This was fast-paced and action packed, a real adventure book! There were a few predictable moments, but for the most part I was constantly being suprised. This Second book was much more story-oriented, a lot of the oddities sort of take a back seat (they are still there, but maybe just not as much of a major player). I'm afraid a lot of people will read and think it is just too weird, resulting in them not giving this one a chance. This was fast-paced and action packed, a real adventure Read along with BBP, March 2013. I'm looking forward to see how Fukuda plans to explain what's really going on with the heper population.more Overall, I enjoyed this book very much, though for different reasons than the rest. (view spoiler) I guess either way, it may be explained in the next book as they reach their destination. I was left with questions however, mostly from something that was explained in the first book. It was full of action and excitement, and even though it was predictable, it was more than enough to suck me in - particularly with the puzzles that the Scientist left behind. However, much of the world-building took place in the first book, so this one was able to take off from the start. Taking those things out of the book made The Prey much a like any other dystopian - one that follows the general storyline of a world that exists a certain way, and the inhabitants learned that they have been lied to al their lives. The hepers were the minority living among the duskers, and the bizarreness - like the sticking their elbows into each others' armpits or the wrist scratching - made it unique, and I'm a bit disappointed there wasn't any weirdness in this book. Taking those things out of the book made The Prey much a like any other dystopian - one that follows the general storyline of a wor I admit part of the reason why I liked The Hunt so much was because it was bizarre different (I know, I'm weird like that). I admit part of the reason why I liked The Hunt so much was because it was bizarre different (I know, I'm weird like that). In an increasingly violent world, all they have is each other. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he and Sissy only grow closer. A strict code of behaviour is the rule, harsh punishments are meted out, young men are nowhere to be found-and Gene begins to wonder if the world they’ve entered is just as evil as the one they left behind. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders, the civilisation begins to raise more questions than answers. When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think they’re finally safe. He’s haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side. But they’re not the only things following Gene. and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast. When t For Gene and the remaining humans-or hepers-death is just a heartbeat away. For Gene and the remaining humans-or hepers-death is just a heartbeat away.
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