Title - Kidnap
Author - Sally Ann Melia
Series - Part 1 of Guy Erma and the Son of Empire
Genre - YA Sci Fi
Published - May 17th 2015
Publisher - Dickson House
Synopsis
I don’t want to go… Do I have to go?
13-year-old Prince Teodor of Freyne knows his duty to the memory of his father and his kingdom. Always, he must help those less fortunate than himself. Yet a frightening nightmare fills him with foreboding, but still he must do - into the Dome.
13-year-old Guy Erma lives in the shadow of the Dome, he has no father and no mother and his future is uncertain, he must start earning a living when he turns 14. He knows not where he will live or even how he will eat, and his only dream is to enter the military academy - at the heart of the Dome.
Two boys as different as any two boys might be. One act of cruelty will throw their lives together, but who dare they trust?
Reviews:
"One of the most powerhouse imaginations I’ve encountered in sci-fi..." — Dean C. Moore, The Warlock's Friend.
"Guy Erma and the Son of Empire by Sally Ann Melia is a fast-paced and exciting YA military sci-fi read. Don't miss this one!" — Brent LeVasseur, author and illustrator of the Aoléon The Martian Girl series.
"Set in a world where fashion and fun hide treacherous politics and danger, Guy Erma and the Son of Empire will keep you enthralled." — Sherrill Nilson, Karda: Adalta Vol. 1.
A good old-fashioned political thriller - if you loved both Frank Herbert’s Dune and Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games - you will adore Guy Erma.
Review
I received Kidnap in return for an honest review as part
of the tour hosted by I Read Book Tours. Kidnap is told from the point of view
of two very different boys Teodor the prince and future king of Freyne and Guy an
orphan with no registration who dreams of the Dome Elite. Each boy has been
forced to grow up quickly after the loss of his father or growing up in the
fashion house each enduring their own struggles. Things in Freyne aren’t as
peaceful as some would like, people on Sas Daron are at war and even rebellion is
happing at home. With the upcoming Magnolia Weekend it’s the time to celebrate,
races, parties, fashion shows, debates and even the future of Freyne will
change.
After his fight is cancelled by his mother Teodor is sent
to sing in the choir hoping to help her chance of winning the upcoming debate. When
Teodor is kidnapped and many Domeside children had been injured or killed his
mother suspects someone she knows with a hidden agenda. His guards saw that it
was the Battle Borgs which they are supposed to control who took off with him.
Will they be able to bring him back before it’s too late? What about Guy will
he be able to make it into the Dome Elite even though he has no registration
and no one to claim him? What about Karl the mysterious shapeshifter from
another planet who’s shown up suddenly at his brother’s request to help promote
the Sas Daron tribes.
I liked that we are given point of views from both boys
as well as Karl even though he’s not a main player yet I have lots of hope for
him in the next books. While they are similar each in a lot of ways they are
also very different each having grown up a different lifestyle. I’m curious to
see more of Nell as a character also the young shapeshifting girl quickly
became one of my favorites the way she changed her hair to match her dress was
great. I hope to see more of Karl in the next one he may just be what Freyne
needs to settle the unrest.
I was curious the moment I saw the cover for Kidnap there
is just something about it that catches the eye and I had to sign up for the
tour. Right from the start we are drawn into the character’s from one to the
other while it is back and forth it’s very clear who you are reading the
transition is smooth. I loved that Teodor is a goran rider which is a giant cat
I found the whole idea of the goran awesome but I’m glad I haven’t woken up
with a horse size cat. The author does a great job creating a captivating world
filled with enough action and suspense to leave you wanting more. I enjoyed the
characters I was able to connect with all of them on some level and I even
found a few of my favorites that I can’t wait to see what happens next. While
Kidnap is a YA novel it is clean so even young teens as well as adults will
enjoy it. I found the book hard to put down and can’t wait to start the next
one and see what’s going to happen next an exciting new series.
Author's Bio:
The author was born in Wallasey, England, in 1964, and moved to the South of France when she was eleven. She spent her teenage years living in the cosmopolitan city state of Monaco and became immersed in its many languages and cultures. An English girl in a French school, for three hours each week she would sit at the back of the class as her colleagues learnt English. To pass the time, she wrote stories. This led to a lifetime of writing novels, scripts, stories and articles.
In her working life, Sally writes marketing communications and manages large international websites.
In 2010, Sally joined the Hogs Back Writers, a club located on the outskirts of Guildford, and she set about turning an old manuscript into this novel: Guy Erma and the Son of Empire. Sally currently lives in Farnham, and she is married with two children.
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