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A review by emesskay
Meadowcity by Liz Delton
The concept of this book is a post apocalyptic world, where the surviving humans have rejected the technology which lead to their destruction, and have concentrated themselves in 4 main cities, Meadowcity, Lightcity, Riftcity, and Skycity. Each city is pretty much self-sufficient, and there is limited communication between them. The inter-city communication is handled by Riders, people who trained up to cope with the ordeals of tracking through the wilderness between the cities in order to delivery messages.
The book opens with the leader of Skycity, Governor Greyling, declaring war on Meadowcity, much to shock and consternation of the citizens of Meadowcity. The book follows Sylvia, a Rider, as she takes on a perilous mission to reach Riftcity, already under attack by Governor Greyling, in order to gather intelligence to bring back to Meadowcity.
The story is told from different points of view, alternating between Sylvia and Governor Greyling. The only thing that confused me initially is that there is also a time shift between these viewpoints. Sylvia's story is happening in the present, while Governor Greyling's is happening in the past. It took me a while to figure out the events were time shifted and not simultaneous.
The story was engaging and I enjoyed reading it. I look forward to reading the sequels.
The book opens with the leader of Skycity, Governor Greyling, declaring war on Meadowcity, much to shock and consternation of the citizens of Meadowcity. The book follows Sylvia, a Rider, as she takes on a perilous mission to reach Riftcity, already under attack by Governor Greyling, in order to gather intelligence to bring back to Meadowcity.
The story is told from different points of view, alternating between Sylvia and Governor Greyling. The only thing that confused me initially is that there is also a time shift between these viewpoints. Sylvia's story is happening in the present, while Governor Greyling's is happening in the past. It took me a while to figure out the events were time shifted and not simultaneous.
The story was engaging and I enjoyed reading it. I look forward to reading the sequels.