Savage, J. Scott, Fires of Invention (Mysteries of Cove #1). 10
CDs (unbar.). 11.1 hrs. Blackstone Audio, 2015.
Trenton Colman is creative person with an aptitude for
mechanics. He lives in a city known as Cove. Buried below a cave, Cove is
anti-invention, anti-creative, and anti-independence. When youth finish school,
they enter an apprenticeship assigned by the government, they eat what they’re
told each day, and they don’t ask question. Failure to follow the rules results
in retraining or, worse, death. When Trenton finds a cylinder of unapproved
origin, Callista Babbage, inventor, Leo’s daughter, confronts him. Together,
they not only discover clues to an invention Leo was building, but also that
something is off about the history Cove has told everyone. All of which got Leo killed. As the
government starts to catch on to what they’re doing, will Callista and Trenton
be able to finish finding the clues? Will they be able to figure out Cove’s dark
past?
Narrator, Kirby Heyborne uses his vast experience to bring
to life Trenton’s world. The plot is slow to pick up, but well developed and
Kirby does a great job of pulling the reader into it. The characters’
personalities are a little stiff, but draw the reader into the story with their
quirky natures and character growth. With a cliff-hanger for an ending and the
promise of something really interesting to come, readers who enjoy dystopian
fiction, adventure, and fantasy will enjoy reading this book.
4 stars, Grades 5 to 9.
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