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The Pearl Wars: Skyship Academy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Series: Skyship Academy, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
Summary
A devastated Earth's last hope is found in Pearls: small, mysterious orbs that fall from space and are capable of supplying enough energy to power entire cities. Battling to control the Pearls are the Skyship dwellers - political dissidents who live in massive ships in the Earth's stratosphere - and the corrupt Surface government.
Jesse Fisher, a Skyship slacker, and Cassius Stevenson, a young Surface operative, cross paths when they both venture into forbidden territory in pursuit of Pearls. Their chance encounter triggers an unexpected reaction, endowing each boy with remarkable - and dangerous - abilities that their respective governments would stop at nothing to possess.
Enemies thrust together with a common goal, Jesse and Cassius make their way to the ruins of Seattle to uncover the truth about their new powers, the past they didn't know they shared, and a shocking secret about the Pearls.
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- Karissa Eckert
- 11-12-16
Starts slow but picks up in the quarter...
I have had this book to read for quite awhile. I thought it looked like a really interesting premise (and it has a cool cover). It ended up being okay but not great. It takes quite a while for the story to get going and I never really connected with the characters or the story.
I listened to this on audiobook and it was fine. The narrator did a decent job with characters voices. The narration wasn’t anything special but it wasn’t bad either.
The first half of the book is pretty typical post-apocalyptic sci-fi stuff. Humanity has been split into the military on Earth and the Skyships above; they both fight over Pearls which are an alien power source that falls to Earth from the heavens. Things get a lot more interesting when our two heroes (one boy from a Skyship and one from Earth) have an encounter that leaves them both strangely changed.
I will say the characters are pretty balanced between male and female; there are strong characters of both. So this book should appeal to both female and male sci-fi fans. Some of the things happening towards the end of the book are very mysterious and interesting. The book ends at a decent spot; some things are wrapped up but there are still questions.
Overall this is an okay sci-fi read. I personally never engaged all that well with the characters or the story. However the book does pick up quite a bit in the second half and get more interesting. While I don’t plan on reading anymore of the series I would tentatively recommend to fans of post-apocalyptic earth type sci-fi; especially YA fans.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-12-17
A different kind of sci-fi
was a story I've never heard in a lot of ways, with elements from my back yard in Washington state. Good listen if you are looking for something different.
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- Michael
- 08-11-17
run away
started off ok. then went down hill, then of a cliff. would not recommend this book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-05-17
solid with a few lulls
at times the action is thrilling and commands attention, but the story have a few drawn out spots that caused me to set it aside a few times. but overall a good story
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- Kris Hutchison
- 08-12-16
This is definitely a book one of a series but it is interesting
The story just gets started then the book ends.
It is an interesting story and I am curious to see where it goes.
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- K. Wilson
- 07-12-16
Good for Young adult reader ...
Good for Young adult reader ... I am not sure that I want to read next book if it's going to be same level.
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- John
- 08-01-17
I like it!
Good young adult book, the whole family can listen on a car trip. I'm 59 and give it 5 stars so its ok for older listeners too.