Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 3/16/2012 + 2798 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

A very nice tale of survival in the far future. Although this book as written for young adults, anyone who enjoys good sci-fi will appreciate it. Unlike many of the darker sci-fi books written today, this one is an easy read.

While many of the characters are not well developed, it is the story line that is important.

The hero is a 17-year-old boy, along with seven others, who is thrown out of the underground city of New York, that is buried under a mile of ice in a new ice age. This city, and others, were the last refuge for many as glaciers covered the Earth hundreds of years ago. As a result, a new power structure would rather keep the 800,000 residents in the city instead of exploring a world that is gradually unfreezing.

I read this in a couple of hours and was somewhat disappointed to finish it. I still remember the wonder I felt decades ago when I read YA sci-fi on a regular basis.

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