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by Scott Westerfeld
Taste attributes: science fictionteenactionfresh & originalimaginarylinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original science-fiction novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
After being captured and surgically transformed into a "special," teenaged Tally Youngblood, now a government agent programmed to protect society from outside threats, is ordered to eliminate the rebel colony New Smoke, Tally's former home.
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- Author
- Scott Westerfeld
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 382
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- Open Library
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