It's the year 2216 and most of old England is under
water. It is not a safe place by day or night. Tired and
hungry, a young fishergirl, Lilly Melkum, only wants to
keep her cat dry and return her friend, Lexy, the Prime
Minister's kidnapped daughter, back to her father.
Through a special genetic link, Lil is in possession of
a PSAI gameboard, the last handheld computer in the
country, if not in the world, and it has imaginatively keep
them safe, but now its battery level is very low and it
desperately needs re-charging.
Suddenly, they are chased by some bloodthirsty raiders in
the dark and moody night. If captured, Lil knows they are
in danger of being diced and sliced and killed by the
vicious raiders. Lilly valiantly tries to outsail them,
but they are closing in fast. Just when all is almost
lost, a low Scottish voice calls out across the water. Can
she trust it? What should she do? Can Lil every find her
friend and hero Zeph again?
Meanwhile, with his father killed in battle, Zeph is thrust
into leading his own family group as Boss. Now, he is
fighting off in bloody battles every other family who
thinks they can now take over Black Waters. If that wasn't
enough trouble, Roba, his mean spirited brother, wants to
take over his leadership and be the Boss. How can he prove
he is the rightful leader? When caught between allegiance
to his family and his friend, who will he choose?
FLOOD AND FIRE, the sequel to Emily Diamand`s award-winning
young adult first novel, Raiders' Ransom, quickly
brings alive in vivid detail the tensions and tribulations that
the three children, Lilly, Lexy and Zeph, experience in a
scary future world. Diamand's characters are wonderful in
their quirks and peculiarities. In addition to her
wonderful depictions and development of the children as
they grown and learn from their adventures, I especially
loved the professor (and her obsession with the old lost
technology of computers) and the uniquely almost human
unpredictability and creativity of PSAI. While it is
relatively easy to pick up the story in FLOOD AND FIRE, it
is best read in sequence for greater appreciation of the
richness of the story. With its fast moving plot and scary
adventures, it is a terrific futuristic story that is not
to be missed! Full sail ahead for a reading adventure!
Enjoy!
The Riveting Sequel to the Award-Winning RAIDERS' RANSOM.
She survived the epic battle of the raiders on the rough
waters that flood England. Now poor fishergirl Lilly is
determined to return Lexy, the Prime Minister's kidnapped
daughter, to her home. And since his father was killed in
the clash, Zeph is equally determined to claim leadership of
his family's clan before more savage tribes invade the
marshlands. But will the electromagnetic pulse of an
omnipotent computer set the world aflame and wipe out all
humans so that artificial intelligence can take over the
future?! It's up to the unlikely trio of children -- and
their petulant, unpredictable gameboard PSAI -- to rage
against the machines!
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