Hero
Autor Michael Granten Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 oct 2020 – vârsta de la 14 ani
În HERO PB, tinerii cititori vor experimenta o încheiere plină de adrenalină a unei saga care a captivat generații întregi de fani ai literaturii fantastice. Considerăm că acest volum final nu este doar o luptă între bine și rău, ci o explorare profundă a responsabilității care vine odată cu puterea. Copiii vor descoperi tensiunea unei lumi în care virusul extraterestru continuă să transforme oameni obișnuiți în ființe cu abilități extraordinare, forțându-i pe protagoniștii din Rockborn Gang să ia decizii dificile în New York-ul asediat. Michael Grant propune un ritm alert, specific genului science-fiction, dar presărat cu întrebări existențiale despre moralitate. Părinții care au citit cu plăcere Villain vor aprecia și această carte pentru felul în care autorul nuanțează distincția dintre erou și răufăcător, oferind o perspectivă matură asupra consecințelor violenței. Deși este o lectură densă, de peste 400 de pagini, structura narativă menține interesul prin misterul „Observatorilor Întunecați” și explorarea dimensiunilor inaccesibile oamenilor de rând. Este o experiență de lectură intensă, care marchează un rămas-bun memorabil de la universul început în seria Gone.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0062467913
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 135 x 204 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Harpercollins
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte adolescenților pasionați de povești cu supereroi și lumi distopice. Cititorul câștigă o lecție valoroasă despre curaj și etică, învățând că a fi erou presupune sacrificiu și discernământ în situații limită. Este volumul ideal pentru a completa colecția fanilor Michael Grant, oferind toate răspunsurile așteptate despre originea puterilor mutante.
Descriere scurtă
After the fall of Perdido Beach dome, a new set of humans developed mutant powers from the rock infected with alien virus. They are the Rockborn Gang: Dekka, Shade, Cruz, Malik, Armo, and Francis. With their superpowers, they have defended the earth from other rockborn who used their powers for evil, like Dillon Poe.
When another rock carrying the virus strikes New York, a new foe, Bob Markovic, rises with a horrifying and nearly unstoppable ability. Markovic’s unending ambition and lack of a moral compass made him unbearable before the virus. And that was before he was a swarm of plague-ridden insects, with the power and means to take over the city—and maybe the world.
As the Rockborn Gang try to defeat their latest villain, they will find themselves on morally gray grounds and have to make tough decisions if they want to save the world.
In this pulse-pounding finale to the saga more than ten years in the making, Michael Grant delivers an unforgettable conclusion while asking: What does it take to be a hero?
Recenzii
— School Library Journal
“New characters and old favorites abound in this follow-up. The cast is fairly diverse, covering a wide variety of skin colors, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Longtime fans will surely be excited by the novel’s final moments. A bombastic, engaging start to a sequel series full of potential.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Grant’s modern take on the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde narrative ratchets up the gore and action, and features a diverse cast of characters...[An] evocative, intricately plotted companion series that delves into similar issues of bioethics and gray areas of morality.”
— Booklist
Praise for GONE: ”This intense, marvelously plotted, paced, and characterized story will immediately garner comparisons to Lord of the Flies or even the long-playing world shifts of Stephen King, with just a dash of X-Men for good measure.”
— Booklist (starred review)
Praise for HUNGER: “The tension starts in the first chapter and does not let up until the end The story is prgressing with smart plot twists, both in actions and emotions.”
— Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
Praise for LIES: “Disturbing, brilliantly plotted, and boasting a balanced mix of action and scheming.” — Booklist
Praise for PLAGUE: “Grant’s science fantasy thrillers continue to be the very definition of a page-turner.”
— Booklist
Praise for FEAR: “Fans can count on more excellent storytelling, multidimensional characters who continue to develop in unexpected ways, and some mighty fine eye-popping moments.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
Praise for LIGHT: “As a series finale, this book is more than satisfying-it is epic.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
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Descriere
Four years after the Perdido Beach dome went down, the alien virus that created it is still wreaking havoc, and virus-infested rock has created a new set of humans with mutant powers. Rockborn gang members Dekka, Shade, Cruz, Malik, Armo, and Francis are fresh off their defeat of Dillion Poe and in need of answers to some very pressing questions about their own powers: who are the Dark Watchers? And what is this Fourth Dimension that only Francis can access? But heroes don't get down time. When the alien-virus infested rock hits New York, a new foe, Bob Markovic, rises amongst the newly rockborn. Markovic's arrogance and lack of a moral compass already made him unbearable. With his newfound power to inflict a deadly disease, he could send all of humanity into a living hell. As they try to find their footing on morally gray grounds, the Rockborn Gang will have to make some tough decisions if they want to save the world. Michael Grant bids farewell to the globally bestselling Gone universe with the finale to the Monster trilogy.