This is what Kass Morgan explores in her book called The 100 which was released on the 14 September 2013 and recently made into a TV series in 2014.
After watching the pilot episode, I was left with many unanswered questions so I was quickly on Amazon purchasing the ebook.
Upon finishing the book I realised that the TV show is only loosely very based on the book, if you can judge that after one episode. The TV episode was good and I will enjoy watching it however it reminds me of Siberia meets Lost meets Lords of the Flies.
This is the blurb from www.goodreads.com
In the future, humans live in city-like spaceships orbiting far above Earth's toxic atmosphere. No one knows when, or even if, the long-abandoned planet will be habitable again. But faced with dwindling resources and a growing populace, government leaders know they must reclaim their homeland... before it's too late.
Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents are being sent on a high-stakes mission to recolonize Earth. After a brutal crash landing, the teens arrive on a savagely beautiful planet they've only seen from space. Confronting the dangers of this rugged new world, they struggle to form a tentative community. But they're haunted by their past and uncertain about the future. To survive, they must learn to trust - and even love - again
Without wanting to give too many spoilers out I will keep this brief. The book is written in 4 points of view:
- Glass - An upper class girl who manages to escaped going to earth.
- Bellamy - stowaways so he can keep an eye out on his sister
- Wells - The Chancellors son who commits a heinous crime so he could go to earth to keep the girl he loves safe and;
- Clarkes - The object of Wells affection - however she can not forgive Wells for a big betrayal.
I am a fan of the way Kass Morgan breaks it down into 4 points of views and then into flashbacks which allows you connect to the characters more as it explains how they ended up on earth and the interactions between the 4 characters and the remainder of 'the 100'.
I really enjoyed Kass Morgan's style of writing and it made reading the book in a few hours very easy. The target audience is young adults but I feel if you are after something light and easy to read this book is for you.
The only negative in this book is that it was left on a cliffhanger - and as someone who read the book to get answers I was disappointed. The next book in The Hundred series will be released in September 2014.
If you know of any good books, please comment below.
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