Epitaph Road eBook David Patneaude
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Kellen Dent feels all alone. In 2097, he has good reasons. Five billion of them. Five billion fathers, grandfathers, brothers, sons, grandsons, uncles, nephews, cousins, lovers, friends. Still remembered in thoughts and prayers and dreams and epitaphs, but reduced to fading shadows now. Vapors. Specters. Might-have-beens.
Thirty years earlier, a widespread and hyper-deadly virus caused the near-extinction of the world’s male population. Now women rule everywhere, and poverty, hunger, crime, and war are for the most part dim memories, or the stuff of cautionary lessons in history books.
But with a fractured family history, an absent father, and tight restrictions on males’ behavior, fourteen-year-old Kellen feels as if he has little anchoring him to his past, few role models for his present, and no say in his future. The fact that girls find him fascinating tells him something about the demographics of this altered society, but nothing about himself. Two new housemates—girls—seem to care about him as a person, but he has scarce time to enjoy their friendship before alarming revelations interrupt his day-to-day existence.
When rumors of a fresh outbreak of the virus reach Kellen, and he learns the recurrence is predicted to hit the outcast community where his father lives, he knows that he must warn him of the danger no matter what the consequences. But during his desperate race into the back country to find his dad, Kellen uncovers a dark secret, a frightening plot. If successfully carried out, the scheme would forever alter his life, and the future of the world. What can he do to stop it?
Epitaph Road eBook David Patneaude
Imagine a future world run by women: no war, no violence, almost no crime. The military budget has been diverted to support infrastructure, and the jails have been converted to schools and libraries. But the cost was high: A terrible plague has wiped out most of the male population, and strict population controls limit the males to three percent. Kellen is a fourteen-year-old boy living in this future society, and he misses his dad.Underlying this utopian but regimented world lies a disturbing secret. When Kellen and two girls uncover it, they set off on a bicycle journey to warn his dad. The tension ratchets up as they discover a secret underground lab where an even darker evil is being hatched.
Compelling and gripping, David Patneaude’s stunning story draws you in with both cinematic action and heartfelt poetry. Each chapter opens with an epitaph written by a woman or girl for the man or boy she lost in the plague. The premise—a world run by women—fires the imagination, and the ending will keep you pondering long after you have finished reading.
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Epitaph Road eBook David Patneaude Reviews
Such a good book. I'm obsessed!!!!!
I bought this book for my little brother because I really loved this author when I was a kid and he really likes the books. I actually read this one before giving it to him and This was an excellent book I think the best one yet.
I enjoyed this book but it was not, as I was told, an adult level YA. While dealing with some adult concepts and interesting questions, the tone of the characters and their actions were definitely preteen. Well written, although sometimes with confusing character's motivations, I think the topic could be more full developed if it were written for a more adult audience. Still a good read.
Epitaph Road is an incredible book that really resonates in today's landscape. An epic page-turner that keeps you guessing throughout the story. The characters feel very real, like people I know, and I love how the world develops visually as we get deeper into the story. If you loved Hunger Games or Breaking Light you will LOVE this one.
In the future, unnecessary aggression in a male dominated world leads to deadly wars, bringing us to the brink of destruction, but suddenly when a virus wipes out 5 billion men, we're given a second chance. Women take over and build a perfect utopian world from the ashes of the fallen. Without the men, there's an impressive display of pragmatism and innovation. But every society has it's problems... and secrets. We follow a boy's journey through that world as he unravels the mystery.
The vibe is really edgy and politically relevant, but there's a great classic feel to it that reminds me of some of the best mystery novels. Twists galore! Read before you get it spoiled by someone!
After reading Nomansland, a dystopian tale about a civilization without men that was written by a woman, I was interested in the comparison of a similar tale written by a man. Epitaph Road, by David Patneaude (pronounced "pat-node"), is a dystopia about life after a plague kills most of the male population on earth and how the world copes with such a rocking change.
Kellen is a young man in a woman's world. A generation ago, a savage virus swept through the world and wiped out 97% of the male population. Whole governments were decimated, leaving the women to pick up all the pieces. Surprisingly, the result was a peaceful existence worldwide, but very limited rights for men. Some men live within the civilizations and are even allowed professions if they score high enough on the gender biased trials. Some men, however, live on the outskirts of society as loners who want nothing to do with the woman-run world.
Kellen's father in a loner who works on his fishing boat, but his mother works for the government. When Kellen overhears a virus is going to be released in the area where his father lives, he and two young female friends take off to save him from the government outbreak that will be made to look like a natural occurrence of the virus, but will actually be the government's way of ridding themselves of conspirators. In their travels to find Kellen's father, the trio find a whole lot more about the original pandemic's origins, what rebels are doing to stop the virus, and a "companion" virus that would wipe out the female population the same way the men were decimated a generation ago.
This is a very interesting story full of feminism and sexism. It was an interesting spin on "women Take Over" compared to Nomansland, but I think this novel was more interesting and more readable. The women in this book were more calculated and ruthless; they even regulated how many men could "contribute" sperm and how many boys would be born through fertility controls. I really liked the idea that while women considered themselves more humane and level-headed compared to the previous generation's male-led governments, and were in many international diplomatic scenarios, they were just as sexist and oppressive to men as men were to women in generations in the past. It was an interesting examination of sociology, gender relations, and humanity.
This was a very readable book with background knowledge of the plague presented in a gripping manner. The action of the plot begins quickly and is gripping enough to hold the reader in. The reading level would be best for high skilled middle-schoolers to high school students. It is a great book to use as an examination of gender and sexism. This story paired with a historical novel about women's suffrage would create some interesting discussions.
Imagine a future world run by women no war, no violence, almost no crime. The military budget has been diverted to support infrastructure, and the jails have been converted to schools and libraries. But the cost was high A terrible plague has wiped out most of the male population, and strict population controls limit the males to three percent. Kellen is a fourteen-year-old boy living in this future society, and he misses his dad.
Underlying this utopian but regimented world lies a disturbing secret. When Kellen and two girls uncover it, they set off on a bicycle journey to warn his dad. The tension ratchets up as they discover a secret underground lab where an even darker evil is being hatched.
Compelling and gripping, David Patneaude’s stunning story draws you in with both cinematic action and heartfelt poetry. Each chapter opens with an epitaph written by a woman or girl for the man or boy she lost in the plague. The premise—a world run by women—fires the imagination, and the ending will keep you pondering long after you have finished reading.
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