The War Between by Jennifer Withers
After wading through so many typical post-apocalyptic stories, Jennifer Wither’s delivers a unique tale that really captures the essence and reality of how a post-apocalyptic world would affect those trying to survive in it.
Revolving around post-apocalyptic South Africa, specifically the Gauteng Region, a peace treaty between humans and super-humans hangs precariously in the balance as resources are hard to come by and fear between the specifies, as well as what lays in the Waste between the cities, is a standard of life. On one hand we have the strictly controlled human city of Toria, where human’s complete their schooling and are assigned to complete the same work daily and strictly obey the laws laid out by President Crane. Not far away is Jozenburg, a city on loan to the super-humans – genetically modified humans that were created in a lab – where everyone pulls their weight and survival of their species is their top priority. A war between the two species, born from fear, seems imminent as Jennifer guides us through this futuristic through the eyes of three completely different characters. Syra, a super-human with the ability to read peoples thoughts, lives and works in Jozenburg is forced into leadership and must try and maintain her species laws while battling her own feelings. Rogan, a commander of the human army in Toria, is thrown into confusion when he has to question everything he has been taught about super-humans and the human way of life after making a startling discovery. Dominico, a young girl with one foot firmly planted in both worlds, must decide if her loyalty lies with her species or her family.
An entrancing story that had me captivated and so well written that it made me realise that this sort of story can apply to so many different kinds of scenarios and still carry the same sort of message about prejudice, survival and making right decisions rather than expected ones.After wading through so many typical post-apocalyptic stories, Jennifer Wither’s delivers a unique tale that really captures the essence and reality of how a post-apocalyptic world would affect those trying to survive in it.
Revolving around post-apocalyptic South Africa, specifically the Gauteng Region, a peace treaty between humans and super-humans hangs precariously in the balance as resources are hard to come by and fear between the specifies, as well as what lays in the Waste between the cities, is a standard of life. On one hand we have the strictly controlled human city of Toria, where human’s complete their schooling and are assigned to complete the same work daily and strictly obey the laws laid out by President Crane. Not far away is Jozenburg, a city on loan to the super-humans – genetically modified humans that were created in a lab – where everyone pulls their weight and survival of their species is their top priority. A war between the two species, born from fear, seems imminent as Jennifer guides us through this futuristic through the eyes of three completely different characters. Syra, a super-human with the ability to read peoples thoughts, lives and works in Jozenburg is forced into leadership and must try and maintain her species laws while battling her own feelings. Rogan, a commander of the human army in Toria, is thrown into confusion when he has to question everything he has been taught about super-humans and the human way of life after making a startling discovery. Dominico, a young girl with one foot firmly planted in both worlds, must decide if her loyalty lies with her species or her family.
An entrancing story that had me captivated and so well written that it made me realise that this sort of story can apply to so many different kinds of scenarios and still carry the same sort of message about prejudice, survival and making right decisions rather than expected ones.
