The story: Lane McEvoy thinks she's safe on her side of the Feral Zone--until her father goes missing and Lane finds out the secret behind his job as an "art dealer": Mac goes into the disease zone and risks infection to bring back art for the highest bidder. Given an ultimatum, Lane knows she must find her father...but she also knows that crossing into the Feral Zone can mean disease, mutation, death. Can she do it? Alone, it would be suicide, but she finds unexpected allies in Everson and Rafe, boys from opposite sides of the line who both want something from her. Does she dare? One wrong step, and something worse than death awaits: something...inhuman.
June Cleaver's ratings: Language: PG-13; Violence R; Sexual content PG; Nudity PG; Magic and the occult G;
Substance Abuse PG; GLBT Content G; Adult Themes PG (pandemics); overall rating PG-13.
Liz's comments: Here's a standout in a world awash with dystopian YA fiction. Even for someone who's pretty tired of the "end of the world as we know it" approach to YA books, there's a lot to like in this one. Falls's prose is fast paced, her world-building is convincing, and the thought of a huge wall along the banks of the Mississippi, dividing east from west, diseased from disease-free, makes complete sense in this world. As in all YA fiction, there's plenty of violence here, but that's pretty much the norm for societies where polite civilization has broken down. Both guys and girls will like this one--and grown-ups too!
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