Noah Zarc

Oct 12, 2011 Susan Quinn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mg-sf

Noah Zarc (Mammoth Trouble) by D. Robert Pease is a rollicking space adventure that jumps through time with the Zarc family as they try to save animals (yes, two by two) from Earth's past to repopulate a planet barren of animal life. Noah Jr. is busy getting in trouble for unscheduled tests of his thermsuit when his parents fail to return from a mission to the Ice Age. Noah and his brainy brother and teenage sister jump through time and space to try to rescue their parents only to find that Hoan...more Noah Zarc (Mammoth Trouble) by D. Robert Pease is a rollicking space adventure that jumps through time with the Zarc family as they try to save animals (yes, two by two) from Earth's past to repopulate a planet barren of animal life. Noah Jr. is busy getting in trouble for unscheduled tests of his thermsuit when his parents fail to return from a mission to the Ice Age. Noah and his brainy brother and teenage sister jump through time and space to try to rescue their parents only to find that Hoan - arch enemy of the ARC (Animal Rescue Cruiser) project - has kidnapped their mom. And that's just the beginning of adventures that take our young heroes from the moon to Mars to many different space-times on Earth. Pease gives the ancient nature of the story of Noah's Ark a nod, while updating it to the year 3000 in a completely fresh way. I especially like the tender puppy-love story between Noah and Adina, the Ice Age orphan girl who shows ancient people to be a lot smarter than we'd expect.

One of the great things that I love about science fiction has always been the willingness of SF authors to tackle social issues. I would love to see more middle grade science fiction precisely because I believe that middle grade kids are primed and ready to debate the kinds of social issues that SF dives into. Noah Zarc is light and fun, but it is also "serious" science fiction (as opposed to "comedy" focused MG SF, which doesn't usually have the same impact in a philosophical sense). Noah Zarc is chock full of gadgety devices and space-time travel, but Pease also gives a nuanced spin to the political dynamics of repopulating Earth with long-extinct animals while people remain trapped in crowded colonies on Mars and Venus.

Loaded with action and adventure, this story goes easy on the violence. I don't know the reading level of this book, but I'm guessing around 4th or 5th grade. With its light-touch adventure and advanced reading level, this makes it a perfect read for advanced readers as young as 6. And older kids, as well as animal lovers of any age, will love the adventure and time travel conundrums.(less)

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Dec 18, 2011 Anjana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Noah Zarc (Mammoth Trouble) by D. Robert Please is a truly exuberant novel about a twelve year old boy's adventures in a post-apocalyptic world. Noah, along with his family, is on a mission (known as Animal Rescue Cruiser Project) to save the animals from the Earth's past - which is headed towards destruction - and bring them to the future to re-populate the Earth of Noah's time.

All goes well until one day, Noah's parents' ship 'Moses' returns from one of their rescue missions without them. Hav...more Noah Zarc (Mammoth Trouble) by D. Robert Please is a truly exuberant novel about a twelve year old boy's adventures in a post-apocalyptic world. Noah, along with his family, is on a mission (known as Animal Rescue Cruiser Project) to save the animals from the Earth's past - which is headed towards destruction - and bring them to the future to re-populate the Earth of Noah's time.

All goes well until one day, Noah's parents' ship 'Moses' returns from one of their rescue missions without them. Having gathered from Moses that 'Hoan' - the ARC's nemesis - had interfered with the mission and kidnapped their mom, leaving their father trapped in the Ice Age, Noah, along with his brilliant brother - Hamilton - and skillful sister - Sam -, take off to save their parents.

The story's central character Noah, is a paraplegic, who despite his insecurities,is an extremely strong kid with a zest for life. Never letting his legs be a setback, Noah manages to travel across time and space to do right by what he believes in.

I'm a huge sci-fi fan and I loved every second of this book, but what I liked best was the involvement of animals - dogs, elephants, monkeys, dire wolves, the book has it all!- Any animal lover would enjoy this novel! The characters are dynamic and I found Noah's point of view (there's no other way to put it) really cute sometimes! For example, I liked his relationship with his dog, Obadiah. There's a line in the book that made me smile and laugh at the same time - "If there's food to be found, Obadiah's around." Really, is that cute or what?

Filled with excitement & adventure, Noah Zarc had me gripped! Incase you haven't already noticed, Robert Please has used a lot of wordplays and discreet references to the bible. I'm not a Christian and honestly, I don't have to be one to appreciate the morals carried across this story. Noah Zarc tackles social & ethical issues and carries these messages to young adults in a way that appeals to them.

The story's extremely well written and I recommend this book to kids,parents & teachers. It's the perfect novel for middle graders and I believe it would make a great lesson in school! (less)

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Nov 16, 2012 Megan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: teens, boys, pre-teens, ya fans

Shelves: giveaways, reviews-requested

I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.

PS - I love the new cover so much more than the old one.

***There are spoilers in this post***

Noah Zarc is a 12-year-old time-traveling pilot who helps collect two of each species of animal for the future earth, along with his family. The title and character name are not in the least a subtle tribute to the Noah's Ark story, which is essentially what this story is loosely founded on. While I appreciate the pun, I do wish it had been more subtle only because...more I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.

PS - I love the new cover so much more than the old one.

***There are spoilers in this post***

Noah Zarc is a 12-year-old time-traveling pilot who helps collect two of each species of animal for the future earth, along with his family. The title and character name are not in the least a subtle tribute to the Noah's Ark story, which is essentially what this story is loosely founded on. While I appreciate the pun, I do wish it had been more subtle only because the book was rife with other references to the Biblical story.

Considering I'm a woman in my late 20's, I really enjoyed this book, which was obviously aimed at younger boys around Noah's age. And that's fine - because even if it is a YA SF written for teen boys, I still got a kick out of reading it. There is a lot in here for the "adult" reader, such as the complex ideas of time travel that are explained at the end, and the different worlds that are built up around the characters. What I especially liked was Adina, the cave girl who ends up on Noah's ship and helps rescue his mother from Haon, the antagonist of the story. Adina's smarts are pretty impressive, considering modern humans tend to think that cave people were barely functional.

We also get to grapple with the mind-bending question: Is Haon truly evil? Or is he simply doing what he thinks is best for the human population (read: Venus's citizens)? I do think that a lot of his actions were dictated by desperation - the loss of his wife, giving up his son, his mother's death in a war on Venus, and finally the rejection of every legal thing he tried to get Earth repopulated for those who were barely surviving on Venus. But, like with most tragic characters, he ends up doing the worst possible thing and is then (presumably) punished for it.

The resolution at the end of the book came too quickly. It had a happy ending, which was awesome considering the reader is led to believe that Haon does release the nanobots and Obadiah is dead. But I felt that it was all too easy, and too easily explained. It was also strange to me that a character, Draben, was introduced and dismissed in a few pages, never to be mentioned again, when it seemed that he would play a much larger role. Perhaps his story will come in the second book, due out next year. The assassin bots also played a minimal role in the book, and aren't really explained except to say that Haon left them on Earth when he ran off with Noah's mother. I wish that story line had been fleshed out a little bit, but overall it was not important to the plot. My last gripe is actually with the cover - the boy's half-face is a bit unsettling to me, and would not lead me to pick up the book in the store. However, I was taught a valuable lesson: even while judging the cover, give the book a shot.

4 out of 5 stars because I enjoyed the read even though it was probably a bit "young" for me. Great writing, fast pacing, characters who are mostly developed (Sam and Hamilton kind of get left out of a lot of the story), and an intense climax are all positives for this book. I definitely recommend this to anyone who is struggling to get their kids to read, because it was very easy to get into and kept me hanging on.(less)

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Dec 03, 2011 Nancy (Tumbling Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'll start off by saying that this book was totally entertaining! I read most of it in just one sitting. I loved Noah Zarc. He was so adventurous and daring, which I was not expecting from a paraplegic boy. He was full of determination and courage as he raced through time and space to save his parents. I also really enjoyed the fact that he and his siblings (brother and sister) acted exactly as siblings should! They weren't all lovey dovey and unrealistically nice to each other. They argued, rol...more

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Mar 12, 2012 Donna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: elementary-middle-grade

Personally, I LOVED this story. A fantastic adventure. 12 year old paraplegic Noah Zarc lives in both the future and the past. Being a lover of physics and cosmology, this was fascinating to me. Also fascinating was the way Noah didn't allow his handicap to hold him back. Handicap? No Way!! Noah had a really cool mag chair to help him zip around.
Noah and his family, the Zarc's go through time collecting animals to protect them from extinction, (get it--Noah Zarc---Noah's Arc) They use a space/t...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Vickie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoyed this book. It had many themes: time travel, how we define disability, the environment, extinction, family, friendship, our relationship with nature and animals, and choice.

I thought it was interesting that the hero was a paraplegic. We are told: “I was born without the use of both of my legs. The only time I feel free is when I’m piloting a ship.” Our hero finds himself frustrated by his own body, which limits him, but he appears to be a born pilot. Through this he finds confide...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Denae rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 1st-person-narrative, sci-fi

I wasn't sure what to expect with this one. I was afraid the book would make fun of the Bible and the true account of Noah's Arc. While this book did mention the original Noah, it was respectful and just referred to the story as a historical tale.

The main character, Noah Zarc, Jr., is a 12-year-old troublemaker and paraplegic. He's stubborn and has a big heart for any creature in danger. I loved him.

The time travel was very well done. Often a book with try to explain things away with time travel...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Michelle Isenhoff rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One thousand plus years into the future of our solar system, Earth has been destroyed. People now live on Mars and Venus, fly around in the coolest space ships, and utilize amazing technology (like holopads, personal flying thermsuits, chef-bots that speak with French accents, and neuro implants). They’ve even perfected time travel. But, unfortunately, all animal life has been destroyed in the great Cataclysm.

Enter the Zarc family. Hannah and Noah Sr. are scientists in charge of a government sa...more One thousand plus years into the future of our solar system, Earth has been destroyed. People now live on Mars and Venus, fly around in the coolest space ships, and utilize amazing technology (like holopads, personal flying thermsuits, chef-bots that speak with French accents, and neuro implants). They’ve even perfected time travel. But, unfortunately, all animal life has been destroyed in the great Cataclysm.

Enter the Zarc family. Hannah and Noah Sr. are scientists in charge of a government sanctioned project to rescue extinct animal populations and resettle them on the slowly recovering Earth. They do this by traveling back in time, capturing a male and female of each species, and holding them within the Animal Rescue Cruiser (ARC) until their natural habitats can sustain them on Earth. Twelve-year-old Noah Zarc, a paraplegic and incredible space pilot, is a vital part of this family program. Not everyone, however, is excited about the repopulation efforts, and some will go to any lengths to stop it.

Futuristic sci-fi is not usually my first choice, but this spin on Noah’s ark looked so intriguing I had to download it. I’m glad I did. Not only is it one of the most original stories I’ve read recently, it’s well-written, entertaining, sometimes unpredictable, and just plain fun. It’s also squeaky clean, totally appropriate for middle-graders as young as eight, though I’d probably rate it at about a fifth grade reading level.

One thing that I really appreciated about this book was the worldview from which it was written. I expected the usual naturalistic approach. You know, one more repetition of the we-all-evolved, save-the-earth mantra of modern science. But this story was refreshingly open-minded. It did have one reference to people “evolving past” something, but it also spoke again and again of creation, and it gave cave people high intelligence. And my favorite, my absolute favorite statement it made was that the earth – this uniquely life-supporting planet – was MADE FOR PEOPLE. For you see, the Poligarchy (the solar system government), in an effort keep power, will not allow people to repopulate the earth, only animals. Not even when people are dying on Venus. This adds a unique element of sympathy for the antagonist. It also counters the real-life Green Movement that sometimes erroneously places greater importance on our planet rather than on the people for whom the earth was made.

Kudos, Mr. Pease, on a fantastic first novel!(less)

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Jan 31, 2012 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, ebooks, sci-fi, time-travel, ya

Noah Zarc and his family are travelling through time collecting animals from Earth - while the animals are still around to collect. In Noah's own time, the Earth has been uninhabitable and all animals extinct for almost 1,000 years. There is a bit of "Take care of the Earth before it's too late", but it's part of the story, and not preachy. (I think that's common sense myself, but obviously not everyone feels that way.) Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with the project, and Noah's entire famil...more

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Jan 25, 2012 Steven Pemberton rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm probably too old and cynical to enjoy this book properly. It's well-written and imaginative, and kept me turning the pages, but I was able to guess most of the twists in advance.

Noah, the main character, is something of a Mary-Sue, in that he frequently disobeys his parents and older siblings, often putting his life in danger, but gets away with no more than a stern talking-to.

The plot has a few implausibilities, such as Noah's family being the only people trusted to use time travel. Fair en...more

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Jan 14, 2012 Gloria Antypowich rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble is a clever play on the biblical story of Noah's Ark, with a futuristic story line. The earth has been rendered unliveable by a cataclysmic event thousands of years previously. The Zarc family are dedicated to collecting pairs of every species, which are kept on a gigantic "space ship" that the Zarcs have built to keep them safe until the earth will support life again. At that time they will be returned to it, to repopulate it with animals.

Beyond that basic principle t...more Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble is a clever play on the biblical story of Noah's Ark, with a futuristic story line. The earth has been rendered unliveable by a cataclysmic event thousands of years previously. The Zarc family are dedicated to collecting pairs of every species, which are kept on a gigantic "space ship" that the Zarcs have built to keep them safe until the earth will support life again. At that time they will be returned to it, to repopulate it with animals.

Beyond that basic principle the similarity ends. This is a futuristic story set in the year 3024.The main character is Noah, a twelve year old boy( who, incidentally is paraplegic). He lives with his family on this gigantic space ship. They zip through the universe in smaller, incrediblely high tech airships, time "jumping" back and forth through the ages in their search for animals from the past.

This book is targeted for the younger crowd, and I'm a grandma, so I'll freely admit that really understanding a lot of the cool space stuff was a bit beyond the effort I wanted to put into figuring it out. I got the basic idea and went with the flow, enjoying the ride.

I got a kick out of this book. It was a fast paced roller coaster read with lots of twists and turns. The characters were very believable, with true to life give and take between Noah and his siblings. Being a paraplegic didn't stand in his way and his family didn't make exceptions for it either. He was very responsible in many ways, clever and fast thinking in his sci-fi environment. But he was still a spontaneous kid; adventurous,daring and not above disobeying his father and making choices that had consequences when he really wanted to do something.

There was a gentle suggestion of a burgeoning "romance" between him and a young girl he met on a time travel journey back into the time of earth's Ice Age, but appropriately it remained a "blushing" friendship.

The family had strong ties and were willing to take risks and make dangerous decisions in order to protect each other. They pushed the outer limits in speed, "jumping" through time to save each other and protect their earth restoration project.

Noah learned some family secrets that hurt and confused him at first but he resolved that matter in his heart and mind in the end, a reflection of his family values and maturity.

I see a second book is coming out in 2012. If it is as engaging as this one, I can imagine a Noah Zarc series that could become as popular as some of the fire breathing dragon book series that my granddaughters can't get enough of now!(less)

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Jan 14, 2012 Ritesh rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-literature, adventure, science-fiction, reviewed

The story of Noah Zarc is set in a future post-apocalyptic world where a cataclysm has rendered earth uninhabitable and killed off all plant and animal life. Mankind, being ingenious and highly adaptable, survive by moving to Mars and Venus. The Zarcs have been given the mission to travel back in time and bring back a male and female of each of the lost species to re-populate earth with the lost animals. This is of course a direct reference to the bible story of ‘Noah’s Arc’.

The Noah family con...more The story of Noah Zarc is set in a future post-apocalyptic world where a cataclysm has rendered earth uninhabitable and killed off all plant and animal life. Mankind, being ingenious and highly adaptable, survive by moving to Mars and Venus. The Zarcs have been given the mission to travel back in time and bring back a male and female of each of the lost species to re-populate earth with the lost animals. This is of course a direct reference to the bible story of ‘Noah’s Arc’.

The Noah family consists of the three children Sam, Noah and Hamilton and their parents. On one of their sorties to rescue an extinct species in the ice age, the parents encounter their arch-enemy Haon, who captures Mrs Zarc and leaves father Noah stranded in the past. As the three kids rush to rescue their father, their ship gets damaged and they have to live for a few days in the ice age. There, Noah becomes friends with a girl named Adina who stows away in their ship on their return. There is a budding romance here between the two friends which has however not been fully developed. The rest of the story revolves around saving their mother from Haon’s clutches and stopping him from destroying all they have worked for over the years.

Noah is a paraplegic who I found to be a bit immature but extremely brave. He does not wallow in his disability and the technology of this future world helps him take care of himself. He is also a very accomplished pilot and his flight sequences are extremely well dramatized. He is somewhat socially awkward and struggles to find the right words while talking with Adina when he first meets her. All the other characters are quite likable as well. Hamilton, the brainiac of the family develops and maintains all the technology around and Sam takes care of all the animals in the absence of their parents. Adina is quite amazing, maybe a bit too amazing for my liking. Even though she is from the ice age, over 11,000 years in the past, she has no trouble accepting and understanding all the technology she is bombarded with. This was the only thing I found unbelievable in the entire story.

I loved all the technology used to develop the story further. I am not a sucker for ‘correct’ scientific application in fiction and I tend to give authors a lot of leeway with their use of technology. Being set a thousand years ahead of our time, I can believe that a lot of technology used here could be developed by them. This includes the generous use of time travel through the story. Then there is Noah’s ‘wheelchair’ which can tackle all sorts of terrain and suits which can help a paraplegic walk. Also included here are machines operated through commands relayed through thought and suits which can fly and bear the harsh climates on other planets. The biggest one of course is the Arc itself. It may seem unnatural that the Arc can hold all the numerous creatures along with the extensive environments needed to maintain them in the dimensions of a few hundred square kilometres which are given by the author. Can you imagine having a ‘sea’ big enough to house giant whales and a savannah to house elephants as well as lots of other species in this small area? Well, I would not argue with the author on this as it does not hamper the story in any way and I know this is fiction after all. But, this is one area which could definitely trip science aficionados.

The story does touch on a number of issues which could merit a serious discussion even today. Firstly, there is the way in which current human development is going on and the exploitation of natural resources for this purpose. Will this lead to the deterioration of the environment to such an extent that human existence could be threatened? The debate whether humans and other species have equal right to earth’s resources and should we look to save species from extinction (or even bring them back) is also prevalent throughout the story. One thing I liked here was the politics of this ’evolved’ future world. Man does not evolve enough to solve all their problems and people are still dissatisfied with the politicians and there is still favouritism in the world.

The story of Noah Zarc, although set in a science fiction world is really a thriller, and I can say that the action never stops! Devoid of any major fight sequences, it still does not lack action. Some of the flight sequences are edge-of-the-seat affairs, as Noah is seen trying either to follow someone or at other times, run away from people following him. The story also has a number of twists and you really don’t know the intentions of the bad guy until quite late in the story. There are a couple of big twists in the story which really define the direction the story takes. These, of course I will not discuss and let you find out about them by yourself.

I did have a problem digesting the fact that people in the ice age would be so intelligent and willing to accept such alien technology. Also the fact that Adina, who is from the ice age, can actually understand time travel seems a bit too far-fetched. Such ready acceptance of the technology without really being completely awed (and somewhat frightened) by it did not go down too well with me. I think the author scrimped on words here, and some, maybe a lot more description of how Adina felt could have made things better.

Finally, I believe the author leaves the story at a place where it can be carried forward by a sequel and I can see one coming out. Overall, I just loved the story as well as the characters and hope to see it continue soon!
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Jan 11, 2012 Crystal Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Crystal by: D. Robert Pease

Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble is the story of a family from the future that time travels back to a pre-apocalypse Earth to save animals and make the planet habitable again.

Normally I am not a huge fan of sci-fi fantasy stuff like this. Sure, I loved the equally fantastical Percy Jackson series and have a weakness for far-fetched superhero stories, but the premise of Noah Zarc did not click with me at first. Maybe it was the time travel element, and the fact that each of the protagonist’s parents w...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Sher A. Hart rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Noah Zarc attracted me because of its fun pun name, and its environmental theme appealed to me. Reading it reminded me why I fell in love with SF in 6th grade. If I had read this book at age 10, I think it would have made me love SF just as much as reading Asimov did. If you like the non-stop action and humor of Rick Riordan’s Olympians books, I think you’ll also like Noah Zarc.

This book is a blast, figuratively and literally, from the beginning when 12-year-old Noah Zarc blasts off to the futur...more Noah Zarc attracted me because of its fun pun name, and its environmental theme appealed to me. Reading it reminded me why I fell in love with SF in 6th grade. If I had read this book at age 10, I think it would have made me love SF just as much as reading Asimov did. If you like the non-stop action and humor of Rick Riordan’s Olympians books, I think you’ll also like Noah Zarc.

This book is a blast, figuratively and literally, from the beginning when 12-year-old Noah Zarc blasts off to the future to escape a blast from the past. Since he can’t walk, he flies from one misadventure to the next, all to try and help his family repopulate Earth with animals from its past. In Noah’s future, all humans live on Mars or Venus while Earth recuperates from the cataclysm that made it uninhabitable.

D. Robert Pease has a great ability to make me believe in and root for his characters, showing a real knack for the interactions of Noah and his siblings, a brother and sister, and parents. They all have talents suited for their jobs in operating the cool technology that makes the Arc possible, including time travel. Noah’s mom and dad lead the project but leave the teens on the ship while they gather animals.

The Zarc project has enemies and the family does too, yet the Zarc siblings rise to the challenge when both project and family are threatened. They make a trip to the distant past in a rescue attempt, only partly successful, but I won’t say why. I will say Noah’s best talent is his piloting skill, and one source of trouble is his new friend, a girl who’s a lot less like a cave girl than he expects, plus a big challenge to the paradox of time travel¬—past affecting future.

Without giving too many spoilers, let’s just say very little goes as planned. I expected a few things to happen, like an adolescent crush, but most of the fast paced plot left me anxious to find out what would happen next. Terrible secrets are revealed, lives are threatened, and Noah reacts like a 12-year-old, unpredictably. He doesn’t let his handicap stop him from attempting anything, although I wondered how a medical cure such as neurological regeneration (vs. a technological cure) hasn’t been found so far in the future that humans live much longer. Then again, this is only book one of a series.

I can’t reveal the ending any more than I can reveal the many twists and turns along the way, except to say you’ll be surprised by much of it and mostly satisfied with the ending. Even though it leaves more unanswered questions than I like, it’s not enough to take it down to 4 stars because I think the author left things unsettled on purpose, partly to make me anxious to read the next book.
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Jan 05, 2012 Crys (The Hodgenator) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, childrens-youth

The plot of this novel is nicely developed with a pacing that will appeal to its core audience – tween boys. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, told from the perspective of twelve-year-old Noah. With the help of his brother Hamilton and sister Sam, Noah will take embark on a vital mission: to rescue their parents. Young readers will find themselves glued to the pages as Noah and his siblings begin the journey to save their father from the Ice Age and to rescue their kidnapped mot...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Ruth Hill rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have to admit that when I first began this book (2 days ago!), I was somewhat dreading it. I don't honestly know why except that I am not a science fiction enthusiast, and I had hoped that my daughter would be able to read this book in my place. She is the science fiction aficionado, but when I saw the length of the book, I knew it was beyond her years. So I began the book with the intention of just reading it and not fully enjoying it.

I was not instantly smitten with Noah. In fact, he is stil...more I have to admit that when I first began this book (2 days ago!), I was somewhat dreading it. I don't honestly know why except that I am not a science fiction enthusiast, and I had hoped that my daughter would be able to read this book in my place. She is the science fiction aficionado, but when I saw the length of the book, I knew it was beyond her years. So I began the book with the intention of just reading it and not fully enjoying it.

I was not instantly smitten with Noah. In fact, he is still not my favorite character, but I have come to respect him and understand him to a degree. Adina was definitely my favorite character. But I am getting ahead of myself. It was an intriguing idea to have a paraplegic boy over a thousand years in the future traveling through time. I am not a fan of time traveling books either (and why did I agree to review the book?), but the book was extremely readable--a very fast read as a matter of fact.

By about page 60, I suddenly realized the "name play" in the book. The family in the book are rescuing animals, and the name of the father and son is Noah Zarc. Say it out loud, and it sounds like Noah's Ark. I was kind of intrigued by this point. At least it was clear that the author knew something about Bible stories. Maybe the book wasn't going to be so bad after all.

The moment of truth came today as I got about halfway and the story of Noah's Ark was retold by one of the characters in an imaginative way that brought a new way of looking at this old story. I began to entertain the idea that maybe this author knew more than the stories of the Bible. Perhaps he knew the author of these stories. I did not want to jump to conclusions. And then I realized that there was no profanity or sex in the book--quite a change for a young adult novel. And the message was even one with moral value. And you know what? I was right!

Dr. Pease has written a fun, easy-to-read young adult novel that will appeal to more than just young adults. In many ways, this story is quite reminiscent of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. His book never comes across as "preachy" or "in your face" when it comes to Biblical principles--which I greatly enjoy. It is so nice to read a clean kid's book!

I always find it amazing that often the books I dread the most are the books I truly come to enjoy and appreciate, and this is no exception. The story is well-written, and I only found myself getting lost in all the "time travel talk" at the end of the novel. I would love to read the next book in the series, and I can hardly wait for my daughter to get old enough to read and enjoy this series as well! (less)

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Dec 10, 2011 Books rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I never thought I would enjoy a book written for children as much as I did “Noah Zarc”. What first caught my eye, is the beautiful and appropriate book cover. If I saw it on a shelf in a bookstore, I would’ve purchased it right there and then.

It’s an adventure-filled book chock full of moral lessons for children of a slightly more advanced reader’s age (middle schoolers), but I would recommend this lovely book to young and old alike. Themes such as not letting your disability hold you back, conc...more I never thought I would enjoy a book written for children as much as I did “Noah Zarc”. What first caught my eye, is the beautiful and appropriate book cover. If I saw it on a shelf in a bookstore, I would’ve purchased it right there and then.

It’s an adventure-filled book chock full of moral lessons for children of a slightly more advanced reader’s age (middle schoolers), but I would recommend this lovely book to young and old alike. Themes such as not letting your disability hold you back, concerns about how we are destroying our planet and how to respect animals, are explored in a fun way, without being preachy, as a modern take on the theme of Noah’s Ark.

I enjoyed all the places Noah and his family took me – from the Ice Age and medieval Scotland, right through to 30th century Mars and Venus, on a suspense-filled journey to save Noah’s mom and stop the evil Haon from killing all the animals in the past, as well as the ones saved by the Zarc family in the present. The part of the story where they travelled to the Ice Age to save Noah’s father, had me rolling on the floor with laughter when it was described how the cavemen, with their primitive weapons, attacked the spaceship. Seeing the events in the story unfold in my imagination, was like watching a blockbuster movie – it was that much fun!

Time travelling forms a big part of the story, but at times I found it hard to understand the mechanics thereof. I didn’t feel alone though, as some of the characters couldn’t get their heads wrapped around it either! Luckily it is written in such a way, that the reader doesn’t necessarily have to understand it to follow the storyline.

All the characters are well defined and easy to identify with – you even feel sorry for the bad guy. Part of a close-knit family, Noah is a twelve year old boy who pretty much takes life for granted – as kids do at that age. Even though he is a paraplegic, focus is placed on his talents, courage and wit, and how certain responsibilities are placed on his shoulders, even though he is in a “wheel chair”. The characters grow throughout the story, and by the end of the book, these characters have different points of view than they did at the start of the book.

I had loads of fun reading this book. Lots of unpredictable twists; a few family secrets; the true-to-life banter between Noah and his siblings; the honesty and realism of the characters; cool space-age gadgets; vivid and beautiful descriptions of the different environments; the concept and moral lessons of the story; and how it really got me thinking about ecological issues – were the highlights for me.

The only negatives for me was the beginning and ending of the book. Although it is book one in a series, the reader is thrust into the first chapter, not having a clue what’s going on, and it is only explained much later in the chapter. So for a good while there I was confused and felt like putting the book down, although my mind was quickly changed by the time I got to chapter three. Also, I found the ending to be quite blunt. It felt as though the author stopped in the middle of a sentence; and therefore, the 4 star rating.

Overall, I found “Noah Zarc” by D Robert Pease, to be a delightful book and an entertaining, yet also educational read. This book is the perfect excuse to buy it for your kids so you can secretly read it after they’ve gone to bed.
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Dec 07, 2011 Jason Beineke rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble, by D. Robert Pease, proved to be a delightful read overall. The main character, Noah Zarc, is a twelve year old struggling to survive against the oppression of his older siblings. The eldest is his sister, Sam, a gear head who is filling in as the caretaker of her two younger brothers while the Zarc parents are off collecting animals for their modern space arc. Next, is Hamilton, a total egg head who seems to understand physics much better than social interaction. Rou...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Cassie McCown rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble
By: D. Robert Pease
ISBN: 9780615524993
Published August 13, 2011 by Walking Stick Books
Available Format: Paperback, ebook

My Rating: ★★★★★

Noah Zarc is a twelve-year-old boy living in the future. He and his family command a ship that retrieves animals from the past in preparation for re-inhabiting a post-apocalyptic earth. Noah, although he is a paraplegic, is a fantastic spaceship pilot and time-traveler. He thinks his life just can’t get much better…until his dad is trap...more Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble
By: D. Robert Pease
ISBN: 9780615524993
Published August 13, 2011 by Walking Stick Books
Available Format: Paperback, ebook

My Rating: ★★★★★

Noah Zarc is a twelve-year-old boy living in the future. He and his family command a ship that retrieves animals from the past in preparation for re-inhabiting a post-apocalyptic earth. Noah, although he is a paraplegic, is a fantastic spaceship pilot and time-traveler. He thinks his life just can’t get much better…until his dad is trapped in the Ice Age and his mom is kidnapped and taken to thirty-first century Mars. Noah quickly learns things aren’t as they seem, and he has to find the strength within to pull through it all. The fate of the future world is in his hands.

This book is amazing! It is slightly above my kids’ reading level, but it was still tons of fun for me. I love how it takes the story of Noah’s Ark and interprets it in the future. It also teaches a lesson about how we are abusing the earth’s resources and basically killing our own planet every day.

Since Noah is paraplegic and primarily in a “wheelchair,” there is also the message of not letting disabilities hold you back. His physical condition is certainly not dwelt upon. We know he uses the chair and a special suit that helps him walk when needed, but he carries on just like any other child—well, any other child in the future. The focus is on his talents, his incredible wit and ability to pilot spacecraft better than anyone else in his family. Sure, it is bothersome at times to depend on other things to help him move around, and he sometimes uses his chair as an excuse to not help his brother and sister (with little success), but not once does he let his condition define who he really is.

Some of the time travel stuff was pretty much beyond my comprehension, but it isn’t written in a way that you need to understand what they’re saying. Actually, most of the characters don’t understand it either, so it just brings the reader into the story even deeper.

It was loads of fun to travel into the past to the end of the Ice Age and learn that cavemen weren’t as dumb as we think. And then, in the same breath, we get to go to the future and see what life on Mars might be like. All through the story, you never know where or when you’ll find yourself! What a splendid adventure!
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Sep 16, 2011 Sara rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble is a wonderful novel written by D. Robert Pease. It’s set in the future and tells of 12 year-old Noah, a paraplegic boy who lives with his family on a large spaceship called the Arc. Told from Noah’s point of view, he introduces us to his family: sister Sam, brother Hamilton, father Noah Sr., mother Hannah and his dog, Obadiah. The family has a special mission: to go back in time to retrieve specimens of extinct animals and bring them forward to the future. This is imp...more Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble is a wonderful novel written by D. Robert Pease. It’s set in the future and tells of 12 year-old Noah, a paraplegic boy who lives with his family on a large spaceship called the Arc. Told from Noah’s point of view, he introduces us to his family: sister Sam, brother Hamilton, father Noah Sr., mother Hannah and his dog, Obadiah. The family has a special mission: to go back in time to retrieve specimens of extinct animals and bring them forward to the future. This is imperative, thanks to humans finally causing the complete depletion of natural resources on Earth in the 24th century and inhabiting Mars and Venus. Earth has finally recovered enough for animals to once again live upon the planet so the Zarcs are collecting two of each species from the past.

All is not well, as we find out when Noah’s parents go back to Earth’s last Ice Age, to retrieve a rare deer. They are ambushed by Haon, a malcontent who doesn’t want the animals to have Earth, humans should. He attacks Noah Sr. and kidnaps Hannah, to hold her and her vast biological knowledge hostage to his demands that the humans on Venus (who live in deplorable conditions) be allowed to repopulate Earth, instead of the animals the family has collected.

Sam, Hamilton and Noah succeed in rescuing their father by taking the Arc back to the Ice Age and make the acquaintance of a group of Neolithic people who live in the area, after their smaller ship, the Morning Star, is attacked by a mastodon and has to be destroyed in defense of the ship and the people who have taken in Noah Sr.

Noah makes friends with Adina, a girl about his age, while helping with butchering the mastodon for the people’s food storage and for a feast. He is both astonished and horrified at the conditions they live in and how quickly people age due to their harsh lives in the cold climate. He wants to help Adina in some way but the only thing he can think to do is give her his coat before he leaves for good in the morning.

The family leaves Ice Age Earth and pursues Haon back to Mars 3024 A.D. Noah is amazed and astonished to find a stowaway: Adina! He had forgotten that he had left an identification device in his coat pocket and she was able to use it to hide onboard the Morning Star before it left. She reiterates that she has no family and no future, preferring to take her chances with the Zarc family.

From there, things move pretty quickly but I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. This is a wonderful book, told well and with few misspellings or grammatical errors. The writing is tight, with all the questions answered in just the right places. The many technological terms were easily understood.

The one concern is Adina’s use of the term “meter” to indicate measurement, not long after she meets Noah. I understand that Noah is wearing a translator and that may be what he heard and we are reading from his perspective but for the reader, it’s hard to imagine Neolithic people using that word as a form of measurement; they would have more likely used something like “fingers” or “hands.” There are several other instances of Adina using very vague terms of measurement, “many” for more than five and “pride” for the length of a mastodon’s tusks, just not contemporary forms of measurement.

It’s also a bit bothersome to not know what the Poligarchy is and why that term was used to describe a ruling council for humans. Although the term can easily be looked up, it would disrupt the reader’s focus. A sentence or two about the Poligarchy and how/why it is called that would be welcome.

The Zarcs are personable characters, worth caring for and about. It’s sad to see this as a stand-alone book; I think many folks would like to read more about Noah, Adina and the family, myself included. There is very little violence and no vulgar language to speak of, so I can highly recommend this book for 14 years old and up. It’s a keeper!
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Aug 29, 2011 Tamara Morning rated it 5 of 5 stars

A thousand years in the future, mankind has practically destroyed the Earth, wreaking havoc on its environment and animals before being forced to relocate to Mars and Venus while the Earth slowly recovers. The Zarc family is allowed to travel back in time to save two animals of every species from extinction, and bring them to new habitats on their ship, the ARC--Animal Rescue Cruiser—in order to repopulate the Earth when it is ready. To most people, the Zarcs are interplanetary heroes. To Haon,...more A thousand years in the future, mankind has practically destroyed the Earth, wreaking havoc on its environment and animals before being forced to relocate to Mars and Venus while the Earth slowly recovers. The Zarc family is allowed to travel back in time to save two animals of every species from extinction, and bring them to new habitats on their ship, the ARC--Animal Rescue Cruiser—in order to repopulate the Earth when it is ready. To most people, the Zarcs are interplanetary heroes. To Haon, they are messing with things better left alone in order to steal the Earth from its rightful inhabitants: humans. And Haon will stop at nothing to prevent them.

Twelve-year-old Noah Zarc believes in what his family is doing, but when Haon kidnaps his mother and strands his father in the Ice Age, Noah, his brother Hamilton and his sister Sam are determined to rescue their parents, no matter what. After time-traveling to the Ice Age, Noah has a close encounter with a mammoth that attacks the ship, and befriends an Ice Age girl while Hamilton goes after their mother. He returns with word that Haon has kidnapped their mother to force her to create a nano virus that will destroy all animal life on planet Earth—and everything the Zarc family has worked so hard to save. So begins Noah’s quest to save his mother and the future of animalkind on Earth from Haon’s grasp.

Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble is an adventure-filled journey that jumps from present-day Earth to the Ice Age, Mars, and medieval Scotland. With plenty of advanced tech—from assassin bots to thermsuits to the ARC itself—the future looks like a pretty cool place to be, and Noah’s mission to save his parents, even in the midst of overwhelming danger, proves that things haven’t changed too much, even with mankind scattered amongst the stars. With the heaps of trouble Noah gets into, the prospect of more will keep the reader turning the pages in anticipation as Noah heads towards his inevitable clash with Haon—and discovers some astonishing things about his family along the way.
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Dec 19, 2011 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved this story! It was fresh and fast paced and as the title tells you it's based loosely on Noah's Ark, but this Noah is part of the family Zarc and their spaceship is called the ARC. It's huge, large enough to house ten blue whales in a natural enough habitat that they won't be crowded and elephants on a realistic African savanna. Their mission is to travel through time saving a male and female of each species of every animal so they can repopulate the planet Earth. Earth experienced a cat...more I loved this story! It was fresh and fast paced and as the title tells you it's based loosely on Noah's Ark, but this Noah is part of the family Zarc and their spaceship is called the ARC. It's huge, large enough to house ten blue whales in a natural enough habitat that they won't be crowded and elephants on a realistic African savanna. Their mission is to travel through time saving a male and female of each species of every animal so they can repopulate the planet Earth. Earth experienced a cataclysm and all life was destroyed, but that was eons ago and now it is deemed habitable.

Of course, there is an evil man that wants to stop them. People don't need animals anymore as they eat synthetic meat and he doesn't want the Earth to be a zoo. He wants people to live on Earth instead of Venus with it's inhospitable air. So they are in danger whenever they collect their specimens.

But more than being an exciting story about racing through space and saving Earth and animals and trying to beat the bad guy, all of which I'm quite sure children will love, this story is also about family. Noah is very aware of his family and discovers a huge secret about himself during the course of the book. He has to come to terms with it and what it means. A lot of the novel is taken up with him trying to rescue his parents. His siblings take a back seat in the novel but there is no doubt that this family is close knit and love each other first and foremost. It was good to see that tied in to the story so subtly yet feel it's importance to the outcome.

A second book is due out next year and I cannot wait for it!
Robert Pease's writing is easy to read and engaging. It wasn't bogged down with too much Sci-Fi language that I felt like I didn't know what was going on. And every time there was something about moving through space and time, some of the characters understood it, but Noah fessed up that he never did understand it and frankly neither did I. But it never kept me from thoroughly enjoying this novel!
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Feb 24, 2012 Dan Rogers rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Science Fiction has nearly always been one of my least favorite genres to read so it was with a great amount of reluctance that I picked up this book. Noah Zarc is a 12 year old paraplegic in a family of time travelers who live primarily in the 31st century. As the story opens Noah's parents have traveled back to earth into the 84th century B.C. in an attempt to rescue some Irish Deer. Noah and his siblings, Samantha, age 17, and Hamilton, age 14, have been left behind in the Animal Rescue Cruis...more Science Fiction has nearly always been one of my least favorite genres to read so it was with a great amount of reluctance that I picked up this book. Noah Zarc is a 12 year old paraplegic in a family of time travelers who live primarily in the 31st century. As the story opens Noah's parents have traveled back to earth into the 84th century B.C. in an attempt to rescue some Irish Deer. Noah and his siblings, Samantha, age 17, and Hamilton, age 14, have been left behind in the Animal Rescue Cruiser (ARC) on the moon. When M.O.S.E.S., a robot space vehicle, returns without their parents and informs them of the extreme danger their parents are in, Sam and Noah take off to rescue them. From this point on the action, and tension, continues to build to an exciting climax.

Although Noah is at times, a bit out of control, acting like a typical 12 year old, doing what he wants regardless of what his Dad tells him to do, I really liked him. I have to say that I was quite in awe of both the matter of fact way in which he deals with being a paraplegic, and the ability he has to pilot interplanetary space vehicles. At the same time, he is a typical 12 year old, in the way that he deals with things he doesn't understand. One of the best lines in the entire book comes after Hamilton tries to explain the concept of traveling through time and space using a handkerchief with dots placed on it. When asked if he understands now, which he doesn't, he replies "Yeah, I think so. Earth's a big booger in the handkerchief of time." This line made me nearly fall off my chair laughing. Add to all this, a girl who is just pretty enough to make Noah blush and feel embarrassed.

I was so wrapped up in the story that I found it quite difficult to put down. This book should appeal equally to both boys and girls as both genders are depicted as intellectual peers throughout the book. The only part of the story which I found to be a bit of a stretch is how well a person from the Ice Age is able to accept and then grasp concepts which will not be common knowledge until as much as 11,500 years in the future. Yet at the same time, I don't feel that this detracted from the story in any way. Although my list of recommended science fictions is still relatively small, I have certainly found another one to add to the list. I look forward to reading the next book in the series, Noah Zarc: Cataclysm.(less)

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Jan 15, 2012 Flora Bateman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was a wonderful book with so many messages. Noah Zarc is a paraplegic who is part of a family whose mission it is to go back in time to retrieve animals to repopulate an earth that we made uninhabitable. And of course there's a bad guy working against them to make sure they don't succeed. Noah is a very resourceful, very capable 12 yr old that shows that being a paraplegic doesn't make you incapable. Over the course of thi...more

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Jan 29, 2012 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Noah Zarc is a 12 year old boy who lives the adventurous life of a pilot in a family who time travels. The Zarc family's goal is to repopulate the Earth with the animals that were destroyed due to man's negligence and carelessness. Mankind had to colonize Mars and Venus, but all of Earth's animals were destroyed. After 1000 years of not being able to sustain life, Earth has finally recovered. When Noah's parents get trapped in time, it's Noah, his brother and his sister to the rescue.

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Dec 13, 2011 Amanda (Amanda's Writings) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I loved it! It was a really fun and fast-paced read that had me on the edge of my seat. It was really very enjoyable. This is more of a middle-grade book, and while I usually read YA, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It was a fun futuristic take on the story of Noah's Ark with space and time travel. I didn't understand all the time travel stuff, but most of the characters didn't either so it didn't really throw me off.

Noah is your average twelve-year-old kid... except that instead of playing spor...more

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Jan 23, 2012 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I LOVED IT! Noah Zarc Mammoth Trouble is an excellent middle grade adventure that keeps the reader on the edge of his/her seat. The characters are endearing and the story has such depth and true emotion throughout. The story is full of danger, boyish determination, and fantastic adventure. The reader can join Noah and his family on an exciting journey through time and space to save earth and lives of the ones they love. Some difficult choices must be made, but will Noah make the right choice in...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Debbie Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Finding good science fiction books to recommend to my junior high students can be a challenge. So many of the books in this genre are written for a more mature reader and often contain strong language or adult situtations that are just inappropriate for a younger teenage reader. After reading the synopsis I was intrigued and a bit hopeful about this novel "Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble" as it had a 12 year old hero and I decided to enter the giveaway. I was excited to hear I was a Goodreads winner...more

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Dec 29, 2011 Krazybooklady rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Noah and his family live aboard a huge spaceship, called the ARC, that they use to house the many animals (two of each) that they are saving. To save them, they go back in time and capture the animals before the catastrophic event occurred that destroyed the Earth. Noah's family are the only ones legally allowed to time travel. However, someone else shows up during one of the missions and kidnaps Noah's mom, and his dad is stranded in the Ice Age and cannot return. Noah and his older brother and...more

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Sep 20, 2011 Chrystalla rated it 4 of 5 stars

Normally I don't read juvenile fiction, but this book was a pleasant surprise. I really liked it and found myself reading way past midnight to finish it.
Let me elaborate (mild spoiler alert).
Noah is very young, only twelve, and he's a paraplegic. But don't think this handicap will hold him back, oh no. Especially not in a future where he can zip around in his magchair, float in zero-g and use electrical prosthetic legs. Besides, it's not in his character. He is very dynamic, very mature and swee...more Normally I don't read juvenile fiction, but this book was a pleasant surprise. I really liked it and found myself reading way past midnight to finish it.
Let me elaborate (mild spoiler alert).
Noah is very young, only twelve, and he's a paraplegic. But don't think this handicap will hold him back, oh no. Especially not in a future where he can zip around in his magchair, float in zero-g and use electrical prosthetic legs. Besides, it's not in his character. He is very dynamic, very mature and sweet as well, and he has some plans for the evening - like, save his mother who has been kidnapped, save a girl's life in prehistoric times (yes, lots of time traveling in this novel) and find out who Haon (the bad guy) really is.
The voice is fresh and natural, funny and just right for Noah's age, never tiring and never confusing. Noah's inner conflict is nicely juxtaposed to lots of fast-paced action scenes, and his emotions ring true.
The other main characters are also rounded and relatable, including Noah's siblings and parents, the girl he saves, and even the bad guy, which I thought was great.
I admit that there were a few things that bothered me. One of them was the very obvious symbolism of the Arc of Noah, which was repeated through the story, from the family name (Zarc) to the ARC, the great spaceship with its unique mission, and the retelling of the story here and there. I'd have preferred a more subtle use of this. Furthermore, I found that the principal questions of time travel, which are complex and mind-bending at best when one tries to understand them, are treated a little too lightly for my taste here. If supposedly crushing a bug in the past can change the future, how about taking living creatures out of the past, how would that affect the present?
Yet, keeping in mind that this is a story for young teens, and that these questions have not been answered yet, I can't complain much about this point.
After all, I highly recommend this story for young teens, and if a grumpy, hard-to-please adult like me enjoyed this novel, then I bet they will love it.
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