Shade's Children - Garth Nix

The master of childrens fantasy returns with a thrilling science fiction adventure. The clock is ticking for the children of the world, and 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

ISBN: 9780007243129

Pages: 346

Paperback

Harper Collins, 2006

Good condition; cover has some small creases

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