Shade’s Children - Garth Nix

Second-hand copy in good condition.
Pages clean and intact.
Minor shelf wear consistent with age.
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Shades Children by Garth Nix is a dark science-fiction novel set in a future where adults have been wiped out and children are hunted by monstrous Overlords to be transformed into bio-engineered creatures. A group of escaped kids survive in the ruins of cities under the guidance of Shade, a mysterious and damaged artificial intelligence who once fought the Overlords. As the children grow closer to the age of capture, they carry out dangerous missions to rescue others and strike back against their inhuman rulers. The story blends action, horror, and moral complexity as it explores loss of innocence, survival, and what it means to be human in a world run by machines and monsters.