City of the Falling Sky (The Seckry Sequence, #1)

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City of the Falling Sky (The Seckry Sequence #1)

by Joseph Evans (Goodreads Author)

3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 · rating details · 312 ratings · 72 reviews

When Seckry Sevenstars is forced out of his village by the greedy Endrin Corporation and relocated to the daunting metropolis of Skyfall City, he harbours resentment for the company and vows to get them back one day for taking away his home, his school and his friends.

Fortunately, the marvels of the city do a good job in distracting Seckry from his anger and homesickness,...more

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Published July 22nd 2011 by Joseph Evans

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Mar 01, 2013 Huw Thomas rated it 4 of 5 stars

The basic scenario is simple enough - lonely boy in new city gets drawn into plot to stop evil genius, finding friends and enemies along the way. It took a few pages to get into but I quickly took a liking to the hero, Seckry, and enjoyed his adventures.

There were a few things that jarred, in particular the names. The book is aimed at children but some themes - drug use, bullying and mention of rape, to my mind, put it firmly in the teen/young adult category rather than being for younger readers...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Lucy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: meh, supposed-to-be-dystopian

Mostly, I enjoyed reading this book. It was quite similar to Harry Potter and I liked the school setting, and the game which the main character's played, 'Friction'.

However, I felt the writing style was too simple for me.The way that the main character solved the issues that arose in the book was quite 'neat' and simple. One of the main issues for me was that (view spoiler)...more

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Jun 26, 2012 D.M. Dutcher rated it 3 of 5 stars

If you can get over the blatant similarities between this and Harry Potter, and some inconsistency in world building and plot, it's pretty good. Better than it should be, honestly.

Seckry is a boy who is forced to relocate to Skyfall City with his mother. One day doing an odd job on the net, he meets a beautiful amnesiac girl, and then gets thrown into a wild plot concerning the megacorp Endrin, one that affects everyone around him and even brings to light his own history.

First off, good lord thi...more If you can get over the blatant similarities between this and Harry Potter, and some inconsistency in world building and plot, it's pretty good. Better than it should be, honestly.

Seckry is a boy who is forced to relocate to Skyfall City with his mother. One day doing an odd job on the net, he meets a beautiful amnesiac girl, and then gets thrown into a wild plot concerning the megacorp Endrin, one that affects everyone around him and even brings to light his own history.

First off, good lord this is about as much a HP clone as can be, to the point where it starts to grate against the world itself. Characters have Harry Potterish last names like Furrowfog and Goblededee, names which make absolutely no sense given this is set in a vaguely science fictional world. You have a virtual reality form of Quidditch in Friction complete with leagues and it being the hottest thing among the students, most of the action is set around a school, and you even have the relocation, just the take the whole family to Skyfall/Hogwarts instead of just the main character. You have your Dumbledore and Snape figures. It even feels like a Harry Potter book with the structure of various mysteries weaving into a single end. That end has a Potterish resolution, too: without getting into spoilers, solutions are often underground in both books.

Second, there's a lot of inconsistency in the world. It's a world that has a sophisticated VR system and a fairly sophisticated form of genetic modification, enough to make pills that can only swell up your tongue (another HP-ish idea.) But people still listen to compact discs, and follow rock bands. There's a lot of stuff that has a technological gloss but is pretty obvious that it either should have been or is magic-an electronics class instead of a spells class, but it doesn't work like an electronics class should. It makes the world a bit thin and jangly because it doesn't feel like a science fiction world.

Lastly there's just odd little details. Teenage boys do not have slumber parties. If the worms are so valuable, why on earth does Endrin have such lax security that a high school boy can steal them? You have Friction as VR, but no other uses of that technology anywhere. Also, elements don't work that way.

Despite all this though, it's an entertaining book. I think pure invention and momentum help to make it interesting, and the characters are simple, but work well together. The plot takes a lot of twists and turns, with a fairly outrageous ending, and I found myself caring about Seckry's quest and his dealing with one mystery after another. It may be heavily inspired by HP, but I think he also manages to get the good side of those novels too. Friction as an idea was good, because you can tell the author at least understands free to play MMOs. I have a soft spot for mysterious amnesiac girls, too.

I enjoyed reading it, but I wish it would have been a little more its own world.(less)

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Jan 15, 2012 Tiffany rated it 4 of 5 stars

Somehow I missed writing up a review on this one. When I was reading this I couldn't help but think that a teenage boy should like it (not at all that I am clear as to what teenage boys should like). The story was well told and there was enough action and curious occurrences to keep it moving.

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1 - Seckry - I could see him being a kid in school with the challenges. But then of course he goes and does something amazing and risky making him anything but the normal student.
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Nov 06, 2011 Maria Violante rated it 5 of 5 stars

I didn't stop reading until it was over. Not to eat, not to sleep ... due to the light weight of the kindle, I didn't even have to stop to pee. Let's all just be glad that I didn't have to work today, or I think I would have been fired while trying to sneak glances between ... you know ... what it is I do.

Although the writing is simplistic at times - it is, I believe, geared for YA audiences - it is engaging, descriptive, inventive, and clever. The main character, Sekry, is whole and utterly hum...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Lyndaa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ok, so being a 40 odd year old woman I’m sure I’m not the target audience for this book, but what the hell, I enjoyed it!! I would say it was aimed more at a 12 to 16 year old reader. What I liked about it was that it was a modern story, although the names given to people and animals seemed a little fairytale like and childish. It seemed a bit odd to me that it was set in the future but was also quite old fashioned in a way. The computer gaming pods, virtual reality with team games as a national...more

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Oct 24, 2011 Kathryn rated it 4 of 5 stars

A great YA book. It was well written and very engrossing. It's the first published novel from Evans and I will definitely read the next books. He did a good job of tying up all the loose ends and leaving the reader wanting more. It's also one of those few books I've read about that I keep thinking about long after I finish. I can't wait for the second book. I would love to see the book made into a movie.

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There is one weird thing about the book that I have mix...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Charlotte rated it 4 of 5 stars

Joseph Evans' debut novel hits in all the right spots. A piece for all ages, genders and genre lovers, 'A City of Fallen Sky' really delivers.

Bringing together science-fiction, adventure and romance the life of Seckraman 'Seckry' Sevenstars is a puzzling one. Starting with the loss of his father and then being moved out of his home and thrust in to the big bad city of Endrin, Seckry enjoys the thrills that is Friction and finds himself in the middle of a mystery after breaking in to Endrin Corp...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Isaac rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jan 30, 2012 Marie Malyon rated it 5 of 5 stars

I purchased this book on a whim from Amazon just after Christmas and added it to my reading list after I saw a very intriguing comment on the cover from one reader saying it was "even better than Harry Potter" - what big shoes to fill.

Despite this, the narrative is surprisingly original. Drawing influences from the bible, (with "for Geddins sake" being my new expletive of choice!), current debates of genetic modification, corporate responsibility and even school budgets it is topical and engagi...more

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Aug 16, 2011 Obscured Vixen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, ya

This book was phenomenal! If The Uglies series and Harry Potter merged, you would come out with ‘The Seckry Sequence.’ City of the Falling Sky engaged me from the first page, and never let me go. The multiple story lines, mostly unseen in YA, was a wonderful surprise. You follow Seckry through starting at a new school, playing Friction, having his first big crush, while trying to find out the mysteries behind a corporation that seems to be incorporated in all aspects of the city.

Like a typical t...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Lorijo Metz rated it 5 of 5 stars

After reading the first chapter of City of the Falling Sky by Joseph Evans, my stomach did that nervous little twitter thing it does whenever I know I'm going to read something good. City of the Falling Sky is Evans first published novel, I believe, and it's very good. Not perfect, but very good. While Joseph mentions on his website that he was influenced by Harry Potter, I found City of the Falling Sky to be unique. Seckry, the main character is likable... almost lovable. In fact, Evans does a...more

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Mar 23, 2012 Luna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

I loved the book, first, because it reminded me of Harry Potter, anime scenes, Final Fantasy VII, World of Warcraft, great metal music concerts and my electronics professor at university that everyone hated so much.

Second, it is a great story. Skyfall City and the world they live in, is magical in it's way, friction is awesome, and the high school is one I would loved to have attended.

But I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because:

- Characters are plain. I wish I could have known more about Sec...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Christina Daley rated it 3 of 5 stars

I thought this was a good story. I liked the video game/anime feel to it, and I thought the concept was pretty unique. Some of the parts seemed to get a little tangenty, but the ending brought everything together, and that was a nice touch. And I liked some of the secondary characters. Tenk and Tipps pretty cool, although all the female characters were sort of predictable and rather one-dimensional.

I thought the writing itself could've been a little better, however. The pacing dragged at times,...more I thought this was a good story. I liked the video game/anime feel to it, and I thought the concept was pretty unique. Some of the parts seemed to get a little tangenty, but the ending brought everything together, and that was a nice touch. And I liked some of the secondary characters. Tenk and Tipps pretty cool, although all the female characters were sort of predictable and rather one-dimensional.

I thought the writing itself could've been a little better, however. The pacing dragged at times, and I felt a little bored especially towards the beginning and in certain places in the middle. Things picked up better towards the latter chapters. Also, there were a few illogical parts, such as kids being quick to befriend the new guy or the MC finding a strange girl with no memory and his mother making no inquiries to police or anything. The MC does get into a couple of rough spots, but overall, he's not really challenged, and most everyone likes him and everyone gets a long really well. It made me wonder at times if he was ever really going to be tested.

Also, there was a lot more "telling" rather than "showing," so that made the MC not so sympathetic and the villain not very scary. For instance, we're told that the MC misses his old home, but we didn't really get to see what his life in his old home was like before he had to be relocated, and so there's no sense of what he lost. Another example is that we're told that Endrin is powerful and evil and law enforcement is corrupt, but we never actually see those "natures" play out in any scenes. Everything is experienced secondhand by someone telling someone else or after the fact. When the MC does have contact with these opposing forces, the scenes are pretty tame, and that kinda weakens the experience and makes it not exciting.

And, I guess I was thinking that this was supposed to be a futuristic sort of world, but a lot of the technology is pretty dated even by our standards (does anyone have a VHS anymore?). I was hoping that the kids would have cooler ways of communicating to each other and that the classrooms would have more advanced technology, and that even this world's "outdated" technology would at least be different from our own. But they don't and it isn't.

Overall, I enjoyed this book, and I can see it has a lot of potential for being phenomenal. But in its current format, I don't think I would want to read the next one in the series.(less)

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Apr 01, 2012 Martin rated it 1 of 5 stars

While young adult books shouldn't be judged the same as adult, the storytelling here is entirely too simplistic. Friendships are formed too quickly, trust is given too easily, and situations are resolved too neatly.

Maybe you can't expect your reader to do too much thinking in a YA book, but there has to be evidence the author has thought through character motivations and why they behave as they do. Rather than being developed, characters appear to be assigned roles: good, bad, helpful, etc. with...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Angeli Reid rated it 4 of 5 stars

It is both a blessing and a curse to be compared to -THE- J.K. Rowling. Somehow, Joseph Evans is being fit into such big, amazing, magical shoes. Well, let me tell you now, you won't get disappointed. The City of the Falling Sky is such a refreshing read (especially if you're like me, that's been reading 'dark humor' material for the past couple of months). I've said this before, that Evans' novel is one of THE best post-Potter Depression pacifier you can find. But, its more than that. Its a who...more It is both a blessing and a curse to be compared to -THE- J.K. Rowling. Somehow, Joseph Evans is being fit into such big, amazing, magical shoes. Well, let me tell you now, you won't get disappointed. The City of the Falling Sky is such a refreshing read (especially if you're like me, that's been reading 'dark humor' material for the past couple of months). I've said this before, that Evans' novel is one of THE best post-Potter Depression pacifier you can find. But, its more than that. Its a whole new world on its own. Some might say that The City of the Falling Sky is eerily reminiscent to the Harry Potter series (as if insinuating that Evans copied from Rowling... *rolls eyes*), but looking closely, there are only 3 similarities between the two series: (1) you fall in love with the characters quickly and deeply, (2) both exhibited great potential to the extent of even creating fan base (that is sooooo religious, some can even consider it as a cult! Haha), and (3) you get to escape from this world to a WHOLE NEW MAGICAL ONE.

One of the things that I loved about this novel is how detailed Evans' can be. Like, he'd tell you that a Slipshaker is made up of sweetslush, chocomilk, goldberry and some other saccharine-sounding ingredients you'd wish really existed, and you'll be able to taste it.. with your imagination. He'll make you experience the novel with ALL your senses.

It kills me now to write a review about The City of the Falling Sky because it dawns on me... that, like all my fellow Seckramaniacs, I have to painfully wait for the next series installment! I've been telling myself to pace my reading slower... but its SO difficult to not turn the page.

"Last chapter for the night, Angeli. You have to go do your Psychopathology Case Study!" *finishes chapter* "Meh, Psychopathology can wait." *reads another chapter*

I really can't say more about the book without spoiling it... so better just read it for yourself.

In a nutshell, I recommend The City of the Falling Sky to fellow Potterheads, sci-fi lovers, people who'd rather live in a fictional world... well, basically, just everyone. And I swear to Gedin, you'd be high with the Seckramania fever as well.(less)

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Dec 16, 2012 Oksana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Boys are boys no matter what time they live in, what games they play or what music they listen to. The City of the Falling Sky by Joseph Evans is a story of an ordinary provincial boy with an extraordinary destiny.

The events are majorly set in an alternative universe in the futuristic city of Skyfall where Secraman Sevestars moves with his mother and sister. The author creates a very believable description of the city, technology and the social situation. You clearly feel what the life in Skyfal...more Boys are boys no matter what time they live in, what games they play or what music they listen to. The City of the Falling Sky by Joseph Evans is a story of an ordinary provincial boy with an extraordinary destiny.

The events are majorly set in an alternative universe in the futuristic city of Skyfall where Secraman Sevestars moves with his mother and sister. The author creates a very believable description of the city, technology and the social situation. You clearly feel what the life in Skyfall is like and easily understand the rules and laws of this metropolis. All the high-tech stuff is losely based on the devices and technological ways that exist in our reality, which doesn't require the reader to flounder around the descriptions of complicated mechanisms and machines and the ways they function. The universe is well thought-out and has no apparent inconsistences.

Characters leave an impression of real people with their background stories and unique personalities. Each and every one of them evokes feelings in the reader - both negative and positive. The relations between the kids as well as their interests and behavior seem realistic and consistent with the characters' age.

One of the two things that impressed me the most in the novel is the mastery and vividness of Joseph's descriptions. There were two moments in the book when I stopped reading and thought "Wow! That was damn well written. I feel every word of this scene and it gives me goosebumps!" That was the passage about THE FALL and Secry's first go at Friction. I mean... wow!

The second thing I'd love to praise is the plot structure and all the twists and turns it incorporates. You read and think to yourself that episodes and scenes are somewhat random and have no evident connection to each other. And then at some point all these loose ends just come together and make total sense! You don't realize that the author gives you all the necessary information which you just overlook instead of analyze and put together. And then you have this revelation: well, I should've seen this coming. And this. And this one two. So thanks for the surprises and logical completion of the loose ends!

Last but not the least let me talk about the language of the book. It's never easy to write about future and having to come up with all kinds of names and words which would make sense in this universe. Joseph did a great job here. As a non-native speaker of English I had no difficulties reading and understanding the narration. The style and his manner of writing are eloquent and easily perceptible. The allusions to realia and words which we all know and use make the comprehension even easier, bring a certain "oh-I-see-what-you're-trying-to-do-here" touch and makes the reader pround of deciphering this implicit(or not) info.

The book is certainly worth reading if you are a fan of detective stories or a video-games freak. You won't regret taking up The City of the Falling Sky and joining Secry in his thrilling adventure.(less)

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Dec 10, 2011 Kevin Fuhrman rated it 4 of 5 stars

An enjoyable read that kept me page turning the entire time I was reading it, the desire to find out what happens next is very strong. It's difficult not to make comparisons to Harry Potter after finishing it and a few parts of the book feel like it was being forced to fit a mold for "young readers" and that makes other parts seem a little out of place by comparison.

The religious themes near the end were a little shocking to find in the "young adult" catagory, however to be fair that might just...more

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Nov 18, 2011 J.C. Hart rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was actually a really good read. While I felt like it was written for an audience far younger than I (with the character names and style of writing reminding me strongly of the first Harry Potter book), I still felt myself drawn in. Evans has a really easy style of writing, so the story flowed nicely.

The characters are all fairly well drawn, and there is everything you would expect from a YA novel from the love interest, the best friend, the teacher/mentor, family members through to th...more

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Oct 31, 2012 Charlie rated it 5 of 5 stars

So I came across this book because the author was in Waterstones, and being a fellow author I decided to purchase the book and I have to say wow. I absolutely loved it, the concept was great. I had never read anything with that concept and the ideas he had were genius. It had me hooked from the first page and I found myself needing to keep reading (even when I was at work) and was disappointed that I didn’t have a second book to read as soon as I finished the first. I am definitely excited to se...more

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Jul 25, 2012 Nikki rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopian-futuristic, fantasy, young-adult, good-year-for-books-2012

I came across this book when the author, Joseph Evans, found me on Twitter. Good move, Joe! I looked Joseph up on goodreads and found his debut novel, the first in a young adult series. What immediately caught my attention is that Joseph is a huge Harry Potter fan, and hey, I've got to help a fellow fan out! I bought the e-book and was immediately engrossed! The story is exciting and had me by the collar until the end.

Joseph Evans is an avid video gamer, which is evident in the book, where a vi...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Rachel "Rai29" rated it 3 of 5 stars

When fourteen year old Seckry Sevenstars is forced out of his village by the greedy Endrin Corporation and relocated to the daunting metropolis of Skyfall City, he harbours resentment for the company and vows to get them back one day for taking away his home, his school and his friends. Fortunately, the marvels of the city do a good job in distracting Seckry from his anger and homesickness, and it isn’t long before he’s competing at Friction (the city’s most popular multiplayer video game), slur...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Christina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya

3.5 stars

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When we first started this blog, one of our very first twitter followers was the author of this book, Joseph Evans. He suggested we check out his book and after reading the synopsis, I added it to my to-read list. amazon had it free for kindle the other day, so I immediately snapped it up.

I enjoyed this book. Several other reviews compare it to the Harry Potter series and I can see that. There is a young male protagonist who attends...more 3.5 stars

Also published at: http://allodoxoph0bia.tumblr.com/

When we first started this blog, one of our very first twitter followers was the author of this book, Joseph Evans. He suggested we check out his book and after reading the synopsis, I added it to my to-read list. amazon had it free for kindle the other day, so I immediately snapped it up.

I enjoyed this book. Several other reviews compare it to the Harry Potter series and I can see that. There is a young male protagonist who attends school with his friends and tries to defeat evil. And they play a game/sport together. The basic framework is kind of close, but the details definitely make this its own original story.

Seckry is a likeable character and his friends are fun, especially Tenk and Tippian. I found the romance factor somewhat lacking, but I doubt it was meant to be a big focus. The plot with Endrin and figuring out what the heck was going on in their labs was intriguing and I look forward to seeing what the next step in this journey is. Something near the end - no spoilers - made me wonder if Evans was making a statement about religion or just came up with an interesting twist - I will wait to see what happens next. I also appreciated the addition of Friction. Reading about video games in a novel is new for me and felt original, though I suspect there are others out there. I think there are a lot of possibilities for where this aspect of the series could go.

The thing that bugged me the most about this book was the names. Evans named his characters like he was a teen mom from a red state. Jennifer became Jenniver, Kevin became Kevan, Paul became Pawl, etc. This, in my opinion, was totally unnecessary and frankly was distracting from the rest of the story. Obviously it is too late to take it back, but I hope in future series, Evans will choose names differently.

Overall, this was a solid debut novel. Not perfect, but a well-thought-out plot and lots of room for expansion. Secky is a good hero and I think as he evolves, he will definitely be someone the reader roots for.

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Jan 27, 2013 Kristen Otte rated it 3 of 5 stars

City of the Falling Sky was an enjoyable young adult book and a great effort by Evans for his first book. On the positive side, I loved the main character, the setting and the science fiction aspect. I read through the book quickly which is a testament to a good storyline. On the negative side, I felt at times the story fit together a little too conveniently and the book lacked something to tie it all together, but I can't quite pin down what that something is from the first read. But, I definit...more

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Nov 23, 2011 kent rated it 4 of 5 stars

OK I'm 44 years old reading young adult sci-fi, sooo, after suspending all disbelief I enjoyed the book. The author uses a third person narrator to tell the story of Seckry Sevenstars in an alternate history of the near (2173) future earth. He uses lots of cutesy sounding names and fantastical chance and coincidence. From the point of view of continuing the saga of Seckry the book ties up so many loose ends it leaves very little to lead in to the next book.
So go ahead and read it, it won't hurt...more

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Apr 14, 2012 Ken rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-books

3.5 stars. I downloaded a sample of City of the Falling Sky and liked it enough to buy the book. There are the obvious tie-ins with Harry Potter--strange creatures and foods--but it's hard to find a YA fantasy book that doesn't have any, these days. I liked Seckry's character; it was realistic enough that he didn't come off as the perfect protagonist who has no flaws. On the whole, the writing level seemed more MG than YA, and there were some rough edges that could easily be fixed by a good edit...more

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May 16, 2013 S.M. Blooding rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

This book started out slow, but I’ve noticed that a lot of my reviews say the same thing. What am I expecting as a reader? That the author just jump head first into the story? That we miss all the important information on how we got there? I have no idea!

Once we get to the second chapter, though, the story really just TAKES OFF!

There are so many little subplots/subnotes in this story. I know several readers find that distracting, my mind finds it fascinating! I loved all the digs, and jabs, and...more

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Feb 01, 2012 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

City of the Falling Sky was a non-stop adventure that I couldn't get enough of. This is the first novel I've read of Joseph Evans and trust me it won't be the last. When evil Endrin Corporations forces everyone out of Marne, Seckry must leave his friends, his school and his home to live in Skyfall City. Once in Skyfall Seckry is introduced to a whole new world, new friends and a new game called Friction. But just when things are looking up for him, he answers an ad for a job and everything he th...more

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Jan 24, 2012 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

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Wandering around on Amazon one day, I came across City of the Falling Sky. Now, the summary seemed to give a little too much away in regards to the plot (I have edited it a bit for the review), but it still looked like something different. And boy was I right! Gaming... mystery... science fiction... it is all there. And in a nice, clean package.

City of the Falling Sky has multiple story lines. All interwoven together in an engrossing way. I must gives kudos to Evans for keeping a...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Milo Miller rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: y-a-fiction, tech-fiction, scifi

For the most part I really liked City of Falling Sky. It's a good book about an unlikely hero going up against an evil corporation. The characters are all pretty likeable and the action is good.

The only drawback for me personally was the similarity/references to a Jesus-like figure within the world's mythology. I don't mean that it's heavily handed Christian, but it was enough a part of the story to give me pause.

That aside, it was really a pretty fantastic read, and I hope to see a sequel soon.

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