Shade's Children

In the brutal world of the future, an unspeakable fate awaits the human children of the Dormitories when they turn fourteen. It is from this Sad Birthday that Shade's Children'Ella, Drum, Gold-Eye, and Ninde'have escaped. Hunted ceaselessly by savage mutant creatures, they join forces to form a resistance movement. Cunning, clairvoyance, and sheer desperate force of will help them. But ultimately their fate rests with the charismatic Shade, who calls himself their friend . . .<br><br>This complex, suspenseful, thoroughly absorbing tale of the future fulfills all the promise of Sabriel, Garth Nix's debut young adult novel.<br><br>Praise for Sabriel:<br><br>‘Rich, complex, involving, hard to put down, this first novel is excellent high fantasy.' 'Publishers Weekly<br><br>‘The action charges along at a gallop'a page turner for sure.' 'Starred Review/Booklist <p>01 Blue Spruce Award Masterlist (YA Cat.) and 00-01 Tayshas High School Reading List</p><p>Author Biography:</p><p>Garth Nix was born in 1963 and grew up in Canberra, Australia. After taking his degree in professional writing from the University of Canberra, he slowly sank into the morass of publishing industry, steadily devolving from sales rep through publicist, until in 1991 he became a senior editor witha major multinational publisher. After a period in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia in 1993, he left publishing to work as a marketing communications consultant. In 1999, he waas lured back to the publishing world to become a part-time literary agent. He now lives in Sydney, five-minute walk from Coogee Beach, with his wife, Anna, and lots of books.</p><p>Garth is also the author of <i>Sabriel</i> and <i>Shade'sChildren.</i></p> <p>In a savage postnuclear world, four young fugitives attempt to overthrow the bloodthirsty rule of the Overlords with the help of Shade, their mysterious mentor.</p>