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The master of children's fantasy returns with a thrilling science fiction adventure. The clock is ticking for the children of the world, and the key to survival rests in the hands of Shade's Children...
In a futuristic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no child shall live a day past his fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the child is the object of an obscene harvest resulting in the construction of a machinelike creature whose sole purpose is to kill.
The mysterious Shade - once a man, but now more like the machines he fights - recruits the few children fortunate enough to escape. With luck, cunning, and skill, four of Shade's children come closer than any to discovering the source of the Overlords' power - and the key to their downfall. But the closer the children get, the more ruthless Shade seems to become...
| ISBN-13 | 9780007243129 |
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| ISBN-10 | 000724312X |
| Weight | 0.91 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.31 x 0.87 x 8.50 In |
| List Price | $13.89 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks |
| Published On | 2006-08-07 |
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