by Garth Nix · HARPER COLLINS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007722938
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«Shade's Children» is a dystopian science fiction novel by Garth Nix, published by Harper Collins in paperback (332 pages, in English).
In a dystopian future, the Overlords have decreed that no child may live beyond the age of fourteen: on the Sad Birthday they are captured and turned into mechanical killing creatures. The enigmatic Shade gathers the children who manage to escape, and four of them try to find the source of the Overlords' power while Shade becomes increasingly ruthless.
Originally published in 1997; nominated for the Golden Duck Award 1998 (Young Adult category, Hal Clement Award).
Aimed at young readers: dystopian science fiction with teenage protagonists and a dark atmosphere.
Garth Richard Nix is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."
