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MonochromeKalidoscop · 5th March 2012, 03:16 AM

Recently I tried recalling a book from my youth. I can't accurately recall ANY of what happened, but I'm hoping the few remaining fragments might help someone out there help me.

I remember the book being war themed (post apocolyptic perhaps?). The book focused on children fighting in a war against aliens/machines. I believe the children had special powers.

The only accurate memory I have of the book is at the very end when the characters cross a body of water (ocean?) and fog to reach a tower where they discover the alien race has been playing with humanity, treating the war like a game. I recall everyone dying at the end, but the book ending on a hopeful note. Little more than that remains in decrepid pea brain.

This is practially nothing to go on, but if it jogs anyones memory, or you can even point me towards something that sound remotely close, it'd be greatly appreciated.

Ursa major · 5th March 2012, 10:13 AM

Sorry, but I don't recognise the story. Others might, and it may just help them if they knew how long ago your youth was.

MonochromeKalidoscop · 5th March 2012, 03:14 PM

The book would have been written before 2006 (When I graduated) but it's hard to say much more than that. I know its not much to go on, I'm still searching for it but maybe someone might stumble across this and have their memory jogged.

The book focused on this team of kids, I remember that they were always going out and doing missions. I'm grasping at old memories here, but like I said I think they had special powers.

I do remember that there was a young male character who was very well muscled and strong, but the book made a reference to the fact that he was unable to... perform.

He had a subtle relationship going on with a female character, but that's where my memory runs out.

For future references, I plan on writting down the name, author, and my opinion of every book I read for the rest of my life

TheDustyZebra · 7th March 2012, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MonochromeKalidoscop

For future references, I plan on writting down the name, author, and my opinion of every book I read for the rest of my life

That would be much simpler if you used GoodReads.com.

Sorry I can't help you with the other problem.

beenorthern · 1st May 2012, 05:50 PM

This books seems vaguely familiar ... My brain said Garth Nix, so I googled. This is probably *Shade's Children*

Riselka · 2nd May 2012, 05:30 AM

John C. Wright's Chronicles of Chaos series maybe?

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/john-c-wright/

northernexposure · 7th May 2012, 04:26 AM

Don't know about special powers, but how about John Christopher's Tripod series?

5th March 2012, 03:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
MonochromeKalidoscop Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 2	Hopeless really =/ Recently I tried recalling a book from my youth. I can't accurately recall ANY of what happened, but I'm hoping the few remaining fragments might help someone out there help me. I remember the book being war themed (post apocolyptic perhaps?). The book focused on children fighting in a war against aliens/machines. I believe the children had special powers. The only accurate memory I have of the book is at the very end when the characters cross a body of water (ocean?) and fog to reach a tower where they discover the alien race has been playing with humanity, treating the war like a game. I recall everyone dying at the end, but the book ending on a hopeful note. Little more than that remains in decrepid pea brain. This is practially nothing to go on, but if it jogs anyones memory, or you can even point me towards something that sound remotely close, it'd be greatly appreciated.

5th March 2012, 10:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ursa major Bearly Believable Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 12,059	Re: Hopeless really =/ Sorry, but I don't recognise the story. Others might, and it may just help them if they knew how long ago your youth was.

5th March 2012, 03:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
MonochromeKalidoscop Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 2	Re: Hopeless really =/ The book would have been written before 2006 (When I graduated) but it's hard to say much more than that. I know its not much to go on, I'm still searching for it but maybe someone might stumble across this and have their memory jogged. The book focused on this team of kids, I remember that they were always going out and doing missions. I'm grasping at old memories here, but like I said I think they had special powers. I do remember that there was a young male character who was very well muscled and strong, but the book made a reference to the fact that he was unable to... perform. He had a subtle relationship going on with a female character, but that's where my memory runs out. For future references, I plan on writting down the name, author, and my opinion of every book I read for the rest of my life

1st May 2012, 05:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
beenorthern Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 103	Re: Hopeless really =/ This books seems vaguely familiar ... My brain said Garth Nix, so I googled. This is probably Shade's Children

2nd May 2012, 05:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Riselka water spirit Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 295	Re: Hopeless really =/ John C. Wright's Chronicles of Chaos series maybe? http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/john-c-wright/

7th May 2012, 04:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
northernexposure Northern Exposure Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 29	Re: Hopeless really =/ Don't know about special powers, but how about John Christopher's Tripod series?

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