INHUMAN (Fetch #1)
RELEASE DATE: March 2013
PUBLISHER: Scholastic
GENRE: Dystopia, Young Adult
ARTIST: Unknown
In a world ravaged by mutation, a teenage girl must travel into the forbidden Savage Zone to recover lost artifacts or her father’s life is forfeit.
America has been ravaged by a war that has left the eastern half of the country riddled with mutation. Many of the people there exhibit varying degrees of animal traits. Even the plantlife has gone feral.
Crossing from west to east is supposed to be forbidden, but sometimes it’s necessary. Some enter the Savage Zone to provide humanitarian relief. Sixteen-year-old Lane’s father goes there to retrieve lost artifacts–he is a Fetch. It’s a dangerous life, but rewarding–until he’s caught.
Desperate to save her father, Lane agrees to complete his latest job. That means leaving behind her life of comfort and risking life and limb–and her very DNA–in the Savage Zone. But she’s not alone. In order to complete her objective, Lane strikes a deal with handsome, roguish Rafe. In exchange for his help as a guide, Lane is supposed to sneak him back west. But though Rafe doesn’t exhibit any signs of “manimal” mutation, he’s hardly civilized . . . and he may not be trustworthy. (Goodreads).
LAURA’S THOUGHTS
This just totally screams dystopia. The yellow filter over the artwork makes the world look war strewn, bleak, desolate and wild. The heroine looks young, but the machete in her hands reinforces that the world she is in is brutal. She also looks like one tough cookie, while she’s attractive there is nothing glamorous about her, like you would be more likely to see on an urban fantasy cover. The buildings look broken and in some places overgrown with plantation which again shows the idea that civilsation is either lost of crumbling. I have to say this cover and summary have really piqued my curiosity! Definitely one for the wish list!
REBECCA’S THOUGHTS
I love this cover, the model looks ready for battle and looks capable of handling the weapon she holds. The orangey glow adds a certain warmth, and it makes me think of a sunset, with this glow highlighting the model really well. As for the background, I absolutely love the look of the skyscrapers, as it looks like an old civilisation, and implies historical influences! I also like the fact that the background draws your attention as much as the model, with the buildings not being overlooked.
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7 Comments
I’m really sorry, Rebecca but my inner child just burst out laughing at the “handling her weapon!”
In all seriousness, that is a cool cover. I really like it and I woulddefinetly pick this book up to look at the back
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*snigger* I’d missed that Gemma lol!
It is a good cover isn’t it
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I’m such a child at times….. lol!
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GREAT cover! I really like it. Thanks for posting.
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You’re welcome it’s really cool isn’t it?
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I’m not sure if this is dystopia?…. it sounds more post apocalytic, there doesn’t seem to be any controlling government to make it dystopia, but I will look into it as the cover seems great and the summary sounds cool
I noticed that the amazon uk link doesn’t take you to the book, it takes it to another kindle book, I clicked a link the other day and the same thing happend?
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You could be right on apocalyptic, to be honest I just listed it as it was classed on Goodreads. But the summary does sound cool doesn’t it?
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