Children of Daedala
Children of Daedala
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Annotation: Six months alone in the labyrinth has made her strong. But the search for the exit means gambling on an old 'friend' and going against everything she's been taught to survive.
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #178345
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Switch Press
Copyright Date: 2018
Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 04/01/18
Pages: 334 pages
ISBN: 1-630-79086-9
ISBN 13: 978-1-630-79086-8
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2017035922
Dimensions: 22 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

For six months in the labyrinth, the quiet, nameless girl protagonist has managed to survive the monsters mostly alone. She's discovered two other tribes of teen survivors, but deceit breeds distrust between them. With a fight threatened, the girl is caught in the middle. This sequel to the dystopic Children of Icarus continues its harrowing violence and desperate search for salvation.

Kirkus Reviews

Teenagers exiled to an endless labyrinth prowled by mythological monsters struggle to survive in this gruesome and gripping fantasy sequel.The unnamed 17-year-old narrator resolves to imitate the steely indifference of her mentor, the Executioner, but a brutal attack on Fates—the group that rescued her, then abandoned her to die—ensnares her in the bloody rivalry between the all-male Kleos and the all-female Harmonia, undermining any hope of escape. The protagonist's affected namelessness (and egregiously symbolic nickname, "Fey Bell") quickly palls; otherwise, her capable, decisive, almost-legendary prowess represents a stunning transformation from her passive helplessness in the previous title in the series. Much to her own confusion (and sometime annoyance), she even gets a taste of romance, cueing the inevitable love triangle. Still, the plot is mostly driven by a complex tangle of interactions between various factions. Gender dynamics (and threats of sexual violence) constantly simmer underneath but never as graphically as the danger from marauding predators or the even more appalling savagery of fellow humans. Glancing references to hair and eye color suggest a default white majority while hinting at another, darker-skinned ethnicity.Nuanced characterization and crackerjack pacing make this an addictive page-turner for fans of the first, but it's unlikely to hook any new readers. (Dystopian fantasy. 12-18)

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Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)
Kirkus Reviews
Reading Level: 7.0
Interest Level: 9-12
Lexile: HL700L

Six months alone in the labyrinth has made her strong. But the search for the exit means gambling on an old friend and going against everything shes been taught to survive. You know the labyrinth will have yet more horrors lurking in its depths. Youve learned few people can be trusted. But freedom is tantalizingly close. Are you ready to take the risk?


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