![]() They are able to emerge from their artificial environment only for brief raids on the past to steal supplies, or children to boost their numbers.īoth sides of the story are well done and thought-provoking. ![]() Determined to rebuild the human race at any cost, they now live as guests (or possibly pets, or possibly experiments) of incomprehensible aliens. The other covers the stresses of a teen, Pete, who lives in the one small remaining community of human survivours after a global environmental disaster. One plot line is a forensic detective story as statistician Julie closes in on the pattern and meaning behind a bizarre series of child-snatchings and burglaries. I read a sample in Lightspeed Magazine, April 2012, and immediately knew I wanted to read the rest. So a well-deserved 4 stars rather than five, but well worth getting and reading. The story is slightly marred (but not spoiled) for me by an environmentalist theme which is disappointingly crude, and jars somewhat in a book that does so much else so very subtly. Themes of selfishness, selflessness and necessity provide food for the thoughtful reader, and a coming of age plot is handled deftly. ![]() It's an entertaining and intriguing read: an audacious plot well supported by excellent characterization. ![]()
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