Meritropolis
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 150018960X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 226 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Seventeen-year-old Charley has a brother to avenge. Those with the highest scores thrive, while those with the lowest are subject to the most unforgiving punishment--to be thrust outside the city gates, thrown to the terrifying hybrid creatures that exist beyond. The year is AE3, 3 years after the Event. Within the walls of Meritropolis, 50,000 inhabitants live in fear, ruled by the brutal System that assigns each citizen a merit score that dictates whether they live or die. Where humankind has pushed nature and morals to the extreme, Charley is amongst the chosen few tasked with exploring the boundaries, forcing him to look deep into his very being to discern right from wrong. But as he and his friends learn more about the frightening forces that threaten destruction both without and within the gates, Meritropolis revea
"When Home Is Prison, But You're Safer There" according to DrPat. Home and imprisonment are recurring themes in YA novels, and so are the concepts of feeling loved and valued. This novel is post-apocalyptic dystopian, set in a world with bizarre and hostile mutations that merge animals in obviously deliberate ways. The bion is a bison-lion combination, for example, a vicious meat-eating, bull-stubborn giant with a devil-red pelt and eyes. The snick is a winged bloodsucker formed from the genes of a snipe and a tick; it flies in flocks and can drain its victims dry. Chimpzelles, merging chimps with gazelles, hunt in tribal groups with primitive hand-weapons, and will devour humans as happil. "I would have liked to see what that kind of utopia/dystopia might really" according to Glenn Chambers. This author shows promise, but he needs further seasoning. This book has many interesting ideas, but too many of them. As a result, it was unable to explore any of them in as much detail as I wanted. In particular, I was intrigued by the concept of a societal structure based on merit. I would have liked to see what that kind of utopia/dystopia might really be like. Can one's contribution to society really be measured? How? Is one's current contribution really all that matters, with little regard for youth or legacy? But those questions were not addressed and the story got mixed up with hybrid animal combinations, a not-quite. Not a total waste of time I found it to be an easy read, but I found some of the mutations a little hard to handle, a slug mutated with anything, what's the point? I would recommend this to anyone who wants an easy read and a book that does not require a lot of thought on your part, I may buy the sequels to see where the author takes the story line, might be interesting, thanks
Meritropolis is a stellar dystopian adventure." - IndieReader (4.5 starred review)"Ohman's dystopian vision is well-paced, imaginative, and suspenseful to the very end." - Clarion Reviews (4-starred review) . An absolute standout from the masses of post-apocalyptic survival works permeating today's market." - Midwest Book Review"Well-written and fast-paced, the characters are well developed and multi-faceted. The animal hybrids, and what they're capable of, are the stuff of nightmares." - Mom Read It"Meritropolis is a superior read with a powerful protagonist that brings readers along for a ride which will prove wild at times, always involving, and filled wi
Joel Ohman lives in Tampa, FL with his wife Angela and their three kids. . His writing companion is Caesar, a slightly overweight Bull Mastiff who loves to eat the tops off of strawberries