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Genesis

By: Bernard Beckett
Narrated by: Becky Wright
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 Anax thinks she knows her history. She'd better. She's sat facing three Examiners and her gruelling four-hour examination has just begun.

After the Great War in 2077, her island Republic emerged from a ruined world. Its citizens were safe - but never free. They lived in complete isolation from the outside. Until one man rescued a girl from the sea, and shook the very foundations on which the Republic was built. It was a time where ancient philosophical questions had collided dramatically with the march of technology, and where just what it means to be human was up for debate.

Anax is sure she has the answers. But she is about to discover that for all her learning, what she's been taught is not the whole story....

©2007 Bernard Beckett (P)2009 Quercus Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy

Critic Reviews

"(A)... daring formal experiment... has a palate-cleansing purity unusual in most young adult fiction ...Beckett has written a very different young adult novel � assured, cool, almost cold � that will make smart teenagers feel very respected."(The Guardian)
"A riveting story... we are immediately intrigued by Anax, her interest in history and motives for wanting to join the Academy... By the end, you will be completely hooked."(sfcrowsnest.co.uk)
"The rigorous narrative and crushing final twist bring a welcome freshness to a familiar setup."(Publishers' Weekly)
"The climax of the novel is not in the place you think, and the event you thought ends the story is really just the beginning... Beckett is every fiction fan�s ideal philosopher, the type of writer who entertains as much as he questions... Genesis is a must read."(tor.com)
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If you're looking for a Dystopian piece that is action packed with a haunting storyline and vivid characters, this is not the book you're seeking. This is however a wonderfully constructed world contained within a very interesting form of storytelling. The British accent lends a certain clinical and smooth air to the reading.

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If you like books where the main character spends majority of the time recounting the story of a fabricated historical person and not telling their own story then go ahead and read this book. It was not my cup of tea.

Not my cup of tea.

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