When read the first impression, I thought this book was going to be amazing. I was right.
Andra wakes up from a cryonic sleep 1000 years later than she was supposed to in a barren landscape. Upon discovering that she is revered as a deity and her family has died, all Andra wants to do is go back to Earth. Joining forces with the mysterious, deceiving Zhade, Andra makes the trek back to the bio-domed city of Eerensed to find answers as to why she woke up late, where her family is, and how she can get back home.
What I loved about this book was the world building. It's hard to find a book with thorough building, but "Goddess in the Machine" took it to a different level. In novels such as Red Queen, you see the building of various places, and deeper, more nit-picked building in the "poorer" populated areas. However, the history behind the places is unknown until you read special releases explaining the history of the land. "Goddess in the Machine" differed from other young adult dystopian/sci-fi/fantasy by taking place on a similar earth, but focused on the language and its fluidity through time.
It's later revealed that Andra is still on Earth, and she makes the connection that she is in her hometown by an inscription in her native language. She sees how certain words are derived from others, and how her own town name has changed. Personally, I felt that this detail was incredibly well-done, as in other futuristic novels, language hasn't changed that much in the time between the reader's present day to the future the novel takes place in. It's a detail that is often overlooked in other futuristic novels, and brought a different perspective to the world.
Overall, I thought "Goddess in the Machine" was an awesome book, and I recommend to anyone looking for a YA sci-fi/futuristic novel!
Andra wakes up from a cryonic sleep 1000 years later than she was supposed to in a barren landscape. Upon discovering that she is revered as a deity and her family has died, all Andra wants to do is go back to Earth. Joining forces with the mysterious, deceiving Zhade, Andra makes the trek back to the bio-domed city of Eerensed to find answers as to why she woke up late, where her family is, and how she can get back home.
What I loved about this book was the world building. It's hard to find a book with thorough building, but "Goddess in the Machine" took it to a different level. In novels such as Red Queen, you see the building of various places, and deeper, more nit-picked building in the "poorer" populated areas. However, the history behind the places is unknown until you read special releases explaining the history of the land. "Goddess in the Machine" differed from other young adult dystopian/sci-fi/fantasy by taking place on a similar earth, but focused on the language and its fluidity through time.
It's later revealed that Andra is still on Earth, and she makes the connection that she is in her hometown by an inscription in her native language. She sees how certain words are derived from others, and how her own town name has changed. Personally, I felt that this detail was incredibly well-done, as in other futuristic novels, language hasn't changed that much in the time between the reader's present day to the future the novel takes place in. It's a detail that is often overlooked in other futuristic novels, and brought a different perspective to the world.
Overall, I thought "Goddess in the Machine" was an awesome book, and I recommend to anyone looking for a YA sci-fi/futuristic novel!