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Neptune's Children

Young Adult Fiction 339

Neptune's Children

June 27, 2009 (Updated: June 12, 2026)

Overall rating

5.0

Plot

5.0

Characters

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Writing Style

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Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

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Reader reviewed by Kristen

While reading this book I was reminded a bit of Lord of the Flies, only amusement
park style. What also came to mind was the graphic novel series Y: The
Last Man (in which all men but one die of a plague).

You follow
this story through Josh - a boy whose little sister Maddie has overcome
a bad illness and is going to live. They soon find their parents and
older sister dying, along with all the other adults. Right off the bat,
he talks to a girl named Zoe who has a little brother named Sam.

Things
are chaotic, kids just hanging around, sobbing, toddlers and babies
with no parents to take care of them. Then a boy finds the speaker
system and, through Neptune's voice, gathers the children together.

They
start to get organized and Josh becomes part of a core group of a kid
government, only it soon turns into a power trip for the leader - Milo.
Josh is torn between his relationship with Zoe and staying with the
group, but ultimately ends up with Zoe.

A year passes, things
seem organized and together, when suddenly the outside world seems to
have a spark again. They were too worried to travel out before, not
knowing what it would be like - crime wise and disease-wise. Only, Milo
doesn't want to lose power, but relents to sending out scouts to figure
out what is out there.

The question is how far is Milo willing to go to keep his power and how will Zoe and Josh be able to stop him?

I
just ate this book up. There was political intrigue, relationship
issues, and of course great sci-fi elements with the plague occurring
and the reactions to it. A great read and really makes you realize how
much living in an amusement park wouldn't be your greatest dream
granted.

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