false 2325248 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2325248 2 2331807 8 7 2008 Kaimira: The Sky Village, Book One (Kaimira) total:61|5:17|4:19|3:16|2:9|1:0| 61 227 119 20 1044773 3.72 61 20 1044772 3.72 61 20 34921244 108700 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 4 3 false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 12:49:25 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 18:17:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 34288834 1574263 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 2 2 false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 01 11:01:38 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 23 19:52:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 22350274 220947 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 5 2 false Thu May 15 23:38:19 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 12:30:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 28955563 775998 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 5 1 false Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 23:40:17 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 15:47:28 -0700 2008 "The Sky Village" has an intricately woven plot set in an intricately woven world full of rampant beasts and meks, basically animals and renegade robots, in a war-torn world as the humans, beasts, and meks all fight ...more...]]> 28134782 953626 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 3 1 false Wed Jul 23 22:11:54 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 22:13:37 -0700 2008
In China, twelve-year-old Mei Long’s mother h...more...]]> 21803963 221257 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 4 1 false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 14:21:05 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 17:17:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20423784 427538 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 4 1 false Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 18:48:30 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 18:52:13 -0700 2008
In a post-Trinary War world, Earth is populated with meks (machines), beasts, and humans. With meks and beasts constantly w...more...]]> 80642647 160721 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 3 0 false Fri Dec 11 06:04:51 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 06:05:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 56578910 2326916 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 5 1 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 18 23:09:05 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 23:27:08 -0700 2009 ````L~~~~...more...]]> 12324043 739842 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 08:46:58 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 16:04:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 61777363 859243 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 4 1 false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 11:07:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 07:41:55 -0700 2009
For comparison, I would say it's like The Diamond Age...more...]]> 48094585 1467942 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 3 1 false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 06:08:01 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 15 18:07:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 10419939 684193 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 0 0 false Fri Dec 14 09:38:43 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 07 10:15:59 -0700 2008
From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.

High over China, twelve-year-old ...more...]]> 42980228 102378 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 4 1 false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 20:21:05 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 20:19:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 62166237 2487857 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 4 1 false Sat Jul 04 19:26:40 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 08:17:57 -0700 2009 39681014 635100 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 2 1 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 07:43:57 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 26 09:02:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 48426223 861300 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 3 1 false Fri Mar 06 10:14:45 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:15:35 -0800 2009 38310987 737247 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 5 1 false Fri Nov 21 09:30:15 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 09:31:17 -0800 2008 50332921 1588909 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 4 1 false Tue Mar 24 15:40:02 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 15:40:21 -0700 2009 21185966 786736 2325248 0763635243 9780763635244 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2325248.Kaimira_The_Sky_Village_Book_One 3.72 61 From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal--a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within--and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them--if they are to survive and save the ones they love.]]> 2008 2 1 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 12:53:16 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 13:18:55 -0700 2008
For something written like a pre-teen novel, it tries to be too sophisticated in premise and ideas. I have seen the local publisher's promotional material but it doesn't excite me as much as the new Brian Faulkner, sorry. I'm not really all ...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2325248