The Detainee the Island means the end of all hope
Synopsis
'Of all the dystopian novels I have read in recent years, Peter Liney's The Detainee is one the best written, most engaging, heart-tugging and cinematic of all' - Amazon ReviewerThere is no point trying to run. There is no point trying to escape. The island means the end of all hope, until Clancy finds a reason to fight back. When the fog comes down and the drums start to beat, the inhabitants of the island tremble: the punishment satellites, which keep the tyrannical Wastelords at bay, are blind in the darkness, and the islanders become prey. The inhabitants are the old, the sick, the poor: the detritus of Society, dumped on the island with the rest of Society's waste. There is no point trying to run. There is no point trying to escape. The satellites - the invisible eyes of the law - mete out instant judgement from the sky. The island is the end of all hope, until Clancy finds a blind woman living in a secret underground warren and discovers a reason to fight . . .'Impressively dark' - Financial Times
Book details
- Series:
- The Detainee (Book 2)
- Author:
- Peter Liney
- ISBN:
- 9781782060345
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781782060321, 9781623654474
- Publisher:
- Quercus
- Pages:
- 304
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2021-01-23
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Copyright by:
- Peter Liney
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Categories:
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Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy