The Given: Volume I of II of Ghosts of Koa Titelbild

The Given: Volume I of II of Ghosts of Koa

The First Book of Ezekiel

 Reinhören
0,00 € - kostenlos hören
Aktiviere das kostenlose Probeabo mit der Option, monatlich flexibel zu pausieren oder zu kündigen.
Nach dem Probemonat bekommst du eine vielfältige Auswahl an Hörbüchern, Kinderhörspielen und Original Podcasts für 9,95 € pro Monat.
Wähle monatlich einen Titel aus dem Gesamtkatalog und behalte ihn.

The Given: Volume I of II of Ghosts of Koa

Von: Colby R. Rice
Gesprochen von: Michael T. Bradley
0,00 € - kostenlos hören

9,95 € pro Monat nach 30 Tagen. Monatlich kündbar.

Für 20,95 € kaufen

Für 20,95 € kaufen

Über diesen Titel

For over 100 years the Civic Order and the Alchemic Order have held a shaky truce, peppered by violence and mistrust. But when Koa, a Civilian-born insurgency, bombs an Alchemist summit, the truce is shattered. Now, Koa is rising. War is coming. And all 16-year-old Zeika Anon can do is keep moving as she watches the lords of alchemy slowly overtake her home.

But when clashes between Koa and the Alchemic Order put a final, deadly squeeze on the remaining Civilian territories, Zeika finds herself in the crosshairs of fate. She must walk the line between survival and rebellion against the Alchemists. On one side of the line awaits death. On the other, the betrayal of her civilization, her loyalties, and herself.

The first volume in The Books of Ezekiel series, The Given is a fast-paced, post-apocalyptic survival tale, set in the streets of a dying city that has been crushed by alchemic law. Layered with the elements of gritty crime drama, dark urban fantasy, hard sci-fi, and horror, The Given is a wild ride to the end of a young girl's sanity as she struggles with an impossible choice: to keep one step ahead of a war...or to be consumed by it.

©2013 Colby R Rice (P)2015 Rebel Ragdoll Press, LLC Dystopien Epic Fantasy Fantasy Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Science Fiction Urban Fantasy
Alle Sterne
Am relevantesten  
I quite enjoyed the main character, and her family dynamics. Loving father, who's rarely there as he is working his feet off trying to earn money. A mom who has a drug problem, but tries to do the best for her family, even if it means sacrificing principles and dignity. A young woman trying to care for her sisters. A family just trying to get through life in a world that has broken down and war and violence are ever closing in on the few civilian territories.

I liked how real and three dimensional people felt and how they just did what needed doing. I also quite enjoyed the mix of post apocalyptic world, fantasy aspects, police procedural, survival, family, trust, betrayal and mystery.

The story features a lot of societal topics like oppression, racism, abuse of power, ... And I thought they were handled rather well!

I would have wished for a bit more explanation, or clearer settings here and there. We get thrown right in the middle of teh story, and I had to track back every so often, thinking I missed something, when it just wasn't actually there. It wasn't so much it really threw me off, but I felt a bit lost at times.

I also miss a bit of overarching plot, as it seems like a random string of things happening, without much forward progress.
As this does fit in with just trying to keep your head above the water I didn't mind the meandering too much, and still quite liked the story overall!

Unique post apocalyptic story

Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es in ein paar Minuten noch einmal.