Shade's Children - Fantastic
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I'm already a massive fan of Garth Nix and this for me is one of his best ! A really gripping story which I couldn't put down, I was so sorry to finish it and it's such a shame that this book wasn't the start of a series of books. Read it, you won't be disappointed.
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anyone tell me what they live on-they all seem powered by mars bars.-very good though
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My favourite children's book in years.
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This is the first of Garth Nix's books that I have read. Garth Nix has released several very popular series (The Old Kingdom, The Keys to the Kingdom and The Seventh Tower) but he has also released acouple of single stand alone books. Shade's Children is one of those books.
The book is set in a futuristic city that is controlled by evil Overlords. Human beings are harvested on their 14th birthdays and they are used as pawns in the Overlord's crazy and meaningless games of strategy.
Garth Nix shows great imagination and originality in creating a complex and amazing world of Wingers, Myrmidons, Overlords and Change Talents. I enjoyed every single page of this book and was sad to see it end.
I give it a 5 out of 5.
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Not So Sure
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Ok I'm not going to lie here, but I am about 3 chapters away from completing this book and to be frank I'm still confused about what is going on. I hate to be pessimistic but I am a HUGE fan of Garth Nix, and own pretty much every book he has released, within reason of course, bing 19 years old. I feel that in previous books released by Nix, for example the old kingdom series, he goes into intricate detail about each character, and how his make believe magical creatures look and act. He details surrounding areas and makes you feel and believe you are truly there. At some parts of abhorsen and lirael i felt my heart race and felt myself sypathise with the characters. Shades children is very dark and sinister and lacks that extra "pazazz" compared to his other novels. I didn't get excited, and i didn't really relate to any of the characters. The plotline is also very scatty and confusing which i feel can make a reader lose interest very rapidly. To be honest this book was quite a dissapointment and I won't be reading it a second time around as I have done with previous books released by Nix.
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mmm
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This book was not up to Nix's usual standard. I did not like the way it was written in a diary entry form and found it slow to get going. Parts were slightly gripping but not enough to keep you reading.
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