Epiworld [Paperback]

Tracey Morait (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 2010

Britain 2099. All human diseases have been eradicated by genetic cleansing, but there are still people who are 'unclean' and locked away in institutions. Travis is one of them, until one day Dr Alexander helps him to escape to a world where nothing makes sense. Travis has powerful seizures which take him and his new friend Demi on a quest through time to seek and destroy Chase, the man he hates. Along the way he has to deal with shocks, surprises, traumas, and death, until at last he ends up on a beach, where his fate will finally be decided.

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: K & T Mitchell (June 24, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0955855012
• ISBN-13: 978-0955855016
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,039,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tracey Morait was born in Liverpool, England, in 1964, where she lived up until 1990 when she moved to Bristol in order to work as a librarian. There she met Keith Mitchell, and was married in 1993. They've been married for seventeen years but have no children.

Tracey writes novels for children and young adults between the ages of nine and sixteen. 'Goalden Girl' was published in 2007 and is about Gemma's quest to start a football team for girls at her new school. 'Abbie's Rival' was published in 2008 and tells the story of Abbie's jealousy of her pen pal's relationship with the student teacher she secretly loves. Tracey gets most of her ideas from events which have happened in her life and which are of particular interest to her. In 2000 Tracey was diagnosed with epilepsy, and this has inspired her to write 'Epiworld', a futuristic tale about Travis's seizures controlling his destiny, published in June 2010. As a huge fan of Liverpool Football Club, she plans to write more books about football. All of Tracey's novels are set in the United Kingdom.

Tracey works as a contract librarian, a casual health care assistant, and, because she's in a permanent homesick state, goes home to Liverpool as often as she can.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Epiworld by Tracey Morait, November 24, 2011

By 

onyx95 "-Debbie" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epiworld (Paperback)

In the rush of trying to get away from the android guards, Travis and his friends in the Rockets were hiding out when suddenly everything went black. Discovering that is was an epileptic seizure was a surprise. In the year 2099, most all of the illnesses and diseases have been eradicated. Anyone found sick is shipped off to institutions that resembles a prison. Being placed in Number Forty Institution, Travis quickly became acquainted with the new rules and Emmett Hudson. The offer from Dr. Alexander to help him escape was an interesting prospect. Finding that it was through a time portal that his epileptic seizures created made the whole prospect more fantasy than reality to him. Traveling back in time changed his mind, appearing in the year 2009 and meeting Demi Fraser on the isle of Barrasay and then just as suddenly jumping ahead again to 2010, and then 2014. The experiences in the past soon makes him realize how much he doesn't belong there, he really only belongs in his own time, in his `corrugated city' with the Rockets, now how to get back.

What an interesting concept of a futuristic world. The story was fairly easy to follow even with all it's twists and the adventure was really creative. Really enjoyed the concept, Travis, Hudson, and Demi where good characters, I just had a difficult time getting into the story. It was written from the point of view of Travis and the simplicity of the story telling made it easy but that may also have something to do with why I had difficulty becoming more emotionally invested in the characters. I would put this in the category of young adult because of the easy writing style as well as the teenage characters. This is not the first work by Tracey Morait, wonder now if all the books have the same simplistic writing style. I would read another of this authors books, but only if I am in the right mood.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, June 17, 2011

By 

Carol "Carol" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epiworld (Paperback)

I was drawn into this book from the first page.
The story kept me wanting to know more every step of the way. I really wanted to know the ending; but on the other hand that meant finishing the book!
An excellent all round read. I highly recommend this book.
I will certainly be reading more by this talented author.

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun and fast-paced read., February 11, 2011

By 

HR Bryen (Hobart, Tasmania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epiworld (Paperback)

As Epiworld opens we meet Travis as he runs with his gang, the Rockets, in a brutal and heavily policed future version of England. In this future all disease has been eradicated and only the `clean' are allowed to lead a normal, unencumbered life. Those unlucky enough to be deemed unclean are kept in institutions which sit somewhere between hospital and prison, with guards and nurses in the form of unfeeling droids.

Each member of this future society carries under their skin a probe. This is Big Brother on a very intimate level. A probe knows when you are doing something against the law, it knows when you're somewhere you shouldn't be, and it knows when you are ill.

When Travis is hurt in a gang fight he ends up in an institution for treatment of his epilepsy and comes under the care of Dr Alexander, a human and sympathetic psychiatrist. With his help Travis is put into a permanent state of `fit' where he finds he can live in the world of 2009. This time travel experience puts him directly in the path of a young Professor Chase, the Director of the institution where he is house back in his own time. Professor Chase is also about to undertake a dangerous and illegal operation on Travis in an attempt to cure his epilepsy. Can Travis stop Chase in 2009 and save his skin?

Epiworld is an exciting read. The language and thoughts of Travis and his supporting cast put it very much in the realm of the Young Adult novel, but without painting the characters too heavily as `childish' and thereby making it unenjoyable to older readers. The story is fast-paced and easily relatable. The relationships Travis makes throughout the story help in moving it along nicely, each person has their part to play in this tale where everybody's future is at stake.