Daylight Runner

Daylight Runner
by Oisin McGann

DAYLIGHT RUNNER by

Category:

Science Fiction

Age Recommendation:

Grades 6+

Release Date: 9/23/08

Publisher: Eos

Reviewed by:

Rating:

4 Stars

Asking questions in Ash Harbor can get you killed.

Sol Wheat is asking a lot of questions . . . especially after his father vanishes and is accused of murder.

Outside of the huge domed city, an Ice Age has transformed Earth into an Arctic desert. But inside, the Machine,

protected by the Clockworkers—a fearsome police organization—has become the source of the city's energy and a

way for industrial leaders to wield enormous power. When a rogue organization begins posting messages warning of

the Machine's impending failure, civil unrest grows.

As Sol begins to uncover the city's deepest secrets, the Clockworkers start targeting him. Now he's on the run in Ash

Harbor's underground, where gangs rule and danger lurks in every corner. His life and the survival of Ash Harbor are

both at risk.

It took me awhile to get into this book. The beginning and some of the middle was kind of boring

, although

I did like

that the author included some background information and how the future came to be. But then, it got much more

interesting. The book started to pick up; there was some action and futuristic elements that I enjoyed.

The change in

point of view

that happened every once in awhile allowed you to view the future through two seemingly

unrelated teens. I did like the way the characters were written and the way they acted. The way it was set up to seem

as if their worlds weren’t connected until the middle of the book made it a bit more interesting.

Overall, if you’re looking for a slow-starting but interesting futuristic novel, don’t look much further than DAYLIGHT

RUNNER.