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193 pp.
| HarperCollins/Eos
| April, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-06-008050-7$$15.99
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LibraryISBN 0-06-029413-2$$16.89
(3)
YA
Fire-us Trilogy series.
In the conclusion of this suspenseful post-apocalyptic series, the band of feral children at last finds the President of the United States and uncovers his insane, messianic decision to wipe the world clean with a virus. The many child characters are successfully delineated, their misremembered store of phrases is simultaneously funny and touching, and the vision of a destroyed world is chilling.
224 pp.
| HarperCollins
| April, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-06-008048-5$$15.95
|
LibraryISBN 0-06-029411-6$$15.89
(3)
YA
Fire-us Trilogy series.
In a post-apocalyptic age when a virus has killed the grownups, seven traumatized children band together to survive, forgetting their names and much of the past. When a disturbed youth with knowledge of the virus arrives, he persuades them to embark on a search for the president. The convincing setting, varied characters, and rising action form a solid foundation for an intriguing series.
(3)
YA
Fire-us Trilogy series.
The seven children who banded together in the post-apocalyptic The Kindling find respite with an enclave of adults immune to the worldwide virus, but the adults' religious fundamentalism and extreme (though shadowy) plans force the children to strike out again on their own. Intriguing plot developments set up the next book to be an exciting and revelatory conclusion.