The Ennead
Published on 1. May 2014
320 pages
978-1-4449-2100-7 (ISBN)
Description
Isaac is an outsider on the planet Erato - the lone survivor of a disaster elsewhere in the Ennead (a system of nine planets). But he has managed to infiltrate an important family and wields a significant amount of power. Even so, his position is often compromised because he depends on the kindness of others. So when the chance to rescue Eleanor, a girl from another planet, arises - and most importantly, to keep her forever in his debt, he seizes it. But Eleanor brings her own agenda - her own history - which threatens Isaac's position and the very fabric of Erato's society.
Reviews / Votes
'The Ennead may be one of the best YA sf novels ever written.' - The Intergalactic Playground blogDeftly written, with detail and total conviction, The Ennead offers an alternative world that provides a provocative mirror of our own society. - Julia Eccleshare - The Guardian
Mark is grimmer than Ursula le Guin, but both authors similarly, perhaps obsessively, create exemplary worlds just short of allegory. - www.sf-encyclopedia.com
More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
ISBN-13
978-1-4449-2100-7 (9781444921007)
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Person
Jan Mark (1943-2006) was amongst the finest authors to emerge in the second golden age of children's books. She won the Carnegie Medal twice (for her first novel, Thunder and Lightnings and for Handles) and received a host of other commendations and prizes. A former teacher, she spent many years working in schools, alongside her full-time writing. As a reader, science-fiction was a passion and informed several of her most ambitious books, including the three titles on the Silver list - as well as The Eclipse of the Century (shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award) and Useful Idiots.
