • File size: 980 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 5, 2008
      In this scattered sequel to 2007’s The Silver Ship and the Sea
      , Cooper undercuts intriguing character development with awkward pacing and a weak resolution. Genetically enhanced adolescents Chelo, Liam and Kayleen remain on Fremont, a planet colonized by unaltered “original humans” who fought and won a war against the children’s genetically enhanced parents, while Chelo’s brother, Joseph, returns to Silver’s Home, his ancestral world, to learn about his family and get help for his wounded protector, Jenna. Cooper offers tantalizing glimpses of the genemod-driven sociopolitical system of Silver’s Home and the wonderful progression of the relationship among Chelo, Liam and Kayleen, which gets complicated without ever seeming unrealistic. Once the larger threat to Fremont is unveiled, however, the pacing goes downhill, and several characters take actions that seem dictated more by plotting than by believable motivations. The result is messy and unsatisfying, and frustrating to readers who have come to like these smart, determined teens.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

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