false 1251288 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 216351 10 209458 book 2003 Idlewild total:432|5:99|4:170|3:116|2:38|1:9| 432 1608 625 66 126810 3.72 843 114 57469707 1352386 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.74 302 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 4 0 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 02:06:32 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 02:38:15 -0700 2009
I like Paul Skevington's character summation - he writes: "we are presented with a very realistic and credible depiction of a group of teenagers ...more...]]> 71255582 812659 448030 0399150978 9780399150975 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174862352m/448030.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174862352s/448030.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/448030.Idlewild 3.59 54 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 5 0 false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 22:16:19 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 17:10:52 -0700 2009 Idlewild ahead of time, the better it will be. This was the most fun I've had with a book since those "Choose your own adventure" books I read in the 3rd and 4th grades! I don't know if I care enough to keep on with the series (Edenborn...more...]]> 69101141 1192135 1129393 0451212061 9780451212061 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181232287m/1129393.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181232287s/1129393.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1129393.Idlewild 4.02 51
Unsure of whom to trust, he is reacquainted with eight companions-trainees of an enigmatic figure known as Maestro. As he attempts to unearth his past and outwit an unseen enemy, skills he never knew he had come into play. And it soon becomes clear that there is far more than his life at stake...

"A genuine page turner...like a roller-coaster ride of fusion fiction." (Neil Gaiman)]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 10:45:18 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 18:01:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 52056298 2178545 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Apr 09 07:42:12 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 08:14:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 36710604 1029989 1251288 0451461983 9780451461988 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1251288.Idlewild 3.38 16 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun Nov 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 17:24:23 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 23:33:18 -0800 2008 1
First off - everyone compares it to the Matrix, and I can see why, but really the comparison is only sup...more...]]> 1511078 104004 448030 0399150978 9780399150975 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174862352m/448030.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174862352s/448030.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/448030.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue May 29 07:21:23 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 07:21:52 -0700 2007
Author Nick Sagan is the son of astronomer Carl Sagan. As a boy in the 1970s, Nick’s greeting, “Hello from the children of planet Earth,” was recorded for NASA’s Voyager Golden Record (a phonograph ...more...]]> 22670256 1143969 1129393 0451212061 9780451212061 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181232287m/1129393.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181232287s/1129393.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1129393.Idlewild 3.72 432
Unsure of whom to trust, he is reacquainted with eight companions-trainees of an enigmatic figure known as Maestro. As he attempts to unearth his past and outwit an unseen enemy, skills he never knew he had come into play. And it soon becomes clear that there is far more than his life at stake...

"A genuine page turner...like a roller-coaster ride of fusion fiction." (Neil Gaiman)]]> 2003 4 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 04:16:49 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 07:41:37 -0700 2008 William Gibson, maybe. Definitely recommended for sci-fi ...more...]]> 51344563 1435857 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Apr 02 21:31:28 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 21:35:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38572897 1380324 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 3 0 false Mon Nov 24 17:10:48 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 17:14:27 -0800 2008 It is entertaining enough (not the basis for the outKast movie) and certainly not what I expected from Carl Sagan's son.

I read it a while back and morbid curiosity finds me reading the second book in the series right this very moment....more...]]> 80778681 1055270 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 13:26:01 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 19 12:19:24 -0800 2009 1 What a fun place to get lost for awhile. Unfortunately it was too quick of a read. Liked the tangle that slowly unravels in different layers. Wanted...more...]]> 56584949 1339246 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 5 0 false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 02:34:09 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 02:47:10 -0700 2009 Avoid feeling embarrassed for the brooding protagonist. Contrary to the poor reviews from those who haven't read the whole book, there is much originality and creativity to be had. The slow start is worth it for the thr...more...]]> 75183420 1747743 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 3 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 20 17:56:45 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 18:02:33 -0700 2009 9737719 626408 448030 0399150978 9780399150975 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174862352m/448030.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174862352s/448030.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/448030.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 5 0 false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Nov 29 18:41:26 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 18:49:50 -0800 2007 more...]]> 78065705 2456548 1129393 0451212061 9780451212061 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181232287m/1129393.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181232287s/1129393.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1129393.Idlewild 3.72 432
Unsure of whom to trust, he is reacquainted with eight companions-trainees of an enigmatic figure known as Maestro. As he attempts to unearth his past and outwit an unseen enemy, skills he never knew he had come into play. And it soon becomes clear that there is far more than his life at stake...

"A genuine page turner...like a roller-coaster ride of fusion fiction." (Neil Gaiman)]]> 2003 2 0 false Wed Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 17 06:49:49 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 06:51:27 -0800 2009 55526788 2302019 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat May 09 18:36:31 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 18:38:50 -0700 2009 a lot 45071212 1982480 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 01 15:03:23 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 15:05:25 -0800 2009 1 14553190 406535 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 14:31:12 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 14:31:12 -0800 2008
Its not the best written trilogy, but it has a decent speculative concept, which materializes in the 3rd book. Basically the human race is killed by a new Black P...more...]]> 52334335 744416 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 4 0 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Apr 11 16:32:22 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 16:33:41 -0700 2009 69322647 1754850 1251289 849800327X 9788498003277 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1251557830m/1251289.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1251557830s/1251289.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1251289.C_digo_gen_tico_Idlewild 3.00 2 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 2 0 false Sat Aug 29 07:57:37 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 08:16:13 -0700 2009
...more...]]> 75358642 1852000 216351 0553815970 9780553815979 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299m/216351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172783299s/216351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216351.Idlewild 3.72 432 The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report.

Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything around him-all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him. Not certain whom he can trust, he becomes reacquainted with eight companions, all of whom are being trained at a strange school run by an enigmatic figure named Maestro. Working to uncover the identity of the person who has attempted to murder him, the young man quickly starts to unravel a series of truths, making it clear that much more than just his life is at stake.

Taking the best of the genre and transcending it, Sagan's cool debut will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card, while also drawing in readers of novels such as House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.]]> 2003 4 0 false Thu Oct 22 06:48:32 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:50:33 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1251288