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Survivors #1
The Empty City
The time has come for dogs to rule the wild.
Lucky is a golden-haired mutt with a nose for survival. He has always been a loner—roaming the streets of the busy city and relying on his instincts to get by. Other dogs have Packs, but Lucky doesn't long for the days he spent with his littermates. He stands alone.
Then the Big Growl strikes. Suddenly the ground is split wide open. The Trap House is destroyed. And all the longpaws have disappeared.
Now Lucky is trapped in a strange and desolate new world with no food, foul water, and enemies at every turn. He falls in with others left behind, including his littermate Bella, a Leashed dog. Relying on other dogs—and having them depend on him—brings new dangers that Lucky isn't prepared for, but he may not be able to survive on his own. Can Lucky ever be a true Pack dog?
Lucky is a golden-haired mutt with a nose for survival. He has always been a loner—roaming the streets of the busy city and relying on his instincts to get by. Other dogs have Packs, but Lucky doesn't long for the days he spent with his littermates. He stands alone.
Then the Big Growl strikes. Suddenly the ground is split wide open. The Trap House is destroyed. And all the longpaws have disappeared.
Now Lucky is trapped in a strange and desolate new world with no food, foul water, and enemies at every turn. He falls in with others left behind, including his littermate Bella, a Leashed dog. Relying on other dogs—and having them depend on him—brings new dangers that Lucky isn't prepared for, but he may not be able to survive on his own. Can Lucky ever be a true Pack dog?
275 pages, Hardcover
First published August 21, 2012
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Erin Hunter
277 books10.7k followersErin Hunter is the pseudonym of five people: Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui T. Sutherland, Gillian Philip, and Inbali Iserles, as well as editor Victoria Holmes. Together, they write the Warriors series as well as the Seekers and Survivors series. Erin Hunter is working on a new series now called Bravelands.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
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April 24, 2014
Ugh. I wanted to hate this book. I wanted to hate this book soooo badly, but I ended up loving it. First off, let me just explain to you why I so desperately wanted to hate it!
Okay, so Survivors is the new series written by "Erin Hunter". Why the quotation marks you ask? Well the original four Erins have nothing to do with it! This pisses me off. Yes--HarperCollins does have rights to the name "Erin Hunter" but the truth is that the four Hunters have worked hard to earn their title. They were going to stop Warriors after The Last Hope but HarperCollins forced them to write the fifth series Dawn of the Clans.
Now, Survivors is written by these "fake" Erins. On forums.warrriorcats.com, there was a vote for the cover of Survivors - Book 1: The Empty City. I am glad that the cover was in a different format than the Warriors and Seekers books. These books do not say "Erin Hunter" anywhere. And yes, I know, Erin Hunter is on the cover for the author, but it is NOT ERIN STYLE AT ALL!
1. The Prologue. Yes there are prologues in the Warriors but not the Seekers series. However, one tell-tale Erin Hunter trait is that she never names the characters unless another character says their name. The first sentence is: "Yap wriggled, yawning, and gave a small excited whimper." In true Erin Hunter style, they would have said: "A small, newborn puppy..." or something like that.
2. The format. These books are double-spaced. When novels are double-spaced it screams either children's books or laziness. Yes, this is a children's novel to some extent, but teens and young adults read these books too. I am living proof of that. These books are in the Children's section, yes, but they are written like novels you would find on the #1 Bestseller list... Well Warriors and Seekers were. I haven't read Survivors yet, but I am skeptical.
3. The cover. I know that it was voted to be different which I am glad for. However, if HarperCollins truly wanted it to look "Erin Hunter"-like, they would have kept to the style of the other series.
By doing this and hiring new writers and forcing authors to write more because they own their combined name is just selfish. They just want money and they have basically said that the four Erins are replaceable. This is outrage. Some people might not care who writes the books, but I do.
I am going to read Survivors, but I will never look at HarperCollins the same way again, and will never have respect for them.
Okay, so, yes, I was well prepared to nit-pick the s**t out of this book because I was so pissed off at HarperCollins... However, I loved the story.
So The Empty City is about when an earthquake (I think) ends up destroying a city. All of the people have apparently died off from injury, radiation, disease, or have fled, many leaving their dogs behind. Lucky was in a Trap House, which I guess is comparable to an animal control kennel, or something like that, when the "Big Growl" strikes. Lucky's cage toppels over and he and his friend Sweet escape the Trap House.
The pair set off into the city and try to fend for themselves. Lucky is what they call a "Lone Dog". He survives on his own and doesn't need to rely on anyone, and doesn't want anyone to rely on him. Sweet, however, is not like that. She is a Pack Dog through and through and ends up leaving Lucky to find a pack.
Lucky then faces a series of challenges trying to survive on his own in the city until he nearly gets attacked by a pack of foxes. Just when all hope seems to be lost, however, Lucky's litter-sister, Bella (formerly Squeak) and her Pack come to the rescue. Lucky, however, soon ends up realizing that Bella and her Pack are Leashed Dogs, or pets. They are waiting for their longpaws (humans) to return to them, even though it is clear that they have left.
After some thorough convincing and some frightening events, Lucky leads the strange Pack into the wilderness and teach them to survive on their own.
Honestly, I really did not hate this book. I was so prepared to, but just couldn't. The characters were well-structed and I liked the little sibling-rivalry between Lucky and Bella. I have my own opinions about Bella, but I won't bore you with my rants since I've already seemed to have ranted enough in this review. I liked that the author made each character have a unique talent that helped them out in the long run, and they were all able to work together.
I didn't like the ending though. I hate cliff-hangers especially when he have to wait a year for the sequel. :( But, I can't say anything worse about it than I already have. All of my gripes are with HarperCollins, not the author herself.
One thing that made me laugh is that ANYONE who has read the Warriors books and possibly even the Seekers books is that the writers make A LOT of mistakes! My English teacher would give out extra credit for each mistake we brought in from a published work, and I would just bring in my stack of Warriors books and boost up my grade by a whole letter! However, I didn't see any mistakes in Survivors, which is always nice.
Okay, so Survivors is the new series written by "Erin Hunter". Why the quotation marks you ask? Well the original four Erins have nothing to do with it! This pisses me off. Yes--HarperCollins does have rights to the name "Erin Hunter" but the truth is that the four Hunters have worked hard to earn their title. They were going to stop Warriors after The Last Hope but HarperCollins forced them to write the fifth series Dawn of the Clans.
Now, Survivors is written by these "fake" Erins. On forums.warrriorcats.com, there was a vote for the cover of Survivors - Book 1: The Empty City. I am glad that the cover was in a different format than the Warriors and Seekers books. These books do not say "Erin Hunter" anywhere. And yes, I know, Erin Hunter is on the cover for the author, but it is NOT ERIN STYLE AT ALL!
1. The Prologue. Yes there are prologues in the Warriors but not the Seekers series. However, one tell-tale Erin Hunter trait is that she never names the characters unless another character says their name. The first sentence is: "Yap wriggled, yawning, and gave a small excited whimper." In true Erin Hunter style, they would have said: "A small, newborn puppy..." or something like that.
2. The format. These books are double-spaced. When novels are double-spaced it screams either children's books or laziness. Yes, this is a children's novel to some extent, but teens and young adults read these books too. I am living proof of that. These books are in the Children's section, yes, but they are written like novels you would find on the #1 Bestseller list... Well Warriors and Seekers were. I haven't read Survivors yet, but I am skeptical.
3. The cover. I know that it was voted to be different which I am glad for. However, if HarperCollins truly wanted it to look "Erin Hunter"-like, they would have kept to the style of the other series.
By doing this and hiring new writers and forcing authors to write more because they own their combined name is just selfish. They just want money and they have basically said that the four Erins are replaceable. This is outrage. Some people might not care who writes the books, but I do.
I am going to read Survivors, but I will never look at HarperCollins the same way again, and will never have respect for them.
Okay, so, yes, I was well prepared to nit-pick the s**t out of this book because I was so pissed off at HarperCollins... However, I loved the story.
So The Empty City is about when an earthquake (I think) ends up destroying a city. All of the people have apparently died off from injury, radiation, disease, or have fled, many leaving their dogs behind. Lucky was in a Trap House, which I guess is comparable to an animal control kennel, or something like that, when the "Big Growl" strikes. Lucky's cage toppels over and he and his friend Sweet escape the Trap House.
The pair set off into the city and try to fend for themselves. Lucky is what they call a "Lone Dog". He survives on his own and doesn't need to rely on anyone, and doesn't want anyone to rely on him. Sweet, however, is not like that. She is a Pack Dog through and through and ends up leaving Lucky to find a pack.
Lucky then faces a series of challenges trying to survive on his own in the city until he nearly gets attacked by a pack of foxes. Just when all hope seems to be lost, however, Lucky's litter-sister, Bella (formerly Squeak) and her Pack come to the rescue. Lucky, however, soon ends up realizing that Bella and her Pack are Leashed Dogs, or pets. They are waiting for their longpaws (humans) to return to them, even though it is clear that they have left.
After some thorough convincing and some frightening events, Lucky leads the strange Pack into the wilderness and teach them to survive on their own.
Honestly, I really did not hate this book. I was so prepared to, but just couldn't. The characters were well-structed and I liked the little sibling-rivalry between Lucky and Bella. I have my own opinions about Bella, but I won't bore you with my rants since I've already seemed to have ranted enough in this review. I liked that the author made each character have a unique talent that helped them out in the long run, and they were all able to work together.
I didn't like the ending though. I hate cliff-hangers especially when he have to wait a year for the sequel. :( But, I can't say anything worse about it than I already have. All of my gripes are with HarperCollins, not the author herself.
One thing that made me laugh is that ANYONE who has read the Warriors books and possibly even the Seekers books is that the writers make A LOT of mistakes! My English teacher would give out extra credit for each mistake we brought in from a published work, and I would just bring in my stack of Warriors books and boost up my grade by a whole letter! However, I didn't see any mistakes in Survivors, which is always nice.
May 1, 2020
Lucky, really? The dog's name is Lucky. Very original. *sigh* I hope this isn't like a repeat of Warriors and Seekers, just with new names for things like monster and firebeast. And continuously talking about how empty the dog's belly is.
The cover does look awesome, though.
Oh, but you know what would be really awesome? If it crossed over with Warriors or Seekers! Not directly, of course. But if at one point they said something about seeing a flame-colored cat or something like that. Maybe have one of the cat's battles with the dogs from their view!
Edit(5/1/20): y'all are really getting this worked up over a literal stranger mildly disliking a book?
The cover does look awesome, though.
Oh, but you know what would be really awesome? If it crossed over with Warriors or Seekers! Not directly, of course. But if at one point they said something about seeing a flame-colored cat or something like that. Maybe have one of the cat's battles with the dogs from their view!
Edit(5/1/20): y'all are really getting this worked up over a literal stranger mildly disliking a book?
July 15, 2012
This review contains spoilers after the first paragraph. You are forewarned.
I am a huge fan of the Warrior series so I was crazy excited to get an advanced reader's copy of this book. Now I really wish I hadn't picked it up. You'll find a similar cosmology structure to the other Erin Hunter books, which would make more sense if dogs hadn't lived so closely with us for thousands of years. If Hunter had chosen to write about wolves this book would've made a lot more sense. For the story to work from the onset you have to not care about how unclear how all the "longpaws" (humans) have been killed off. Get ready for another "I'm-hungry-all-the-freaking-time" adventure.....
*Spoilers ahead*
So either a huge quake, radiation, or a plague killed off humans (or a combination thereof). Our hero is "Lucky" the generically named dog. Dogs are separated into feral groups who look down on "leshdogs" in the same manner that the Warriors looked down on "kitty-pets" which would make sense, again, if dogs hadn't left wolves to be with us. Strangely, none of the humans left care about these "wild" dogs, and yes, that is strange, Hurricane Katrina showed us the truth of Temple Gradin's statement, animals make us human. I feel this writing very much discredits the vast amount of rescue work done in terrible times to save our furry family members.
But, okay, lets pretend that for some reason the plague/radiation/earthquake changed US so vastly. One of the characters is a border collie, a breed known for its wide vocabulary, and if the dogs know what a Vet is, they should know to call a car a car and not a loud cage. Its confusing for an adult, I can't imagine a kid would find it much better. By the end of the book you just hate yourself for being a human, because you are keeping these dogs from their "true" selves (which I guess is not wolves for some reason). The writing is sloppy to say the best, I feel like Hunter just injected cat thinking into dogs.
Since I've worked with dogs I can definitively say that even a family dog "works" for a living in its own way. I became very tired of Lucky's narrative about how useless everyone was (in spite of showing Lucky regularly begging at the human soup line), but him and how detached everyone was from the "true" dog religion. I didn't have a problem with the cosmology of previous Hunter works because in spite of living with us for thousands of years too, cats kinda do their own thing, dogs are less inclined to be independent from their human pack. Overall it seemed like Hunter couldn't make up her mind if dogs should be devoted as we've known them to be, or callous. Lucky eventually finds his new pack useful and decides to help them, (I guess because his sister was in the pack? He got lonely? His motives were very murky, again writing problems).
I'm still baffled at the lack of response from humans, the mysterious brain damage to all the dogs, (seriously, if they know their own freaking names they'd know we're called "humans" and those are "cars" and "buildings" and "cat" and you don't have to be primitive for us to get the point!), and frankly why she chose to give dogs this particular treatment. I guess if you just can't write how people should interact with animals you kill them all off in the vaguest way possible. Unless you are really into Hunter's style just for the sake of it, skip this series and read the original "101 Dalmatians,"
I am a huge fan of the Warrior series so I was crazy excited to get an advanced reader's copy of this book. Now I really wish I hadn't picked it up. You'll find a similar cosmology structure to the other Erin Hunter books, which would make more sense if dogs hadn't lived so closely with us for thousands of years. If Hunter had chosen to write about wolves this book would've made a lot more sense. For the story to work from the onset you have to not care about how unclear how all the "longpaws" (humans) have been killed off. Get ready for another "I'm-hungry-all-the-freaking-time" adventure.....
*Spoilers ahead*
So either a huge quake, radiation, or a plague killed off humans (or a combination thereof). Our hero is "Lucky" the generically named dog. Dogs are separated into feral groups who look down on "leshdogs" in the same manner that the Warriors looked down on "kitty-pets" which would make sense, again, if dogs hadn't left wolves to be with us. Strangely, none of the humans left care about these "wild" dogs, and yes, that is strange, Hurricane Katrina showed us the truth of Temple Gradin's statement, animals make us human. I feel this writing very much discredits the vast amount of rescue work done in terrible times to save our furry family members.
But, okay, lets pretend that for some reason the plague/radiation/earthquake changed US so vastly. One of the characters is a border collie, a breed known for its wide vocabulary, and if the dogs know what a Vet is, they should know to call a car a car and not a loud cage. Its confusing for an adult, I can't imagine a kid would find it much better. By the end of the book you just hate yourself for being a human, because you are keeping these dogs from their "true" selves (which I guess is not wolves for some reason). The writing is sloppy to say the best, I feel like Hunter just injected cat thinking into dogs.
Since I've worked with dogs I can definitively say that even a family dog "works" for a living in its own way. I became very tired of Lucky's narrative about how useless everyone was (in spite of showing Lucky regularly begging at the human soup line), but him and how detached everyone was from the "true" dog religion. I didn't have a problem with the cosmology of previous Hunter works because in spite of living with us for thousands of years too, cats kinda do their own thing, dogs are less inclined to be independent from their human pack. Overall it seemed like Hunter couldn't make up her mind if dogs should be devoted as we've known them to be, or callous. Lucky eventually finds his new pack useful and decides to help them, (I guess because his sister was in the pack? He got lonely? His motives were very murky, again writing problems).
I'm still baffled at the lack of response from humans, the mysterious brain damage to all the dogs, (seriously, if they know their own freaking names they'd know we're called "humans" and those are "cars" and "buildings" and "cat" and you don't have to be primitive for us to get the point!), and frankly why she chose to give dogs this particular treatment. I guess if you just can't write how people should interact with animals you kill them all off in the vaguest way possible. Unless you are really into Hunter's style just for the sake of it, skip this series and read the original "101 Dalmatians,"
September 14, 2017
Re-reading (13.09.17)
Enjoying it way more than the first time I read it.
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I love Erin's "Warriors" series, but this one has been a disappointment. While the warriors one feels full of ancestry and wisdow this one feels childish and puts the dogs in a frame of mind where they feel very childlike and somewhat stupid. And I love cats and dogs, and found this one a bit offensive and couldn't make meet end in any way... those weren't dogs, that's for sure!
Enjoying it way more than the first time I read it.
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I love Erin's "Warriors" series, but this one has been a disappointment. While the warriors one feels full of ancestry and wisdow this one feels childish and puts the dogs in a frame of mind where they feel very childlike and somewhat stupid. And I love cats and dogs, and found this one a bit offensive and couldn't make meet end in any way... those weren't dogs, that's for sure!
December 2, 2012
Okay, I had low expectations for this book but compared to what I expected, the book was still very bad. Honestly, I don't think humans would leave their dogs during an earthquake and the whole book was basically a bunch of dogs doing stupid things and getting in trouble and Lucky having to go rescue them. It seems to be geared towards like 7 year olds and it definitely doesn't deserve to be written under the name Erin Hunter. The style is completely different and well, the actual skill isn't that good. Sure, I'm tired of the Warriors plot being dragged on, but the books were still well written. The Empty City on the other hand... is not.
September 7, 2012
This was an amazing new series starter! I am so glad that Hunter finally got approval from her publishing company to start writing about dogs. The language and symbolism she uses to portray dogs is spot on, and I love Lucky as the main character! He's such a complex and deep character, I can't wait to see him unfold, as we did Firestar in the Warriors series!
September 4, 2012
I really wanted to like this book... but it was....
-Badly written
-Cheap plot/no apparent plot besides side plots
-Inconsistent characters who believed one way and acted another
-Rather than creating a cliffhanger the ending just ended bluntly
-Wannabe Warriors series? Funny how all the animals have something or other that they worship. And those animals that don't tend to die. I don't know but all these books seem to be getting the cheap drama/fan service recently...
However I did like Lucky~ he was a nice character; despite all the things that happened he had "dog-spirit" that I liked.
-Badly written
-Cheap plot/no apparent plot besides side plots
-Inconsistent characters who believed one way and acted another
-Rather than creating a cliffhanger the ending just ended bluntly
-Wannabe Warriors series? Funny how all the animals have something or other that they worship. And those animals that don't tend to die. I don't know but all these books seem to be getting the cheap drama/fan service recently...
However I did like Lucky~ he was a nice character; despite all the things that happened he had "dog-spirit" that I liked.
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August 4, 2013
There are many similarities between The Empty City and Bobbie Pyron's The Dogs of Winter though one involves children and dogs attempting to survive in Russia and the other involves dogs trying to survive after a cataclysmic event without their Longpaws (masters). Erin Hunter is a master at enabling us to see the world through the minds of the dogs.
Hunter's books are probably the most popular in our Junior High School Library. The Warriors, novels. based on cats, are trilogies and once the students get hooked on the first book of any set, they can't wait to read not only the next book in that trilogy but all of the other series as well. I am certain that the "Survivors" trilogy which is based on dogs will be a favorite, too.
This tale of survival involves many harrowing situations but there is always a spirit of faith involved as Lucky, the Lone-Dog, attempts to lead, train, and protect his band of Leash-Dogs who were once pets.
Earth-Dog, Sky-Dog, and Forest-Dog made me feel as though I were reading something from Indian lore. I was fascinated by the crow that seemed to appear when situations were dire. I look forward to the development of this mysterious character in the novels yet to be released. I was satisfied reading this as a stand-alone novel but must admit that Hunter has tweaked my interest in reading the sequels.
Hunter's books are probably the most popular in our Junior High School Library. The Warriors, novels. based on cats, are trilogies and once the students get hooked on the first book of any set, they can't wait to read not only the next book in that trilogy but all of the other series as well. I am certain that the "Survivors" trilogy which is based on dogs will be a favorite, too.
This tale of survival involves many harrowing situations but there is always a spirit of faith involved as Lucky, the Lone-Dog, attempts to lead, train, and protect his band of Leash-Dogs who were once pets.
Earth-Dog, Sky-Dog, and Forest-Dog made me feel as though I were reading something from Indian lore. I was fascinated by the crow that seemed to appear when situations were dire. I look forward to the development of this mysterious character in the novels yet to be released. I was satisfied reading this as a stand-alone novel but must admit that Hunter has tweaked my interest in reading the sequels.
October 30, 2020
Survivors is a mostly delightful read, though rather insubstantial.
It tries to be just what it sounds like: Warriors , but with dogs. On that front, it falls rather flat. Natural elements are personified; earth is Earth-dog, a sort of living, breathing deity, a contrast to Starclan in Warriors , but they don’t seem to have any real attachment to these ideals like in Warriors, except when hoping another earthquake doesn’t strike (aka an earth growl), or fondly remembering stories at their mothers bellies.
When not trying to be Warriors, it’s a pretty breezy read, though not a perfect one. Lucky (original, huh?) is a natural leader, but all he wants is to be alone, but manages to form a pack anyhow, despite his protests he was a Lone Dog.
But anyway, these are basically the worst things of the book, I would recommend borrowing this before buying, or buying this book secondhand. This was a cute book, and I’ll most likely read the rest of the series, but it’s not a book I would read twice.
It tries to be just what it sounds like: Warriors , but with dogs. On that front, it falls rather flat. Natural elements are personified; earth is Earth-dog, a sort of living, breathing deity, a contrast to Starclan in Warriors , but they don’t seem to have any real attachment to these ideals like in Warriors, except when hoping another earthquake doesn’t strike (aka an earth growl), or fondly remembering stories at their mothers bellies.
When not trying to be Warriors, it’s a pretty breezy read, though not a perfect one. Lucky (original, huh?) is a natural leader, but all he wants is to be alone, but manages to form a pack anyhow, despite his protests he was a Lone Dog.
But anyway, these are basically the worst things of the book, I would recommend borrowing this before buying, or buying this book secondhand. This was a cute book, and I’ll most likely read the rest of the series, but it’s not a book I would read twice.
December 22, 2014
Lucky’s life has been turned upright down when the Big Growl destroyed the city of longpaws. But Lucky is a lone dog and can take care of himself. His sister Bella and her friends, the leashed dogs, cannot. And so Lucky decides to help his new friends survive in the cruel environment…
The interactions between Lucky and the leashed dogs are probably the most interesting part of the story. They have different upbringing and different views, which clash so often. Lucky had always been a stray who keeps to himself and never cares about anyone but himself, so for him having anything to do with humans is unnatural. But other dogs, especially Mickey, are different. They are loyal to their humans and would never ever think about abandoning them, they would wait and wait for them to come back, they would never betray their humans. Because that's what dogs do.
Lucky is initially biased towards the leashed dogs, and so not quite likable in my eyes. Bella is too bossy for my liking as well, but the rest of the leashed dogs are a delight to read about. Mickey and Daisy are definitely my favourites. Mickey is the most loyal to the longpaws and very helpful and nice, and Daisy is such an endless ball of energy that it's hard not to love her.
However, the plot of the book is rather weak and seems to be just a prelude, a setting for the future action. Besides, helplessness of leashed dogs is overdone for the purpose of the plot. I understand that they have no survival skills, but here they lack instincts. I only hope that the next book will have a stronger plot.
The interactions between Lucky and the leashed dogs are probably the most interesting part of the story. They have different upbringing and different views, which clash so often. Lucky had always been a stray who keeps to himself and never cares about anyone but himself, so for him having anything to do with humans is unnatural. But other dogs, especially Mickey, are different. They are loyal to their humans and would never ever think about abandoning them, they would wait and wait for them to come back, they would never betray their humans. Because that's what dogs do.
Lucky is initially biased towards the leashed dogs, and so not quite likable in my eyes. Bella is too bossy for my liking as well, but the rest of the leashed dogs are a delight to read about. Mickey and Daisy are definitely my favourites. Mickey is the most loyal to the longpaws and very helpful and nice, and Daisy is such an endless ball of energy that it's hard not to love her.
However, the plot of the book is rather weak and seems to be just a prelude, a setting for the future action. Besides, helplessness of leashed dogs is overdone for the purpose of the plot. I understand that they have no survival skills, but here they lack instincts. I only hope that the next book will have a stronger plot.
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June 12, 2012I wish they chose the other cover. It was much better.
I hope this will be just as good as the Warriors books, even though the Erin Hunters writing it are different!
I hope this will be just as good as the Warriors books, even though the Erin Hunters writing it are different!
February 27, 2018
As all of the Erin Hunter books, this one was fantastic. While the Warrior series is still my favorite Erin Hunter series, I enjoyed this one as well. This was my second time reading it, which was just as good as the first. I am hoping to get back into this series. I hope I can catch up soon. I am excited to actually read the second book this time!
June 6, 2021
Do połowy było super, a potem już się trochę nudziłam. Nic specjalnego.
July 17, 2025
Super saga 🫶 C'est vraiment intéressant d'être du point de vue d'un chien 😍
October 9, 2019
Sounds like beginners readers
If I had to compare this to Warriors, which of course I did, it's so different it's hard to imagine it was written by the same author. The vocabulary and the way the dogs think is so elementary compared to how Erin's cats think. They sound like a bunch of 5 year olds, even kittens in Warriors sounded smarter and more human. I just really hate this dumbing down of dogs. I am a dog person and when I saw that Erin was writing books about a dog series I got really excited. Having enjoyed Warriors and even more so, Seekers, I had high hopes for Survivors. I suppose I set myself up for a massive disappointment.
It took me a long time to force myself to read through this book. Even after finishing it I still don't completely know which character is which in regards to their looks. They all talk in the same elementary way, a way I honestly can't take seriously because of how childish it is. And then, mixing this childishness with a bloody prophecy just feels so WEIRD to me. It's hard to take any "threat" or prophecy seriously in this book because of the beginners reading book this feels like. I felt like I went back in time to reading early readers such as those younger than 9 years old. It doesn't fit in with the rest of the 9-12 year old section because of how dumbed down it is. Probably the only reason why this couldn't be put in the early readers section is because of the gore involved.
Like I sort of get it because in real life dogs kind of act a lot like children, and it's a persona they carry. But in reality, dogs aren't any stupider than cats or bears, so I don't really understand why this was so far off from either Seekers or Warriors in how it was written.
Another thing is I got the feeling that Erin didn't understand dogs very well. Tipping, yapping and barking everytime they speak? Dogs have a silent body language just like cats do and actually more is said in silence and facial expressions and posture than through vocals. I have a dog he actually never barks, not even at other dogs. But if you watch him you notice he's still talking to them. He's talking with his body.
This book overall just felt very disconnected and I had a hard time finishing it, not because the story itself was boring but because the way it was written is boring. The religion of the dogs wasn't very well explained and I felt like it was just... Weird. Cheesy. You didn't get the same feeling with these dogs religion as you did with Starclan.
It was so hard to get through that I have to give it one star. Younger readers might actually like this but I don't personally think it belongs on the same shelf as Warriors and Seekers.
If I had to compare this to Warriors, which of course I did, it's so different it's hard to imagine it was written by the same author. The vocabulary and the way the dogs think is so elementary compared to how Erin's cats think. They sound like a bunch of 5 year olds, even kittens in Warriors sounded smarter and more human. I just really hate this dumbing down of dogs. I am a dog person and when I saw that Erin was writing books about a dog series I got really excited. Having enjoyed Warriors and even more so, Seekers, I had high hopes for Survivors. I suppose I set myself up for a massive disappointment.
It took me a long time to force myself to read through this book. Even after finishing it I still don't completely know which character is which in regards to their looks. They all talk in the same elementary way, a way I honestly can't take seriously because of how childish it is. And then, mixing this childishness with a bloody prophecy just feels so WEIRD to me. It's hard to take any "threat" or prophecy seriously in this book because of the beginners reading book this feels like. I felt like I went back in time to reading early readers such as those younger than 9 years old. It doesn't fit in with the rest of the 9-12 year old section because of how dumbed down it is. Probably the only reason why this couldn't be put in the early readers section is because of the gore involved.
Like I sort of get it because in real life dogs kind of act a lot like children, and it's a persona they carry. But in reality, dogs aren't any stupider than cats or bears, so I don't really understand why this was so far off from either Seekers or Warriors in how it was written.
Another thing is I got the feeling that Erin didn't understand dogs very well. Tipping, yapping and barking everytime they speak? Dogs have a silent body language just like cats do and actually more is said in silence and facial expressions and posture than through vocals. I have a dog he actually never barks, not even at other dogs. But if you watch him you notice he's still talking to them. He's talking with his body.
This book overall just felt very disconnected and I had a hard time finishing it, not because the story itself was boring but because the way it was written is boring. The religion of the dogs wasn't very well explained and I felt like it was just... Weird. Cheesy. You didn't get the same feeling with these dogs religion as you did with Starclan.
It was so hard to get through that I have to give it one star. Younger readers might actually like this but I don't personally think it belongs on the same shelf as Warriors and Seekers.
February 2, 2016
Lykky-niminen koira on kuullut pennusta asti tarinoita myyttisestä Koiramyrskystä, jonka paluu merkitsee sitä että koirat joutuvat jälleen kerran taistelemaan olemassaolostaan. Legenda vaikuttaa muuttuvan eräänä päivänä todeksi, kun Suuri Murahdus (eli toisin sanoen maanjäristys) pistää kaupungin uuteen uskoon ja tuhoaa maailman sellaisena kuin koirat sen tunsivat. Nyt eivät enää entiset toimintamallit olekaan voimassa.
Lykky kohtaa joukon isäntäperheistään eksyneitä koiria, joista yksi on hänen sisarensa. Vaikka koirat vaikuttavat melko toivottomilta luontokappaleilta voidakseen selviytyä muuttuneissa olosuhteissa, liittyy Lykky kuitenkin laumaan. Yhdessä yritetään sitten tulla toimeen, vaikka pääkoiruutemme vannoo mielessään jättävänsä muut taakseen heti ensi tilassa.
"Autio kaupunki" (Jalava, 2014) on Erin Hunter -salanimen taakse kätkeytyvän kirjailijajoukon uuden Selviytyjät-kirjasarjan ensimmäinen osa. Lukijalle tarjoillaan melko perusvarmaa ja yllätyksetöntä eläinseikkailua, jossa on kuultavissa kaikuja niin Soturikissoista kuin Etsijöistä: eläimet opettelevat selviytymään uusissa olosuhteissa, joutuvat erilaisiin vaarallisiin tilanteisiin, kertovat omia legendojaan, käyttävät ihmisten maailman jutuista paremmin omaan suuhunsa sopivia nimityksiä ("melukeppi", "pitkätassu") ja niin edelleen.
En itse pitänyt tästä postapokalyptisesta koiratarinasta yhtä paljon kuin kissa- ja karhukirjoista, mutta uskoisin lapsilukijoiden tästä tykkäävän. Sarja uponnee parhaiten viitos-seiskaluokkalaisten kohderyhmään. Se, onko kirja missä määrin fantasiaa, on sitten oman keskustelunsa väärti.
"Autio kaupunki" ei muuten toimi yksittäisenä kirjana, vaan se loppuu kesken kaiken jättäen lukijansa jännittävään kohtaan.
Lykky kohtaa joukon isäntäperheistään eksyneitä koiria, joista yksi on hänen sisarensa. Vaikka koirat vaikuttavat melko toivottomilta luontokappaleilta voidakseen selviytyä muuttuneissa olosuhteissa, liittyy Lykky kuitenkin laumaan. Yhdessä yritetään sitten tulla toimeen, vaikka pääkoiruutemme vannoo mielessään jättävänsä muut taakseen heti ensi tilassa.
"Autio kaupunki" (Jalava, 2014) on Erin Hunter -salanimen taakse kätkeytyvän kirjailijajoukon uuden Selviytyjät-kirjasarjan ensimmäinen osa. Lukijalle tarjoillaan melko perusvarmaa ja yllätyksetöntä eläinseikkailua, jossa on kuultavissa kaikuja niin Soturikissoista kuin Etsijöistä: eläimet opettelevat selviytymään uusissa olosuhteissa, joutuvat erilaisiin vaarallisiin tilanteisiin, kertovat omia legendojaan, käyttävät ihmisten maailman jutuista paremmin omaan suuhunsa sopivia nimityksiä ("melukeppi", "pitkätassu") ja niin edelleen.
En itse pitänyt tästä postapokalyptisesta koiratarinasta yhtä paljon kuin kissa- ja karhukirjoista, mutta uskoisin lapsilukijoiden tästä tykkäävän. Sarja uponnee parhaiten viitos-seiskaluokkalaisten kohderyhmään. Se, onko kirja missä määrin fantasiaa, on sitten oman keskustelunsa väärti.
"Autio kaupunki" ei muuten toimi yksittäisenä kirjana, vaan se loppuu kesken kaiken jättäen lukijansa jännittävään kohtaan.
October 12, 2014
3.5 stars
Fans of Warriors Will either be absolutely delighted with Survivors, or they will hate it with a burning passion. Well, maybe not that intense, but they won't like it.
I enjoyed it, but I constantly was comparing it to Warriors, and that probably made it lose some points with me. You can't beat Warriors, let's face it. These are some things I came up with:
Lucky: Firestar
Loudcages: Monsters
Longpaws: Twolegs
Earth-Dog: Starclan (Kind of)
Pack: Clan
Fierce Dogs: Bloodclan/Shadowclan/any cats giving Thunderclan a hard time.
The Erin Hunters are definitely sticking to what they know best, but I think that's a good thing. However, I find it strange that they went right from cats to dogs. Hello, Bluestar's death? And now I can't like cats in this series! Good thing I'm both a cat and a dog person.
The Empty City is still pretty original, and it has a bit of dystopian in it as well....kind of. It's not honest-to-goodness dystopian, but it was still cool. And I found myself liking Lucky a lot; his personality is much different than Firestar's. Still, I don't think it lived up to Warriors, which disappointed me. It did beat Seekers, though.
All together, 3.5 stars for a mostly original story with some characters I am sure I will grow to adore. (I hope there's pups soon! Kits were the highlights of the book for me in Warriors! They're adorable!)
Fans of Warriors Will either be absolutely delighted with Survivors, or they will hate it with a burning passion. Well, maybe not that intense, but they won't like it.
I enjoyed it, but I constantly was comparing it to Warriors, and that probably made it lose some points with me. You can't beat Warriors, let's face it. These are some things I came up with:
Lucky: Firestar
Loudcages: Monsters
Longpaws: Twolegs
Earth-Dog: Starclan (Kind of)
Pack: Clan
Fierce Dogs: Bloodclan/Shadowclan/any cats giving Thunderclan a hard time.
The Erin Hunters are definitely sticking to what they know best, but I think that's a good thing. However, I find it strange that they went right from cats to dogs. Hello, Bluestar's death? And now I can't like cats in this series! Good thing I'm both a cat and a dog person.
The Empty City is still pretty original, and it has a bit of dystopian in it as well....kind of. It's not honest-to-goodness dystopian, but it was still cool. And I found myself liking Lucky a lot; his personality is much different than Firestar's. Still, I don't think it lived up to Warriors, which disappointed me. It did beat Seekers, though.
All together, 3.5 stars for a mostly original story with some characters I am sure I will grow to adore. (I hope there's pups soon! Kits were the highlights of the book for me in Warriors! They're adorable!)
February 6, 2021
This book was awesome. At first I found it hard to follow and grab, but after a while I got to really enjoy this book. A great story for young and old. Now I want to read book 2!
April 28, 2025
Lucky an adorable dog left to fend for himself he loses his best friend Sweet. He comes up as a leader to a pack of tame dogs when he meets a pack with a wolf as leader he is tough on the new pack and Sweet is the Belta second in command! Find out more in this book!
September 2, 2012
OMG i really liked this book and i think that this has a lot more detail than Warriors and Seekers
August 12, 2017
I have read this book before and I decided to read it again. I forgot how sad it was.
November 15, 2024
wasn't for me
August 17, 2025
liczyłam, że dostanę drugich wojowników
niestety tak się nie stało, widać, że tutaj nie ma innego pomysłu niż "koty się sprzedały to psy też się sprzedadzą"
niestety tak się nie stało, widać, że tutaj nie ma innego pomysłu niż "koty się sprzedały to psy też się sprzedadzą"
November 2, 2017
Survivors is a series that will keep you on your toes. If you enjoy any of the Erin Hunter series then this is a must read. It has the classic Erin Hunter style, with benign in the place of an animal, and this book is about Lucky and his journey through a abandoned city after an earthquake. Lucky meets old friends, and makes new ones along the while, and makes plenty of enemies as well. Through the book we see Lucky battle with his feelings of wanting to be a lone dog, or part of a pack. As he meets new dogs he wants to leave, but keeps staying because he feels the need to show them to survive without their owners. But we really know this is because he's lonely and wants to be with a pack.
When you begin reading this book you may find it odd that you in some ways can relate to these dogs, for me I understood Lucky inner battle. Wanting to be apart of groups yet wanting to remain as a "loner", because groups attract "dangers". In this book however, you can see and understand each dogs personality and relate to the characters, despite them being dogs. Our canine friends seem more human in this series and it really makes the book so much better.
This book starts out by throwing action right at you, an earthquake. Lucky is in an animal shelter, where he escapes, and the journey begins. He meets Sweet, a greyhound who tells him that she's a pack dog, and he should come with her. This Is where we find out Lucky is a lone street dog and wants noting to do with a pack, but he can't help himself when he gets attached to her. When she leaves Lucky is on his own again, and goes back to scavenging, and he's confused about his loneliness.
Lucky enters a mall, where he meets his friends, Old Hunter, who tells lucky its everyman for themselves. However, Lucky meets his future pack when a band of foxes attack him and the group of dogs save him. This pack is a group of human owned dogs who refuse to believe that their masters left them behind. Lucky teaches them that humans wait for no one, and he brings them to the wild after a dangerous incident occurs in the packs old neighborhood. The human owned dogs carry items of their masters, which Lucky doesn't believe in. Soon enough Lucky teaches them the way of a pack, and tells them to trust their inner dog spirit, hoping he can teach them to survive and then leave and go back to being a lone dog. Lucky realizes he's getting attached after he saves the pack from other dogs, he realizes that he doesn't want to leave, so he does just that. He leaves after telling the pack he taught them everything he knowns and he's done. However when leaving Lucky senses something and attempts to return, but the book ends there.
Erin Hunter is an amazing author(s), in my eyes she's know for leaving the reader on a cliff hanger and wanting more. She manages the give these animals so many emotions and thoughts that its hard not wanting more from her. She creates this world through a dogs eyes, and changes words that would make sense to a dog but not a human.
I highly recommend this book/series for anyone who wants to be absorbed in a completely fictional and fun adventure.
When you begin reading this book you may find it odd that you in some ways can relate to these dogs, for me I understood Lucky inner battle. Wanting to be apart of groups yet wanting to remain as a "loner", because groups attract "dangers". In this book however, you can see and understand each dogs personality and relate to the characters, despite them being dogs. Our canine friends seem more human in this series and it really makes the book so much better.
This book starts out by throwing action right at you, an earthquake. Lucky is in an animal shelter, where he escapes, and the journey begins. He meets Sweet, a greyhound who tells him that she's a pack dog, and he should come with her. This Is where we find out Lucky is a lone street dog and wants noting to do with a pack, but he can't help himself when he gets attached to her. When she leaves Lucky is on his own again, and goes back to scavenging, and he's confused about his loneliness.
Lucky enters a mall, where he meets his friends, Old Hunter, who tells lucky its everyman for themselves. However, Lucky meets his future pack when a band of foxes attack him and the group of dogs save him. This pack is a group of human owned dogs who refuse to believe that their masters left them behind. Lucky teaches them that humans wait for no one, and he brings them to the wild after a dangerous incident occurs in the packs old neighborhood. The human owned dogs carry items of their masters, which Lucky doesn't believe in. Soon enough Lucky teaches them the way of a pack, and tells them to trust their inner dog spirit, hoping he can teach them to survive and then leave and go back to being a lone dog. Lucky realizes he's getting attached after he saves the pack from other dogs, he realizes that he doesn't want to leave, so he does just that. He leaves after telling the pack he taught them everything he knowns and he's done. However when leaving Lucky senses something and attempts to return, but the book ends there.
Erin Hunter is an amazing author(s), in my eyes she's know for leaving the reader on a cliff hanger and wanting more. She manages the give these animals so many emotions and thoughts that its hard not wanting more from her. She creates this world through a dogs eyes, and changes words that would make sense to a dog but not a human.
I highly recommend this book/series for anyone who wants to be absorbed in a completely fictional and fun adventure.
March 5, 2023
Jesteście bardziej team pieski czy team kotki? Dzisiaj przychodzę z czymś dla tych pierwszych, czyli z fantastyką z psiakami w rolach głównych. Mowa o 1 tomie „Sfory”, czyli o „Opuszczonym mieście”. Książkę przeczytałam dzięki współpracy, a przede wszystkim dzięki uprzejmości wydawnictwa Nowa Baśń, które niedawno wydało finał serii, czyli "Nawałnicę psów"
Fuks, to pies o wielkim szczęściu. Od zawsze przemierza ulice miasta samotnie i doskonale wie, jak przetrwać na własną rękę… a raczej łapę. I pomimo tego, że niejednokrotnie inne psy proponowały mu dołączenie do ich sfory, on nie zmienił swojego życia. Wszystko się jednak zmienia, kiedy świat zostaje zniszczony przez Wielki Warkot. Ziemia rozstąpiła się, Dom Pułapka uległ zniszczeniu, a wszyscy Długonodzy uciekli, zostawiając swoje psy na pastwę losu. Teraz Fuks musi nie tylko walczyć o własne przetrwanie, ale też zadbać o psy, które nie mają pojęcia jak żyć bez swoich Długonogich, a także musi nauczyć się zacząć polegać na innych.
Podczas czytania pierwsze co przyszło mi do głowy, to skojarzenie z moim ukochanym „Wodnikowym Wzgórzem”. Tak jak w historii Leszczynka i Piątka, tak i tutaj dostałam historię o walce o przetrwanie, przedstawioną oczami zwierząt. Kolejnym podobieństwem jest rozbudowana mitologia zwierząt i ich własne nazewnictwo, co dla mnie było po prostu cudownie i kocham takie smaczki w książkach. Co do bohaterów to najbardziej wysuwa się na przód charakter Fuksa. Dodatkowo ciekawe kontrastuje z innymi psami np. z Bellą, która diametralnie się od niego różni. Odmienne zdania odnośnie tego co robić i kłótnie, dodają dynamizmu i scen akcji. Przyznam też, że początkowo nie było idealnie i trudno mi było wciągnąć się w historię i trochę się gubiłam. Język i styl też nie pomagały, bo pomimo akcji wydawał mi się dość spokojny. Jednak po ok. 100 stronach udało mi się wejść w klimat i dzięki temu przeczytanie całości zajęło mi mniej więcej dobę. Z każdą kolejną strona działo się coraz więcej i coraz bardziej zżywałam się z bohaterami.
„Opuszczone miasto” finalnie okazało się naprawdę interesującą historią oraz intrygującym początkiem dłuższej historii, którą chętnie kiedyś poznam. Książka ta tylko utwierdziła mnie w przekonaniu, że fantastyka zwierzęca to jest coś naprawdę dobrego. Jeśli lubicie pieski i historie, dziejące się wręcz w apokaliptycznym świecie, to ta seria może być czymś dla was.
Fuks, to pies o wielkim szczęściu. Od zawsze przemierza ulice miasta samotnie i doskonale wie, jak przetrwać na własną rękę… a raczej łapę. I pomimo tego, że niejednokrotnie inne psy proponowały mu dołączenie do ich sfory, on nie zmienił swojego życia. Wszystko się jednak zmienia, kiedy świat zostaje zniszczony przez Wielki Warkot. Ziemia rozstąpiła się, Dom Pułapka uległ zniszczeniu, a wszyscy Długonodzy uciekli, zostawiając swoje psy na pastwę losu. Teraz Fuks musi nie tylko walczyć o własne przetrwanie, ale też zadbać o psy, które nie mają pojęcia jak żyć bez swoich Długonogich, a także musi nauczyć się zacząć polegać na innych.
Podczas czytania pierwsze co przyszło mi do głowy, to skojarzenie z moim ukochanym „Wodnikowym Wzgórzem”. Tak jak w historii Leszczynka i Piątka, tak i tutaj dostałam historię o walce o przetrwanie, przedstawioną oczami zwierząt. Kolejnym podobieństwem jest rozbudowana mitologia zwierząt i ich własne nazewnictwo, co dla mnie było po prostu cudownie i kocham takie smaczki w książkach. Co do bohaterów to najbardziej wysuwa się na przód charakter Fuksa. Dodatkowo ciekawe kontrastuje z innymi psami np. z Bellą, która diametralnie się od niego różni. Odmienne zdania odnośnie tego co robić i kłótnie, dodają dynamizmu i scen akcji. Przyznam też, że początkowo nie było idealnie i trudno mi było wciągnąć się w historię i trochę się gubiłam. Język i styl też nie pomagały, bo pomimo akcji wydawał mi się dość spokojny. Jednak po ok. 100 stronach udało mi się wejść w klimat i dzięki temu przeczytanie całości zajęło mi mniej więcej dobę. Z każdą kolejną strona działo się coraz więcej i coraz bardziej zżywałam się z bohaterami.
„Opuszczone miasto” finalnie okazało się naprawdę interesującą historią oraz intrygującym początkiem dłuższej historii, którą chętnie kiedyś poznam. Książka ta tylko utwierdziła mnie w przekonaniu, że fantastyka zwierzęca to jest coś naprawdę dobrego. Jeśli lubicie pieski i historie, dziejące się wręcz w apokaliptycznym świecie, to ta seria może być czymś dla was.
September 30, 2021
Wraz z jesienią nadszedł kolejny rok szkolny, który dla wielu z nas wiąże się ze stresem i napięciem. Czasami potrzebujemy zapomnieć o przykrych obowiązkach i zatracić się w czymś, co umili nam dzień i wywoła uśmiech na twarzy. Dziś chcę Wam przedstawić idealną pozycję na ten właśnie okres.
Z początku moje podejście do "Opuszczonego Miasta" było dosyć sceptyczne. Bałam się, że książka będzie zbyt infantylna - jak się okazało, zupełnie niesłusznie.
Głównym bohaterem powieści jest Fuks, bezdomny pies - samotnik, który próbuje przeżyć na własną łapę. Po tajemniczym trzęsieniu ziemi, które ma miejsce na samym początku książki, okazuje się, że ze świata zniknęła większość ludzi. Fuks musi zmierzyć się z nową, dziwaczną rzeczywistością, w której brakuje jedzenia, a na każdym kroku czają się niebezpieczeństwa i rozmaite pułapki. Wkrótce spotyka swoją siostrę, która stoi na czele grupy psich wyrzutków, starających się odnaleźć w tym nowyn świecie.
Czy Fuks nauczy się żyć w sforze? Czy pokona wszelkie przeciwności?
Zdecydowanie potrzebowałam książki, tak sympatycznej jak ta. Poprawiła mi humor, zapewniła dobrą zabawę i masę przyjemności! Czytało się ją niesamowicie szybko - w dodatku była świetną odskocznią od ponurej, szarej rzeczywistości.
Bardzo ciekawym pomysłem było przedstawienie całej powieści z psiej perspektywy. Jako wielka miłośniczka czworonogów z czułością przewracałam kolejne strony. Te "pieskie" przemyślenia wielokrotnie mnie rozbawiły, ale również uświadomiły, że bardzo często zapominamy o potrzebach naszych zwierzęcych przyjaciół. Czy w codziennym biegu, zastanawiamy się, co dzieje się w główkach naszego psa czy kota?
"Opuszczone miasto" mogę szczególnie polecić młodszym czytelnikom. Prosty język, nieskomplikowana fabuła oraz zabawne dialogi powinny spodobać się każdemu młodemu miłośnikowi zwierząt.
Książka, która jest na swój sposób niezwykle urocza i urzekająca, nie przypadnie jednak każdemu do gustu. Osoby starsze mogą się czasami nudzić i być może będą oczekiwać czegoś więcej.
Polecam ją jednak wszystkim osobom, które tak jak ja kochają psy oraz przygody. Na pewno nie będziecie się nudzić!
Za egzemplarz dziękuję bardzo @wydawnictwonowabasn
Z początku moje podejście do "Opuszczonego Miasta" było dosyć sceptyczne. Bałam się, że książka będzie zbyt infantylna - jak się okazało, zupełnie niesłusznie.
Głównym bohaterem powieści jest Fuks, bezdomny pies - samotnik, który próbuje przeżyć na własną łapę. Po tajemniczym trzęsieniu ziemi, które ma miejsce na samym początku książki, okazuje się, że ze świata zniknęła większość ludzi. Fuks musi zmierzyć się z nową, dziwaczną rzeczywistością, w której brakuje jedzenia, a na każdym kroku czają się niebezpieczeństwa i rozmaite pułapki. Wkrótce spotyka swoją siostrę, która stoi na czele grupy psich wyrzutków, starających się odnaleźć w tym nowyn świecie.
Czy Fuks nauczy się żyć w sforze? Czy pokona wszelkie przeciwności?
Zdecydowanie potrzebowałam książki, tak sympatycznej jak ta. Poprawiła mi humor, zapewniła dobrą zabawę i masę przyjemności! Czytało się ją niesamowicie szybko - w dodatku była świetną odskocznią od ponurej, szarej rzeczywistości.
Bardzo ciekawym pomysłem było przedstawienie całej powieści z psiej perspektywy. Jako wielka miłośniczka czworonogów z czułością przewracałam kolejne strony. Te "pieskie" przemyślenia wielokrotnie mnie rozbawiły, ale również uświadomiły, że bardzo często zapominamy o potrzebach naszych zwierzęcych przyjaciół. Czy w codziennym biegu, zastanawiamy się, co dzieje się w główkach naszego psa czy kota?
"Opuszczone miasto" mogę szczególnie polecić młodszym czytelnikom. Prosty język, nieskomplikowana fabuła oraz zabawne dialogi powinny spodobać się każdemu młodemu miłośnikowi zwierząt.
Książka, która jest na swój sposób niezwykle urocza i urzekająca, nie przypadnie jednak każdemu do gustu. Osoby starsze mogą się czasami nudzić i być może będą oczekiwać czegoś więcej.
Polecam ją jednak wszystkim osobom, które tak jak ja kochają psy oraz przygody. Na pewno nie będziecie się nudzić!
Za egzemplarz dziękuję bardzo @wydawnictwonowabasn
October 4, 2021
W dystopijnym, postapokaliptycznym świecie pozostały tylko psy. Są zagubione, głodne i zdezorientowane. Do końca nie wiadomo do jakiej katastrofy doszło, psy określają ją jako „Wielki Warkot” i jedyne co im pozostało to spróbować przetrwać w nowych realiach, w świecie w którym brakuje wody, jedzenia i żeby żyć trzeba być silnym i twardym.
Głównym bohaterem jest Fuks, który z jednej strony jest psem samotnikiem, ale z drugiej jego instynkt podpowiada mu często, żeby być częścią jakiegoś stada. Nie należy do groźnych psów, ale posiada ogrom sprytu i zaradności, co ułatwia mu przetrwanie w nowej rzeczywistości.
W tej książce znajdziemy wiele smutnych historii o psach próbujących za wszelką cenę przetrwać, ale zawsze przeplata się to z przyjaźnią, lojalnością, wiernością i wiarą, że nadejdą lepsze dni. Interakcje między Fuksem, a spotykanymi po drodze innymi psami są najciekawszą częścią historii. Każdy pies jest inaczej wychowany, miał innego właściciela lub też w ogóle go nie miał, więc inaczej się zachowuje i reaguje na stres.
Świetnie jest tu zaprezentowane jak wiernymi towarzyszami potrafią być psy oraz to jak ogromny wpływ ma na nie ich właściciel. Tak naprawdę jest ich całym światem. Książka jest napisana bardzo przyjemnym i lekkim językiem, fabuła wciąga i angażuje. Każdy miłośnik zwierząt, bez względu na wiek, polubi się z tą książką, pomimo jest to młodzieżówka. Mogę ją śmiało porównać do książki „Pax”, która skradła nie jedno serce w tym i moje. Ja bawiła się świetnie i na pewno przeczytam kolejne tomy. Czy psy nie są idealnymi głównymi bohaterami?
Głównym bohaterem jest Fuks, który z jednej strony jest psem samotnikiem, ale z drugiej jego instynkt podpowiada mu często, żeby być częścią jakiegoś stada. Nie należy do groźnych psów, ale posiada ogrom sprytu i zaradności, co ułatwia mu przetrwanie w nowej rzeczywistości.
W tej książce znajdziemy wiele smutnych historii o psach próbujących za wszelką cenę przetrwać, ale zawsze przeplata się to z przyjaźnią, lojalnością, wiernością i wiarą, że nadejdą lepsze dni. Interakcje między Fuksem, a spotykanymi po drodze innymi psami są najciekawszą częścią historii. Każdy pies jest inaczej wychowany, miał innego właściciela lub też w ogóle go nie miał, więc inaczej się zachowuje i reaguje na stres.
Świetnie jest tu zaprezentowane jak wiernymi towarzyszami potrafią być psy oraz to jak ogromny wpływ ma na nie ich właściciel. Tak naprawdę jest ich całym światem. Książka jest napisana bardzo przyjemnym i lekkim językiem, fabuła wciąga i angażuje. Każdy miłośnik zwierząt, bez względu na wiek, polubi się z tą książką, pomimo jest to młodzieżówka. Mogę ją śmiało porównać do książki „Pax”, która skradła nie jedno serce w tym i moje. Ja bawiła się świetnie i na pewno przeczytam kolejne tomy. Czy psy nie są idealnymi głównymi bohaterami?
November 5, 2020
Я прочитала 2 книжку у своєму житті, головні герої якої – тварини. Звісно, не хочу їх порівнювати, але «Останниця» мені сподобалась більше. Хоча вона й для дорослішої аудиторії, ніж ця.
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«Зграя» – це 1 частина серії про собак, які змогли вижити після землетрусу. Люди втекли з міста, а тому повідковим теж треба пристосовуватись до такого життя. Щасливець – самітник, але одного разу він зустрічає зграю, серед якої є і його сестра, із якою пса давно розлучили. Звичайно, він залишається з ними, але тільки для того, щоб навчити їх виживати у такий небезпечний час. Проте чи не звикне він до них, чи не сподобається йому мати зграю? А може передумає бути самітником?
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Історія мені сподобалась, хоч і не викликала захвату. Інколи мені хотілось читати, а інколи було нуднувато. Але книжуля так цікаво закінчилась, та й деякі питання залишились без відповіді, тому я думаю, що прочитаю продовження.
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Взагалі, вона написана для дітей, тому їм вона точно сподобається. А ще я раджу її вам для затишних вечорів читання із сестрою чи братом. Можливо, й для дорослих стане улюбленою історією, а це я така «зажерлива» читачка.
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«Зграя. Спорожніле місто» – це вступна частина, і, можливо, продовження буде цікавішим і динамічнішим. До речі, видавництво «Асса» уже анонсувало 2 частину. І це класно, що не затримують продовження.
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«Зграя» – це 1 частина серії про собак, які змогли вижити після землетрусу. Люди втекли з міста, а тому повідковим теж треба пристосовуватись до такого життя. Щасливець – самітник, але одного разу він зустрічає зграю, серед якої є і його сестра, із якою пса давно розлучили. Звичайно, він залишається з ними, але тільки для того, щоб навчити їх виживати у такий небезпечний час. Проте чи не звикне він до них, чи не сподобається йому мати зграю? А може передумає бути самітником?
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Історія мені сподобалась, хоч і не викликала захвату. Інколи мені хотілось читати, а інколи було нуднувато. Але книжуля так цікаво закінчилась, та й деякі питання залишились без відповіді, тому я думаю, що прочитаю продовження.
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Взагалі, вона написана для дітей, тому їм вона точно сподобається. А ще я раджу її вам для затишних вечорів читання із сестрою чи братом. Можливо, й для дорослих стане улюбленою історією, а це я така «зажерлива» читачка.
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«Зграя. Спорожніле місто» – це вступна частина, і, можливо, продовження буде цікавішим і динамічнішим. До речі, видавництво «Асса» уже анонсувало 2 частину. І це класно, що не затримують продовження.
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