Author: Dan Wells
Publication Date: February 28th 2012
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Pages: 468
Link to Goodreads: Here
Part of a Series: Yes
Plot: For fans of The Hunger Games, Battlestar Galactica, and Blade Runner comes the first book in the Partials Sequence, a fast-paced, action-packed, and riveting sci-fi teen series, by acclaimed author Dan Wells.
Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. But sixteen-year-old Kira is determined to find a solution. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that that the survival of both humans and Partials rests in her attempts to answer questions about the war's origin that she never knew to ask.
Playing on our curiosity of and fascination with the complete collapse of civilization, Partials is, at its heart, a story of survival, one that explores the individual narratives and complex relationships of those left behind, both humans and Partials alike—and of the way in which the concept of what is right and wrong in this world is greatly dependent on one's own point of view.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
Reading period: February 13, 2015 - February 20, 2015
Review:
Being a Battlestar Galactica fan, I was curious about this series. Then, because of the YA Dystopian book club in GoodReads I had the chance to read it.
Some of the concept are very similar: because of a global war, the Humans create advanced organic beings to use as soldier, Partials. Then the Partials start a war against humans because they want more rights ans be independent.
The story is set years after the war, there are only a few hundreds thousand humans left since a virus RM wiped out most of the human population and babies die after a few hours or days.
The main character is Kira, a young 16 years old med student, who wants to find out a solution. That's how she meets Samm, a Partial and discovers that nothing is how they taught her it is.
The characters are well developed and the action is full-packed. The setting is very realistic if you think about the technology advancement and all the ethic debates around it.
Oh, and there's a surprising (or not so surprising) twist.
I'm currently reading the second book of the series. I'll post a review about it soon.
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