Eve of Destruction
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4.9 • 7 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
In Dark Eden: Eve of Destruction, the thrilling sequel to New York Times bestselling author Patrick Carman’s Dark Eden, the seven teens who were “cured” by Rainsford reunite to find relief from their ailments...and realize they may have the power to stop Rainsford’s ghoulish reign once and for all.
Ensnared in a dangerous and ever-deepening mystery, Will Besting must lead his friends through a perilous underground trap masterminded by two devious souls at war with one another. It’s a game of cat-and-mouse, and not everyone will be alive when it’s over.
Dark Eden: Eve of Destruction is a harrowing journey into the depths of fear, love, revenge, and—ultimately—redemption.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Carman (the Skeleton Creek series) continues to play with the integration of print and digital media, crafting a competent but slow thriller about seven teens with serious phobias who have been sent to a last-ditch facility to help them conquer their fears. Rainsford, the man at the head of Fort Eden, uses painful, high-tech aversion therapy that works but leaves its subjects with debilitating side effects that he insists will wear off. Agoraphobic 15-year-old Will Besting takes an instant dislike to the place, hiding in the basement of an outbuilding where he discovers an electronic setup that allows him to watch the others' treatments; it eventually becomes clear that something other than therapy is going on. Though teamed up with an elaborate interactive Web site and an iPhone app, Carman's tale isn't entirely successful in making things seem as bad as Will believes; when, in what is essentially an afterword, readers discover what's behind the supposed therapy, it doesn't have the impact that it might. Still, for younger teens, the book's relatively low fear factor might be an advantage. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
EXCELLENT!!
Loved it, my daughter and I read all of Patrick Carman's books together Dark Eden, Skeleton Creek, are top our our favorites list. Books like these are what get our kids reading and there is nothing that is not great about that!!!