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Storm Thief
A darkly thrilling new novel from master storyteller Chris Wooding, about a civilization plagued by chaos and reality-rearranging storms.Orokos is a city of chaos, lashed by probability storms that re-order the world wherever they strike. It covers every inch of the rocky island that it dominates. It has stood for so long that history has forgotten it, and its citizens no ...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
October 1st 2007
by Scholastic Inc.
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I feel it necessary to preface my thoughts on STORM THIEF for some reason by saying I'm a fan of Chris Wooding's. I especially love his "Braided Path" trilogy*, which I feel can sit on the shelf right next to Sanderson's "Mistborn" trilogy (and on my shelf, it does) because as far as quality of writing and depth of character it's right there.
That said, however, STORM THIEF feels like it was "phoned in," if you get my meaning. It lacks depth. It lacks pa...more
That said, however, STORM THIEF feels like it was "phoned in," if you get my meaning. It lacks depth. It lacks pa...more
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Orokos is a horrible, beautiful, awful, magical place. Rail and Moa, two young thieves living in a designated ghetto, know those things only too well. More precisely, Rail knows of the bad, Moa tries very hard to concentrate on the beautiful and magical. They are inseparable.
Orokos exists as an entity unto itself, in the middle of a vast ocean, believing that there is nothing, no one and nowhere beyond its cramped borders. It’s a tormented society in many ways, overpopulated, vast di...more
Orokos exists as an entity unto itself, in the middle of a vast ocean, believing that there is nothing, no one and nowhere beyond its cramped borders. It’s a tormented society in many ways, overpopulated, vast di...more
Nicole
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Dystopian and Sci-Fi lovers! Anyone with a love of adventure and chaos!
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This book is so completely not what I expected. It’s better. To what extent can you ever predict where a book will take you?! Sadly, the case with many books today is that a lot of them are predictable. They’re tiring and dull, because they’re the same old pathetic attempts at conveying a “popular” piece of crap not worthy of ever having been put into the field of writing.
Not so for this book! GOD. I fell in LOVE with this book! From the intriguing, unique name, to the alluring cover...more
Not so for this book! GOD. I fell in LOVE with this book! From the intriguing, unique name, to the alluring cover...more
Wow! This book is a thrill ride almost from the very start.
Imagine a city where Chaos reigns (literally). In the city of Okoros, beings of energy roam the air, possessing humans and turning them into killers. Rain storms of probability arise. If you are (un)lucky enough to be struck in this storm, anything can happen: you can be turned into an animal, become left-handed or lose the ability to breathe. Good luck with that!
Into this world, we meet Rail and Moa, two ...more
Imagine a city where Chaos reigns (literally). In the city of Okoros, beings of energy roam the air, possessing humans and turning them into killers. Rain storms of probability arise. If you are (un)lucky enough to be struck in this storm, anything can happen: you can be turned into an animal, become left-handed or lose the ability to breathe. Good luck with that!
Into this world, we meet Rail and Moa, two ...more
great, imaginative young-adult novel, from awarding winning author, Chris Wooding, Storm Thief is a rip-roaring, readable feast of invention and adventure. It is surprisingly complex - in its world creation (a randomizing machine at the heart of a city that can create storms that rearrange reality) and in its characters (the two leads have a complex and very believably difficult relationship - their motives informed by many disparate facets). the story is structured well and is exciting - very f...more
This was the second book I had to read for my assignment in the YA Best Overlooked Book Battle 2011, hosted by Alyssa over at The Shady Glade. I started the book expecting to like it, just from reading the summary and looking at that awesome book cover. And when it was over, I was happy to see that I was right.
Storm Thief follows two unlikely heroes, who work against the odds to make their lives better and to survive day by day. Barely having enough to eat, having to steal to live, w...more
Storm Thief follows two unlikely heroes, who work against the odds to make their lives better and to survive day by day. Barely having enough to eat, having to steal to live, w...more
23. Storm Thief by Chris Wooding
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Pages: 310
Acquired: April 2011
Book of Your Shelf? No
Why I have it: Book Battle
Series: No
Rail and Moa are thieves in the only city of Orokos (and by only I mean only - there is nothing else). While on a mission they discover a piece of ancient technology and they don't turn it in to their patron. This is all the start of a very grand adventure as Rail and Moa run from the secret poli...more
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Pages: 310
Acquired: April 2011
Book of Your Shelf? No
Why I have it: Book Battle
Series: No
Rail and Moa are thieves in the only city of Orokos (and by only I mean only - there is nothing else). While on a mission they discover a piece of ancient technology and they don't turn it in to their patron. This is all the start of a very grand adventure as Rail and Moa run from the secret poli...more
This is the second book by Chris Wooding that I have had the pleasure to read; the first was Poison. I liked Poison a lot more than this book; but, like Poison, what really stand out in Storm Thief is the ending. This book could best be described as a kind of gothic Sci-Fi young adult novel.
In this book we spend most of our time with Rail and Moa who eke out a living serving as thieves in a ghetto in the city of Orokos. During one of their thieving raids they stumble along a mysterio...more
In this book we spend most of our time with Rail and Moa who eke out a living serving as thieves in a ghetto in the city of Orokos. During one of their thieving raids they stumble along a mysterio...more
STORM THIEF is set in a dystopian future world, where the inhabitants encounter powerful relics from a more advanced past (known as "fade science") and are plagued by unpredictable probability storms. The storms are strange phenomena where literally anything can be changed forever. They can rearrange cities or make people wink out of existence. The main character, a street urchin called Rail, has to wear a respirator because one storm randomly robbed him of the ability to breathe prope...more
Rail has grown up as a thief in one of the ghettos of Orokos, an island city out in the middle of nowhere. They are told there is nothing else but the city and that no one may leave. But Rail’s charge Moa has a dream, just as her father did, that there is more on the outside, and she’s determined they’ll join the other residents of Kilatas in their escape plans. But events never turn out as they seem on Orokos, thanks to probability storms, which can change everything in the blink of an eye. For...more
The Storm Thief by Chris Wooding is about Orokos, a city of complete chaos. Probability storms strike everything in their path. They can pass through rock, metal, and any other substance as if it was nothing. These storms change everything they touch. Sometimes they are life altering changes, like you wake up and your lungs can no longer function, or you were right handed when you went to sleep and wake up left handed. Whole buildings get moved to new locations, and nothing is left as it was.
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Storm Thief is quite amazing, in my opinion. The premise is that there is an island, no one leave. Why should they when the think there is nothing beyond? In the middle of the island is the Null Spire and the Chaos Engine. The Chaos engine creates the 'Storm Thief', AKA the probability storms. The storms can do anything mild, such as changing one's eye shadow, to making someone left handed turn right, or even switching the entire island to be a mirror image. Along with creating dangerous creatur...more
From the very beginning of this book it is awesome. My first impression was that it was kinda like a mixture between The Hunger Games and The City of Ember. It is set into the future where the city, Orokos, is the only known civilization. And, in this future, the rich people are separated from the poor. In this future, people forgot how to use technology. But, this book has more of a fantasy feeling then Hunger Games. I love the creativity that Mr. Wooding put into this book. Very early on in th...more
This is the story of Orokos–the island in the sea. And as far as most of its inhabitants are concerned, the only place there is. Rail and Moa grew up on Orokos; Rail always certain it is what is seems, Moa sure there’s something more.
As a child, Moa lost her father, who died trying to escape the island. Rail lost his ability to breathe, one of many victims of the Probability storms that have wreaked havoc on the island as long as anyone can remember. The two meet up one day and becom...more
As a child, Moa lost her father, who died trying to escape the island. Rail lost his ability to breathe, one of many victims of the Probability storms that have wreaked havoc on the island as long as anyone can remember. The two meet up one day and becom...more
I would recommend this book to anyone! Great characters, great stories that all rapped up together, great philosophy taught, great end, amazing world, unique ideas, and still a very clean book that I would suggest my nephews should read (if their mom is okay with it, she should read it too).
It's no wonder that Chris wooding is an award-winning author. I never stumbled in the way he wrote the store, I didn't once think... Well why didn't they do this, or duh they should have done that ...more
It's no wonder that Chris wooding is an award-winning author. I never stumbled in the way he wrote the store, I didn't once think... Well why didn't they do this, or duh they should have done that ...more
In the lost island of Orokos, probability storms strike and cause unwanted change. These storms might move the location of things or make your sister appear on the other side of the city. Rail and Moa are ghetto thiefs. They steal for a living. They are sent on a mission to steal from gruesome creatures called Mozgas. They find what they are looking for and barely escape with their lives. Then Rail notices that they stole a Fade-Science artifact from the Mozgas. This item is from before the Fad...more
The problem with this book was the transition between characters; I realize that the narrative of choice was omniscient, however when one character clearly has the point of view one can't suddenly run into a previous character and know exactly who it is that they have conveniently run into (makes more sense if one is reading the book). I felt the plot wasn't really moving all that much from the beginning--the character development was rather poor, but the descriptions were strong, but overexces...more
This was a great book~!
I haven't found a book to keep me this interested since "Another Note" (But that's caus' Death Note is special XP)
Rail was immediatley my favorite, I liked his sinicle(I spelled that wrong =P) attitude. He was cautious at points, and at times, reckless too, but he kept his confidence, despite having to face Revenants and more. So to say, I felt that the probability storms reflected life, anything can change at any moment, not quite so drastically as ...more
I haven't found a book to keep me this interested since "Another Note" (But that's caus' Death Note is special XP)
Rail was immediatley my favorite, I liked his sinicle(I spelled that wrong =P) attitude. He was cautious at points, and at times, reckless too, but he kept his confidence, despite having to face Revenants and more. So to say, I felt that the probability storms reflected life, anything can change at any moment, not quite so drastically as ...more
In the isolated island of Orokos, probability storms strike and cause unwanted change. It might move streets do different locations or maybe make you left handed. Rail and Moa are ghetto thiefs. They steal to live. They are sent on a mission to steal from horrible creatures called Mozgas. They find the loot and get away. Then Rail notices there is a Fade-Science artifact in the loot. This item is from before the Fade, a time when everybody forgot everything they knew. Follow Rail and Moa ...more
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The Storm Thief is absolutely amazing!!!!!!! The uncertainty of life in the setting of Orokos where anything can change...at any time is an original idea that I've never read before. Chris wooding is a great writer and I love the strength and power of the friendship between Rail and Moa. it really adds to the plot. although a couple things were kind of predictable, T would recommend it to anyone who loves paranormal/fantasy/friendship/mystery books. storm thief has all that in between it's two c...more
"Storm Thief" was the first story I ever read from Chris Wooding; it was because of the detailed, rapturing way that Wooding presented this story, that as soon as I read the last word, I knew I had to have more from this writer. "Storm Thief" presents an alienated universe in which crime runs rampant, hope is nonexistent, and life is chance. This is sure to please any fantasy lover, because it not only presents a gripping tale, it establishes a new entry for monsters and fear...more
What do you say when there's nothing wrong with a book, nothing that you can put your finger on, and yet it still doesn't do it for you? I'll try to figure out what wasn't working for me as I write this review.
Storm Thief is set in an island city that has been devastated by the Chaos Engine. The Engine creates probability storms, that can change reality in a moment. One of the main characters, Rail (that's him on the cover) uses a respirator because a probability storm took his abili...more
Storm Thief is set in an island city that has been devastated by the Chaos Engine. The Engine creates probability storms, that can change reality in a moment. One of the main characters, Rail (that's him on the cover) uses a respirator because a probability storm took his abili...more
This was a neat read, the premise was intriguing and the development was good. The ending was satisfactory. I give it all thumbs up except that the author did one thing that really bothered me. Perhaps it is because he is English (British? what's p.c. here?) and maybe it's common there, or an actual word, but he frequently wrote "frecking"... which first of all, isn't even a word, unless it is a mispelling for "freaking". If that is the case, then it still bothers me beca...more
Storm Thief takes place in the city of Orokos--a city plagued by probability storms. Unlike normal storms, nothing can shelter you from a probability storm. Once the storm thief (the persona given to the storm) chooses its victims, there is nothing they can do to escape the storm. Something will be changed. Sometimes it's nothing too major, like going from being right-handed to being left-handed. Other times, lungs may quit working, extra appendages may suddenly appear. Or you could die. ...more
Orokos is a crumbling city built on a plateau in the middle of the ocean. Probability storms strike at random. as the storms blow through the city, things change, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse, but always at random. The government, bent on fighting the chaos of the probability storms, keeps an iron control of the city. People who break the rules disappear.
Rail was once a normal boy, but was left unable to breathe on his own after a storm. Now he must wea...more
Rail was once a normal boy, but was left unable to breathe on his own after a storm. Now he must wea...more
In this book there is a city, Orokos, and in this city anything can happen at any time due to randomized stoms that go throgh the city called probability storms. These storms can do as much dammage as to move entire districts or as little as change the color of someone's lipstick. In this story there is Rail, a teenage thief living in the ghetto who can't breath on his own and has to use a resporator due to a probability storm, and Moa who is a teenage girl who was movved into the ghetto because...more
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fans of dark ya fantasies with unique characters in an unique world
This book started out eerily like The Thief Lord by Scott Lynch. Namely because there is a Thief Lord of sorts in this story, although she is a woman, and there is remaining architecture from an earlier, smarter, vanished, culture. I read those things, and went, 'oh dear,' because I was fearing a rehash. Very quickly though, this book turned in a different direction, and the similarities ended.
Now, a little bit about me: truth is I'm quite new to the fantasy genre (although this boo...more
Now, a little bit about me: truth is I'm quite new to the fantasy genre (although this boo...more
3.5 stars. I don't think I've ever read a book and then thought, They should make this into a movie. But this book was so visual that I don't think you could ever get from it what the author had in mind without making it into a movie. I love the written visuals in this book. The story was interesting, and even though the characters were not a fleshed out as they could have been, the story moved along nicely. A good, quick read, and I wouldn't mind having more of this same world from the aut...more
I really enjoyed the idea of human kind creating such a device as Storm Thief and then the generations later trying to destroy it since they did not understand why it was created. I also liked the amount of character development and how none of the characters are "perfect." One thing that I would have to seen more is the child of the professor being more involved in the story. Although the child was a bit creepy, I find that he could have played a bigger part in the plot. Good book ove...more
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