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Children of the Plague [Paperback]

Kat Hankinson
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Feb 1 2003
This sensational follow up to Hugo Gernsback's serial novel Ralph124 C41+ puts a contemporary spin on one of science-fiction's best known classics.

Children of the Plague takes readers on an exciting journey through the New York City of the future; an unsavory, plague-ravaged underworld where a decimated human race struggles for its very survival.

It is the year 2700, and Earth's utopia has been cast into a dark age by a manmade plague.

Our only hope for survival is Ralph124 C41+, an aging scientist, and his adopted daughter Celeste, a young researcher with a terrifying secret locked in her genetic code.

When she reaches her 21st birthday, she defies her father's dire warnings, and disobeys a government order forbidding her to return to Earth.

She escapes the safety of Arktika, a bustling city in the sky, far from the crime and disease of Earth, with Yali, a handsome young rebel who is determined to liberate mankind from the clutches of despair.

Once her self-imposed exile begins, though, she is tormented by a mysterious force from within compelling her to give into her true nature. When she discovers the secret of her birth, Celeste is forced to choose between her own survival or the extinction of the human race.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTICAL AND FUN Jun 22 2003
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Format:Paperback
If you're looking for a book that won't bore you with endless scientific details, this is a good one. It pulls you into another world and doesn't let you down until the very end. Try it, you'll like it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Smart Pulp! May 2 2003
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Format:Paperback
Children of the Plague is the kind of book you just can't put down. A great suspenseful plot full of surprises, characters you really care about, and thoughtful, intelligent commentary.
It's an interesting literary response to Hugo Gernsback's Ralph 124 C41+, taking his utopian, pulp-style story, which was written in 1911, and reconciling it with new ways of looking at science and society. But this book stands perfectly well as a story in its own right. A great read. Long live the Children!
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5.0 out of 5 stars When they say riveting, they mean it! Dec 8 2000
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When I first started to really get into this book, I was blown away! The story was, as they so deftly described it--riveting. The characters were so true-to-life, I felt like I actually knew them. And the insight was otherworldy. When I finished the book I wished that it would just keep going. So do yourself a favor.....BUY A COPY AND READ IT!!! (You'll love it.) P.S. If you're on the lookout for a great Christmas gift for the avid reader, the search ends here.
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4.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL... Dec 8 2000
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I recently bought this book at a science fiction convention in Tornonto, Canada. Because it was a sequel to Hugo Gernsback's Ralph 124 C41+, I almost didn't read it (since I did not like the original). Boy am I glad I changed my mind! This book was really great. It was full of surprises. It's a book that I'm sure I'll read again and again!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sci-Fi For The Thinking Person Dec 8 2000
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Ms. Hankinson has written a gripping story, unpredictable from start to finish, well-written and intelligent. It kept my interest from page 1 until the end.
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