The Lost Code
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3.2 • 5 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Kevin Emerson’s The Lost Code, first in the Alanteans series, tells the story of a near-future earth ravaged by global climate change. Owen Parker is about to learn that it isn’t the first time the planet has been near destruction. Owen’s ancestors were part of an ancient race whose advanced technology once almost destroyed the world.
With the help of a mysterious, enchanting girl named Lily, Owen will have to understand his history and his genetic code to prevent global annihilation. He will also have to leave the bio-dome that keeps him safe and brave the post-apocalyptic wasteland beyond.
Teens fascinated by the dark dystopian world of Divergent and mythology of the Percy Jackson series will want to read The Lost Code.
Owen thought drowning was the worst thing that could happen at summer camp. He wasn’t even close.
A Lost Civilization Reawakened: Owen’s ancestors were Atlanteans, and their world-ending technology is back. Now, his own genetic code is the key to humanity’s survival.Secret Powers: After drowning for ten minutes and inexplicably surviving, Owen discovers he has an impossible new ability: he can breathe underwater.A Sinister Summer Camp: The idyllic Camp Eden is a lie. The camp director is running dangerous experiments, and Owen is his next subject.A High-Stakes Romance: He has to rely on the mysterious Lilly, but in a world built on secrets, trusting her might be the most dangerous choice of all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Emerson (Carlos Is Gonna Get It) launches the Atlanteans series with a novel that blends post-apocalyptic, SF, and paranormal elements into a summer camp story. In a future in which climate change has rendered most of the planet uninhabitable, teenage Owen has gotten a rare scholarship to Camp Eden, where privileged kids and survivors of cryogenic freezing can experience a simulation of the biosphere of old. When he almost drowns, he discovers the camp's hidden secret: Owen and a handful of others (including his crush, Lilly) have developed gills and can breathe underwater. Owen is thrilled by his new abilities and sense of belonging, but when a child at the camp dies under mysterious circumstances, it becomes apparent that something sinister is occurring at Camp Eden. As Owen and friends attempt to figure out who to trust, they uncover more conspiracies about both the camp and the state of the world. Emerson throws perhaps a little too much into the book, but the high-stakes narrative moves forward with momentum, and a romance between Owen and Lilly is gracefully unveiled. Ages 13 up.
