Shade's Children

De: Garth Nix

Narrado por: Siho Ellsmore

From renowned fantasy author of the Old Kingdom series, Garth Nix, comes a dystopian fantasy perfect for fans of Hunger Games and Divergent.

Imagine a world where your fourteenth birthday is your last and where even your protector may not be trusted....

In a futuristic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no human shall live a day past their fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the children of the Dorms are taken to the Meat Factory, where they will be made into creatures whose sole purpose is to kill.

The mysterious Shade--once a man, but now more like the machines he fights--recruits the few teenagers who escape into a secret resistance force. With luck, cunning, and skill, four of Shade's children come closer than any to discovering the source of the Overlords' power--and the key to their downfall. But the closer they get, the more ruthless Shade seems to become.

Tough but good

Somewhat somber post apocalyptic kids book with some lessons on what the meaning of humanity is.

Great the first time and now

I enjoyed this book when I first read it as a young teen. It is still just as enjoyable.

Such a great story.

Such a great story. Doesn’t overstay it’s welcome and would love to see this turned into a tv show!

this was my favorite book ever in middle school

it was amazing to listen to it again a whole life later, (I was 12 then and I'm 30 now) and loved it as both versions of myself

it's so dumb but so fun

a childhood pulp classic. enjoyed re-reading it.
visual, gripping, and def sticks with you.

The sci-fi book that turned me to doctor who & Star Trek

I had forgotten how much I liked this book. It is an old friend. Strong enough for an adult reader, it doesn’t dumb down the story for teens. The storyline is human focused rather than in-depth tech driven sci-fi, it’s there and the reader just has to go along with it. Enough world building for the story without over complicating it. Would have liked a prequel story but it’s not necessary.

On the audio recording; the voice used for Goldeye was a bit hard to listen to but the rest of the voices were good. The material was presented in an engaging manner.

Loved the novel and the narrator

I reread this after about 15 years and I still loved this book. The narration wasn’t a distraction from the story but a major enhancement.

Fun idea well executed

The story builds to a very satisfying ending. It’s a bit aimless at times and the voice fiven to Drum really hampered my enjoyment, but well worth a read.

Just not good enough

If you haven’t read many apocalyptic stories, then you will enjoy it. Otherwise you will realize how much this book is lacking…

My last attempt on Nix

When sampling it I was intrigued by the story and thought it was worth the risk of buying. Unfortunately, there was no reward to be found with this risk.

The writing style is reminiscent of a 15 year old in a creative writing class. I think I’m officially done with Nix. He is a great world builder (in theory), but lacks the writing ability to do it any justice.