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Shade's Children
Shade's Children | Garth Nix
The Key to Survival Rests in the Hands of Shade's Children In a futuristic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no child shall live a day past his fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the child is the object of an obscene harvest resulting in the construction of a machinelike creature whose sole purpose is to kill. The mysterious Shade -- once a man, but now more like the machines he fights -- recruits the few children fortunate enough to escape. With luck, cunning, and skill, four of Shade's children come closer than any to discovering the source of the Overlords' power -- and the key to their downfall. But the closer the children get, the more ruthless Shade seems to become ...
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LiteraryNib
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Mehso-so

In this science fiction horror, Garth Nix masterfully provokes powerful emotions from his characters, which in turn elicits an emotional take-away for the reader.

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Skyrimir
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Power came back on after almost a day. Shoveled snow for the first time in my life, not to read more of this book. Pretty action packed from the beginning!

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Balibee146
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Do you ever find that even with a whole TBR bookcase you have 'nothing to read'? Nothing much appeals then remembered I'd never read this sitting in the other bookcase #comfortauthor hoping it hits the spot after a rubbish week and some bad news 🙁

Cathythoughts I do find that. It‘s like I have nothing to wear , but I have plenty of clothes. .... I hope your book is a real comfort read X 5y
Mimi28 Same here 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ 5y
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ElzBubble
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This mornings read and a cup of tea ☕️ Everyone should have an ‘I believe in unicorns‘ mug! Fun fact, I use anything I can get my hands on as a bookmark 🙈 Currently it‘s a spare plaster as that was close by when I needed a book mark, hah.

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elkeOriginal
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I have not read this since it came out 20 (?!) years ago but now with this beautiful signed hardcover, it's time for a reread 💕
This was the first dystopian YA I ever read and written before that genre was a thing.
I love Garth Nix.
👍 all around 💕
#signedsundays

DogMomIrene Loved this story! How is it twenty years old?🤣 7y
elkeOriginal @ocdIrene Because time flies? Pubbed in 1997! I was hoping I was wrong 🤣 7y
gibblr I had this in my classroom and some kids read it but I never did... 7y
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christineandbooks Have you read his Keys to the Kingdom series? Those are amazing... 7y
elkeOriginal @christineandbooks I did not dig that series. The Abhorsen/Sabriel books are all time favorites though! 7y
aeeklund YAAAAASSSSS!!! 🙌🏼 7y
JazzFeathers I've only read a short story spin-off many years ago. It was different and nice 😊 7y
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TheLondonBookworm
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I completely forgot this book existed!!! My parents dropped a ton of my old books off around my house today because they're slowly trying to move all mine out of their house (it's an effort doomed to failure there are just too many 😂) Anyway this is Garth Nix's brilliant dystopia. A world where all the adults disappear and overlords take over using harvested children to play out war games. So, so good, tense, scary and thrillingly dark.

thelibraryofmars My mom keeps getting rid of our old family books, but I live nowhere near to save them for myself. 😭 8y
elkeOriginal Love this cover! My copy is less cool 😕This book sticks with you - so good. 8y
gibblr I haven't read it, but my copy is nowhere as cool either! 8y
TheLondonBookworm @asketchyeducation nooo that's tragic! My parents keep trying to give them away to charity shops but I always manage to intercept :) 8y
TheLondonBookworm @elkeo It really does! I sometimes find myself thinking about it on random days. I think it's really relevant in a lot of ways. @gibblr I'd love to see your copies guys! 8y
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