Eve (2021)
Author
Series
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Publication Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A young girl, Eve, raised in a virtual reality embarks on a deadly cross-country quest to save her father… and our dying planet.WHAT WORLD HAVE WE LEFT OUR CHILDREN? When the ice caps melted, most of humanity was lost to the hidden disease that was released. Now, a mysterious girl named Eve has awoken in secret and must deal with a world that’s nothing like the virtual reality she was raised in. In order to save her father and accompanied only by Wexler, her robotic caretaker and protector sheathed in her favorite teddy bear, Eve must embark on a deadly quest across the country. Along the way, she will have to contend not only with the threats of a very real world that await her, but the lies we tell our children in the name of protecting them. In the spirit of his critically acclaimed and award winning novel Changling, novelist Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle’s Destroyer) and illustrator Jo Mi-Gyeong (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) deliver a powerful dystopian adventure about the world we leave behind… and the price that must be paid to restore life to a dying planet. Collects Eve #1-5.
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Contributors
AndWorld Design (Firm) letterer
LaValle, Victor Author
Mi-Gyeong, Jo Illustrator, illustrator
Peer, Brittany colorist
LaValle, Victor Author
Mi-Gyeong, Jo Illustrator, illustrator
Peer, Brittany colorist
ISBN
9781684158089
9781646684410
9781646684410
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Booklist Review
In a not-so-distant future, Earth's ice caps have melted, unleashing a deadly disease that wipes out the majority of the human population, and a young Black girl named Eve has awakened from a cryogenic sleep in a secured bunker to find she is humanity's last hope. Accompanying Eve though the postapocalyptic U.S. is Wexler, an AI that resembles her favorite childhood teddy bear. As she traverses the country in search of a mysterious vault that might help save the planet, Eve faces the terrifying creatures that used to be human, as well as the realization that nothing--including her own identity---is what it seems. LaValle infuses lots of compelling world building into his intense, attention-grabbing story, which is full of well-earned twists and turns. Mi-Gyeong's artwork perfectly suits the mood, showing the gritty, ruined future planet but hinting at hopefulness for Eve's mission. Fans of plot-driven dystopian-future sci-fi will appreciate this immersive story about a world full of secrets and despair but also promise.
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In a not-so-distant future, Earth's ice caps have melted, unleashing a deadly disease that wipes out the majority of the human population, and a young Black girl named Eve has awakened from a cryogenic sleep in a secured bunker to find she is humanity's last hope. Accompanying Eve though the postapocalyptic U.S. is Wexler, an AI that resembles her favorite childhood teddy bear. As she traverses the country in search of a mysterious vault that might help save the planet, Eve faces the terrifying creatures that used to be human, as well as the realization that nothing—including her own identity—is what it seems. LaValle infuses lots of compelling world building into his intense, attention-grabbing story, which is full of well-earned twists and turns. Mi-Gyeong's artwork perfectly suits the mood, showing the gritty, ruined future planet but hinting at hopefulness for Eve's mission. Fans of plot-driven dystopian-future sci-fi will appreciate this immersive story about a world full of secrets and despair but also promise. Grades 9-12. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews.
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