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Kingdom of Cages
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Sarah Zettel
Humanity is facing extinction. Colonies have spread among the stars, but too many have suffered from disease and poor food stocks. Now, the scattered remnants are in desperate need of a new home. The only possibility is the planet Pandora, which is a near match to Earth. But when Chena and Teal Trust and their mother move there seeking refuge, they find terror instead. The...more
Mass Market Paperback, 608 pages
Published
June 1st 2002
by Aspect
(first published 2001)
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SF. The colonized worlds are failing, being destroyed by the Diversity Crisis. The human race is dying out on every planet but Pandora, a highly regulated world where people live in domes and fenced-in villages in order to keep the wilderness pristine. Pandora is the only place safe from the crisis and people will do anything to get there, and the guardians of the planet will do anything to stop them.
This is the struggle between environmental conservation and human survival taken to ...more
This is the struggle between environmental conservation and human survival taken to ...more
this book is about a girl who must overcome a whole new hard life with her sister and mom, with people who help them on their life, and people who try to make life hard for them. But what if the people who help them are taken away from them and they are forced to move again into a strange, unknown place. With their mom murdered now, what will they do? Who will support them? How? (I did NOTcopy this from the book's summary)
I picked up this book because I brought it 5 years ago at a bo...more
I picked up this book because I brought it 5 years ago at a bo...more
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I'll admit it; I'm more of a fantasy geek than a Sci-Fi geek.
I like the end behind this story, but, man it could be shorter. The characters are flat for the most part, and no one seems to grow, even though they age. It's hard to remember that the two central characters are 19 and 16 for the second part because they still act 10 and 13.
Good ideas and themes though.
I like the end behind this story, but, man it could be shorter. The characters are flat for the most part, and no one seems to grow, even though they age. It's hard to remember that the two central characters are 19 and 16 for the second part because they still act 10 and 13.
Good ideas and themes though.
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Perhaps Zettel's best science fiction novel, although some may prefer the lighter touch of Fool's War - this one has strong female protagonists, and a dark future with a looming environmental disaster.
I liked this book. It's technically a sci-fi, but the sci-fi is just the background story. The real story is individuals vs the government vs the other government. Centered mostly on one family.
Up until the middle of the book, you know who you're supposed to root for, but it's hard when you see several sides to the story.
After the first half, the good guys & bad guys are getting clearer.
I didn't consider it to be young fiction, but it's pretty easy reading and I think it's someth...more
Up until the middle of the book, you know who you're supposed to root for, but it's hard when you see several sides to the story.
After the first half, the good guys & bad guys are getting clearer.
I didn't consider it to be young fiction, but it's pretty easy reading and I think it's someth...more
Interesting characters, but I never quite gave in to the premise, so the whole world of the story felt very flawed and forced to me.
A good read. Not much in the way of suspense, but good treatment of the implications of world (galactic?) overpopulation, and interesting take on genetic engineering and AI.
What a lovely Michael Whelan cover!
Aside from being some good sci-fi, this book gives an interesting perspective on human nature.
One of my favorite sci-fi novels, with wonderful complex perspectives and themes.
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Sarah A. Zettel (born December 14, 1966) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.
She was born in Sacramento, California. Her mother, Gail Beavers, is a retired teacher and social worker; her father, Leonard Francis Zettel, Jr., is a retired engineer and programmer. She obtained a B.A. in Communications from the University of Michigan. She is married and has a cat named "...more
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She was born in Sacramento, California. Her mother, Gail Beavers, is a retired teacher and social worker; her father, Leonard Francis Zettel, Jr., is a retired engineer and programmer. She obtained a B.A. in Communications from the University of Michigan. She is married and has a cat named "...more
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