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Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill
3.0
Kelly Garwood
Gill, D. M. (2010). Black hole sun. New York, NY: HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Award(s): Booklist starred, School Library Journal starred, Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) starred
Format: book
Selection process: Nilsen, A. P. (Ed.). (2013). Literature for today’s young adults. (p. 172). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Review:
Durango is a 16 year-old Regulator whose disgraced father marks him as a dalit or outcast. He struggles to find jobs that pay much and he just tries to keep himself and his lieutenant Vienne fed. So when a job comes along that seems to be a suicide mission, Durango takes it. He plays chief to a team of misfit mercenaries on their way to the south of Mars. At Outpost Fisher Four he and his team try to help a community of miners against the cannibalistic Draeu. The miners, who are considered the lowest of low, have little to offer the Regulators but desperately need the help.
Gill creates a wild and action-packed thriller full of futuristic technology, desolate planets and witty dialogue. One of the best dialogues in the book is between Durango and Mimi, the artificial intelligence implant in his brain. Their sarcastic banter back and forth, which goes on inside his head only, creates a unique way of showing what the character is thinking and feeling – especially since Mimi can read his vitals.
The team of Regulators is vastly outnumbered by the Draeu and their evil queen, who is after a treasure the miners have kept secret. Bullets and gunfire fly constantly as they try to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Even amongst the action, a slowly building attraction is growing between Durango and Vienne, something he tries desperately to avoid as he is her chief. While at Outpost Fisher Four they discover secrets that change the way they understand their own pasts.
By the end Durango, Vienne and Mimi escaped and head off in a conclusion that begs for a sequel.
Recommend
Gill, D. M. (2010). Black hole sun. New York, NY: HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Award(s): Booklist starred, School Library Journal starred, Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) starred
Format: book
Selection process: Nilsen, A. P. (Ed.). (2013). Literature for today’s young adults. (p. 172). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Review:
Durango is a 16 year-old Regulator whose disgraced father marks him as a dalit or outcast. He struggles to find jobs that pay much and he just tries to keep himself and his lieutenant Vienne fed. So when a job comes along that seems to be a suicide mission, Durango takes it. He plays chief to a team of misfit mercenaries on their way to the south of Mars. At Outpost Fisher Four he and his team try to help a community of miners against the cannibalistic Draeu. The miners, who are considered the lowest of low, have little to offer the Regulators but desperately need the help.
Gill creates a wild and action-packed thriller full of futuristic technology, desolate planets and witty dialogue. One of the best dialogues in the book is between Durango and Mimi, the artificial intelligence implant in his brain. Their sarcastic banter back and forth, which goes on inside his head only, creates a unique way of showing what the character is thinking and feeling – especially since Mimi can read his vitals.
The team of Regulators is vastly outnumbered by the Draeu and their evil queen, who is after a treasure the miners have kept secret. Bullets and gunfire fly constantly as they try to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Even amongst the action, a slowly building attraction is growing between Durango and Vienne, something he tries desperately to avoid as he is her chief. While at Outpost Fisher Four they discover secrets that change the way they understand their own pasts.
By the end Durango, Vienne and Mimi escaped and head off in a conclusion that begs for a sequel.
Recommend