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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780061433016 ISBN: 0061433012 Label: HarperCollins Manufacturer: HarperCollins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: October 01, 2008 Publisher: HarperCollins Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: September 30, 2008 Studio: HarperCollins Editorial Review: Product Description:
Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle Daphne—a girl from the other side of the globe—is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave. Together the two confront the aftermath of catastrophe. Drawn by the smoke of Mau and Daphne's sheltering fire, other refugees slowly arrive: children without parents, mothers without babies, husbands without wives—all of them hungry and all of them frightened. As Mau and Daphne struggle to keep the small band safe and fed, they defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down. . . . Internationally revered storyteller Terry Pratchett presents a breathtaking adventure of survival and discovery, and of the courage required to forge new beliefs. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Pratchett at his most thoughtfulTerry Pratchett had been talking about a book called Nation he'd really wanted to write for almost half a decade when he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. According to rumour, he'd already begun working on the next Tiffany Aching Discworld novel, I Shall Wear Midnight, but upon hearing the news he dropped it immediately to make sure Nation was written first. Nation is not a Discworld novel, but is instead set in an alternate history very similar to our own late 19th Century ... Read More Rating:  - Very Good Indeed - Coming of Age I must start by saying that Terry Pratchett is one of my top 10 favorite authors next to Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, PG Wodehouse and Robert Jordan. So going into this book, I probably have a pro-Pratchett bias. If you feel this is makes me unqualified to review this book, click the no next the question was this helpful and move on to the next review. This title is an exploration of the coming of age plot. The main character is literally coming to age by the practices of his tribe ... Read More Rating: - Rules for lifeI just read this book for the second time and was just as moved as I was the first time. Unfortunately I am not a good enough writer to describe the emotions going through me when I read this book, but it is about responsibility, parents and children, the relationship between the young and old, knowledge and what it means, love of knowledge and what *that* means and lots of other things that are important in the process of making us different from, say, tree climbing octopi. Oh, and the story is sad, ... Read More Rating: - While certainly appealing to his legions of existing devotees, NATION should help broaden Pratchett's fan base significantlyI was fortunate enough to discover Terry Pratchett's books about young witch-in-training Tiffany Aching a few years back. Since then, I've been recommending these titles --- and the rest of his stellar Discworld novels --- to friends and family, young and old alike. Pratchett is sometimes dismissed as only a humorist, an author of light fantasy that, while offering plenty of comedic social satire, doesn't have much backbone. I would beg to differ with that characterization of the Discworld series, which ... Read More Rating: - Does Not Disappoint!With "Nation," Terry Pratchett has once again defended his reputation for excellence and humor in stories of social and literary significance. To be honest, as his books are cranked out with significant prolificity (yes I made that word up), they have grown in social significance while the humor has become more subtle. In "Nation," Mr. Pratchett explores the myths of cultures in a coming of age story. Pratchett's stories are always worth reading and this one does not disappoint. |
