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I read this book when I was maybe 12 and don't remember much about the story, just that it was terrifying. Rereading this as an adult didn't take away any of that. This book is very good, there is lots of action, scary monsters that were made from human parts, and a shady (get it?) AI that is more than it seems. There are still lots of questions about the story that I have that didn't get answered, where did all the adults go? Are they in a different dimension or whatever somewhere else? Those sort of questions.
The writing in this book is really good, everything is described really well and the characters are strong and filled out. The scene that really caught my attention was the scene where Shade is cutting up one of the Wingers and it is crying and shuddering, that part horrified me! I felt sorry for the Winger because it is really just a kid doing what it has been 'programmed' to do and it is getting basically tortured for it. Yikes!
Overall this book is really good, but I wouldn't recommend it until maybe the later teenage years. A very suspenseful and exciting YA sci-fi book! 4 out of 5 stars.


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Shade Children Garth Nix Books Reviews

I read the anthology After from the library. It had a few great stories but one was set in the same world as this book. I knew immediately that I had to get this book and it did not disappoint.
Nonstop action, good characterization, excellent world building and all around great story. Its written so there's a bit of sorta diary excerpt from one of the characters and then the chapter, saying just one more over and over again meant I read the book in under 24 hours. The characters have emotions but they're in the diary bits, and don't get in the way of the action ever. I mean, these are the survivors in an extraordinary dystopia, their feelings wouldn't get in the way or they wouldn't have lasted this long.
In this story, 14 years ago, all humans over the age of 14 disappeared, and overlords came and started herding kids into dorms where they would eventually be taken and used as parts for the overlords monsters. No after school special type issue, no big technobabble explanation, something just happened. And in this book, things never stop happening. You won't be able to put this book down once you start.

I glanced through the other reviews a little harder and must include, yes this book deals with sexual themes some. Also love, and enough violence and scary setting that I wouldn't think it would be well suited to a 12 year old. I'm an adult and didn't think of the age this was directed torwards at all. It seems great for all ages but by this I mean perhaps older 14 or 16 and up.
I'm a huge Garth Nix fan (Abhorsen Trilogy, Keys to the Kingdom), so of course I was going to read this story by him. I loved it, but it IS different from the two series I just mentioned.

First, the setting is different dystopian, post-apocalyptic earth. Strange, unknown creatures ruling the earth, doing experiments on and altering humans to become even stranger creatures, and one group trying to rise against the main system and return everything to the way it was. They do this with the strange powers they got since The Change. Oh, and they're all young adults. Whatever apocalypse happened (Nix leaves it unclear and murky, more true to the "we're not sure what happened" feel of the characters' world rather than the reader knowing everything), it took away any adults that existed at the time. Technology, strange powers, and pure survival instinct all help the characters try and defeat this new system.

The writing is worth mentioning. Some of it is traditional narrative style, third person. Some of it is readouts or internal recordings from Shade, of the title, which are more like computer documents and logs. It's a fascinating read, and a successful experiment from Garth Nix.
"Shade's Children" by Garth Nix is a young adult future dystopia, which I first read back when in 1997, and have read several times again since (most recently, this week, which prompted me to review). Since that first reading, I even managed to get a bunch of my friends to love it by having them read the first part, the first video archive that we see. This book is AMAZING. (And will teach you to always look up.)

If you want to try it, check out the "Look Inside" bit, and just read pages 1 and 2, “Video Archive - Interview 1759 Ella” and you’ll see why it sucked us all in.

This is not the happiest of tales. It's dark, and harsh, and the world is often cruel. There's violence, and gore, and loss. But there's also love. And it's so wonderful in its own way. Give it a chance. I doubt you'll regret it.
I bought this for my as a reread--borrowed it from the city library as a kid and absolutely adored it. Still do. I'm a huge fan of Garth Nix, and have read his other books, including the Abhorsen series and the Mister Monday series (couldn't get into it, but I can appreciate the writing and I see how other people could like it).

In a post-apocalyptic world, humans are enslaved by the Overlords and turned into monsters, which are then used to fight battles for the Overlords' enjoyment. Think Pokemon, but if Pikachu was made by splicing human body parts together rather than born as a cute fluffball of yellow.

Born during the year of the aliens' takeover, known as the Change, four youngsters work in tandem with a mysterious entity named Shade to defeat the Overlords and turn back the Change. But as they get closer to taking back their freedom, Shade gets more and more antsy, and they are abandoned by the one person they trusted the most.

A gripping, thrilling read from page one to the end. The one thing that irked me about this book was that we never learn how the Overlords came into the knowledge that the Earth was a perfect place for their battleground, or where they come from, how they got to Earth, or what will happen to them once the Change is reversed. But it's a small complaint, and definitely does not take away from enjoyment of the story. This would be a perfect Christmas present for any reader, young or old.
I read this book when I was maybe 12 and don't remember much about the story, just that it was terrifying. Rereading this as an adult didn't take away any of that. This book is very good, there is lots of action, scary monsters that were made from human parts, and a shady (get it?) AI that is more than it seems. There are still lots of questions about the story that I have that didn't get answered, where did all the adults go? Are they in a different dimension or whatever somewhere else? Those sort of questions.
The writing in this book is really good, everything is described really well and the characters are strong and filled out. The scene that really caught my attention was the scene where Shade is cutting up one of the Wingers and it is crying and shuddering, that part horrified me! I felt sorry for the Winger because it is really just a kid doing what it has been 'programmed' to do and it is getting basically tortured for it. Yikes!
Overall this book is really good, but I wouldn't recommend it until maybe the later teenage years. A very suspenseful and exciting YA sci-fi book! 4 out of 5 stars.