An original science fiction manga by the bestselling author of Ender’s Game and his daughter
Twenty-five years ago, the alien Givers came to Earth. They gave the human race the greatest technology ever seen— four giant towers known as Ladders that rise 36,000 miles into space and culminate in space stations that power the entire planet. Then, for reasons unknown, the Givers disappeared. Due to the unique alien construction of the Laddertop space stations, only a skilled crew of children can perform the maintenance necessary to keep the stations up and running.
Back on Earth, competition is fierce to enter Laddertop Academy. It is an honor few students will achieve. Robbi and Azure, two eleven-year-old girls who are the best of friends, are candidates for the Academy. They will become entangled in a dangerous mystery that may help them solve the riddle of the Givers...if it doesn’t destroy the Earth first!
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I am no comic book/manga/gamer/sci-fi expert. At all. My comic book experience only goes back to the Archie comics and Garfield comic books. So I don't know if I am especially qualified to review this book on a technical level. I don't know the lingo or definitions of what makes a book a comic or a graphic novel, or a manga. But I do know what I like and I'll base this mini-review on that.
When I started reading, I thought I would be lost. I felt the synopsis gave me enough of a base to go on and it did. I was able to immediately jump into the story. The illustrations were beautiful and did a fabulous job of telling the story, the characters were fun, and the story was interesting.
The actual reading time spent on Laddertop was one to two hours, tops. That speedy reading time made it a nice little palate cleanser, which isn't to say there was anything wrong with the book, only that it served as a change of pace for me.
Like I said, I'm not an expert on this genre, but if you enjoy a lively fast-paced story, Laddertop would surely fit that bill.
Paperback, 192 pages
Published September 27th 2011 by Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
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*I received a copy of Laddertop from Tor Publishing, in exchange for an honest review.*
Ahhh, kinda like they give you some sherbert before a meal in a fancy smancy restaurant. lol.
ReplyDeleteI dont really read any comic bookish stuff. I just wait for them to be comes shows or movies. Although, there are some that melissa marr wrote I think that I want to try, because I think the one follows a character from the wicked lovely series that you dont get to know at all. :/ I will have to check this out.
Your review has reminded me! :)
Oh, cool! I look forward to reading this. I hope you got my Twitter DM with my address.
ReplyDeleteI do not read comics, graphic novels, or manga, but this does sound very interesting. I have been contemplating trying the Walking Dead graphic novels, just because I love the show so much! Awesome Review!!
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