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Kevin Xu
Jan 02, 2022 rated it liked it
This felt outdated of this time, like a disney special from when it was written. But then on the other hand the ideas are way ahead of its time, 5-10 years.
Wealhtheow
Jul 02, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya, sci-fi
One day, everyone over the age of fourteen has vanished from the Earth, and in their place are Overlords and hideous alien creatures. The children are rounded up and trained until their "sad birthday," when an alien attaches itself to them or they are ripped apart for meat. The few children who manage to escape live a borderline life, constantly fleeing the aliens that have overrun their world. The only ray of hope is "Shade," a personality left behind in a computer. And yet Shade has been worry ...more
Carolyn
Nov 07, 2008 marked it as browse-to-read-someday  ·  review of another edition
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Mar 22, 2014 marked it as owned-but-not-read