2016
Toby and Ayla seek inverters for their ship. They have to
infiltrate a sect of sun-worshippers to obtain them. They don’t and can’t quite trust each other. Their
relationship is complex but they must work together.
Bryony Pearce presents us with a world that seems something of
fantasy, is somewhat dystopian but has some elements with which we are
familiar. We have black bin bags, mentions
of the Catholic religion and a real place is named: Gozo. The sect of the
sun-worshippers seems viable. Is there something too of the near future? Something
has happened that has made the sea too salty and you really shouldn’t swim in
it.
The stakes are high, the relationships complex, and there is
possibly a budding romance. Toby finds
his mother but she is also to some extent the enemy. The novel is bordering on
being suitable of the young adult reader.
The story is certainly fast-paced.
Note that the text is blocked, uses a sophisticated font but
is also double-spaced. Chapters are of average length.
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