Julianna
Baggott has built a post-apocalyptic world in which those outside the Dome when
detonations of an atomic bomb occurred were killed or if they survived, fused
to whatever was near them. Pressia has a doll’s head for a hand, however that
is better than being fused to other people, animals or even with the Earth as many other people were. On
the run because she faces being drafted or used as target practice, she meets
Partridge who is a pure, he was in the shelter of the Dome at the time of the
detonation and is searching for his mother. Within the planned artificial
community, Dome residents live under strict rules supposedly to prevent another
future tragedy however the rules go as far as only allowing genetically
superior people to repopulate. The book is told from several viewpoints, mainly
Pressia and Partridge. While not as fast paced as other novels in the genre, the
world building and science fiction aspects are emphasized so that the
atmosphere is even more chilling in terms of weird, disturbing but believable
dystopia. If you like this title you’ll be happy to know it is the first in a
trilogy of the same name, the second book is Fuse, and yes film rights have been acquired. Reserve your copy at the NSW State Library today. Check out Julianna Baggott's blog and the book website.
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