the Year Is 2140. Peter And Anna Are Living Freely On The Outside, Trying Hard To Lead Normal Lives, But Unable To Leave The Terror Of The Declarationand Their Experiences As Surplusescompletely Behind Them. Peter Is Determined To Infiltrate Pharma Corporation, Which Claims To Have A New Drug In The Works; Longevity + Will Not Just Stop The Ravages Of Old Age, It Might Just Reverse The Aging Process. But What Peter And Anna Discover Behind The Walls Of Pharma Is So Nightmarish It Makes The Prison Of Their Childhood Seem Like A Sanctuary: For It Seems The Only Way To Regain Youth Is To Harvest The Young.
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after The Events Of The Declaration (bloomsbury, 2007/voya December 2007), Peter And Anna Are Beginning To Adjust To Their New Life As Legals. Working With The Resistance, Peter Takes A Job With Pincent Pharma, The Makers Of The Drug Longevity. While Investigating The Company, Peter Makes A Discovery That Shakes His Faith In The Resistance. He Also Discovers Research Into Longevity+, A Drug That Not Only Makes Users Immortal But Also Reverses The Aging Process. The Impact Of These Discoveries Affects Not Only Peter And Anna, But Surpluses Everywhere. This Sequel Continues To Investigate The Ramifications Of A World Where Immortality Is Only A Pill Away. Malley Excels At World Building As The England Of Her Novel Seems Extremely Plausible And Only A Few Scientific Discoveries Away. The Main Characters Are Well Drawn, As Is A New Character, Jude, Peter's Half Brother. Unfortunately The Antagonist, Peter's Grandfather Richard, Who Owns Pincent Pharma, Comes Off Less Well. Despite An Interesting Middle Where The Reader Begins To See The Pressure And Motivations That Define Richard, By The Novel's End, Richard Has Reverted Into A Stereotypical Scientific Industrialist. He Cares Only About The Research And The Success Of His Company And Sees People (in This Case The Surpluses And Their Embryonic Stem Cells) As Just Another Resource. Despite This Flaw, The Novel Is Well Written And Will Be Enjoyed By Readers Who Liked The First Book. Reviewer: Steven Kral
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Author : Malley, Gemma
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2008-09-02
Number Of Pages : 323
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1599903024
ISBN-13 : 9781599903026
Item weight : 0.79 lb
Dimensions : 1.26 in x 5.04 in x 7.87 in
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