Eoin Colfer is the internationally bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series. The Supernaturalist is Eoin's vision of a dystopian future where life is short and danger is always near for ages 7-12. Satellite City, Northern Hemisphere, soon: Cosmo Hill is a human guinea pig in an orphanage used by corporations to test new products. Statistics say he has about a year left to live - unless he escapes. But escapes to what? To a world of high-the gang warfare, swat teams of paralegals and a plague of four-fingered ...
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Eoin Colfer is the internationally bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series. The Supernaturalist is Eoin's vision of a dystopian future where life is short and danger is always near for ages 7-12. Satellite City, Northern Hemisphere, soon: Cosmo Hill is a human guinea pig in an orphanage used by corporations to test new products. Statistics say he has about a year left to live - unless he escapes. But escapes to what? To a world of high-the gang warfare, swat teams of paralegals and a plague of four-fingered parasites who are invisible to everyone except three misfits who call themselves the Supernaturalists. Could Cosmo be one of them? Are they the family he'd always wanted? And if he does become a Supernaturalist, will his life get any longer - or a whole lot shorter? Acclaim for Eoin Colfer: 'Reads like The Matrix crossed with Oliver Twist' The Times 'A headlong techno fantasy... Colfer's story rattles along at a tremendous pace' Guardian 'As likely to appeal to grown-ups as children...a clattering adventure' Telegraph
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Every once in awhile, people find themselves enveloped in a cocoon, completely incased in a world where ?the body gets what it wants?, but the soul is left craving what it needs. In the 11th book by Eoin Colfer, THE SUPERNATURALIST, 14 year old Cosmos finds himself living a life of need at the Clarissa Fraye Institute for Parentally Challenged, an interesting euphemism for orphanage . This institution is used to further scientific study of chemical products and the children find themselves the guinea pigs. Non- sponsors, the label given to the orphans, resisting their oppressors are ?wrapped? in a cellophane/sedative infused cocoon. There are only two ways to get out of Fraye, death or escape.
The book begins with Cosmos, the main character, residing at this questionable state institute. Life changes for Cosmos when he and Ziplock (another parentally challenged inmate) manage to escape. In the ensuing chase, Cosmo?s finds himself lying injured (the result of a fall from the roof of a building) lying next to friend, with a blue translucent creature hovering above him. ?Strange inhuman creatures??.crawling at amazing speed with no regard for gravity.?
Thus begins the story of Cosmos and the Supernaturalists, a group of young people vent on finding and destroying the ?blue parasites?. Cosmo plays his role not unlike Neo the reluctant hero in MATRIX, new to the game and yet a naturally quick leaner. The story takes on some interesting twists that keep the reader turning the pages to find out what is going to happen next.
Eoin Colfer manages to keep his reader engrossed in the adventures of Cosmos, Mona, Stephan, and Ditto (an experiment in genetic manipulation gone ?awry?). A former primary school teacher, Colfer is the author of 11 books. His most successful series thus far is ARTEMIS FOWL. Adolescent readers will find themselves caught up in this action packed science fiction thriller. All in all a 4 out of 5.
