Obernewtyn
In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. And for Elspeth Gordie, it is also dangerous. That's because Elspeth has a secret: she is a Misfit, born with mysterious mental abilities that she must keep hidden under threat of death. And her worries only multiply when she...
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In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. And for Elspeth Gordie, it is also dangerous. That's because Elspeth has a secret: she is a Misfit, born with mysterious mental abilities that she must keep hidden under threat of death. And her worries only multiply when she is exiled to the mountain compound known as Obernewtyn, where—for all her talents—Elspeth may finally and truly be out of her depth. Then she learns she’s not the only one concealing secrets at Obernewtyn.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375857676 (0375857672)
Publish date: December 9th 2008
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 245
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Teen,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Young Adult Fantasy,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic
Series: The Obernewtyn Chronicles (#1)
There was the time before, there was technology and now there's very little, in fact it's in the hands of some of the fanatical religious Council. There are people who are misfits in this world, people with psionic talents are punished and often killed. She is brought to Obernewtyn, where some ev...
I read this book a long time ago when an old friend of mine gave it to me and told me that it is good. She also told me that she had won it in a competition and she was able to chose the prize that she had won so she selected this book because the author had the same name as her (though it was spelt...
I can see why this is popular, but I just can't get into it. It doesn't sit right with me at all.
This is a book that I was really looking forward to and it turned out to be a great disappointment. The premise has all the things I like-- a dystopian post-apocalyptic world where science and knowledge has crumbled and people struggle to cobble together an existence, humans discovering their newly-...
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