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The Death Dealer Diaries Kindle Edition

by Joy Johnson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Final days of the Earth are here.

Mal is a sixteen-year-old girl who fights for survival in a dangerous, unforgiving world. When the Death Dealers - aliens that hunt in silence - begin harvesting people from her village, she is forced to flee into the wilds surrounding her home.

With her three friends, Mal must learn how to cope and survive. But soon, she is confronted with a truth that will not only change her world, but the future of the whole species.

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89 pages
Language

English
Publication date

June 5, 2018
Reading age

13 - 18 years
Grade level

8 - 12
File size

2705 KB
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ASIN : B07DK8XP7L
Publisher : Creativia; 2nd edition (June 5, 2018)
Publication date : June 5, 2018
Language : English
File size : 2705 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 89 pages
Lending : Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #2,116,524 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #197 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Homelessness & Poverty (Kindle Store)
- #1,202 in Teen & Young Adult Aliens eBooks
- #2,118 in Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories eBooks

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The Teach

Kept my interest

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020

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I'm not normally a fan of dystopian or apocalyptic stories, and even less so of the writing technique that relies of journal entries, because of the way it leads to telling rather than showing. This book, however, kept my interest anyway, which speaks to the author's skill. It was much more vivid and compelling than I expected, and the characters are interesting and sympathetic.

The author has done an excellent job of tempting the reader into what seems like a simple tale of escape and survival and suddenly turns into something much more complex. The ending twist really surprised me.

Lovers of the genre should greatly enjoy this book.

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J.V. Robbins

A fast-paced novella that doesn't quit

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2018

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I really enjoyed this apocolyptic story for young adults. The author has created a fast-paced, suspenseful story. This science fiction tale set well into the future pops with a ring of truth. Her young protagonist is forced to grow up quickly on her own and takes the reader on her journey of survival in a messed up world with strong but vulnerable characters. Kudos to the author. I will definitely follow her continuing saga in future books.

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Marilyn J. Collier

5. 0 out of 5 starsA Dying World January ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018

5.0 out of 5 starsA Dying World
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Ms. Johnson has written a fast-paced, page turning Young Adult novel. She takes you through a dying world of humans running from a green fire that will cause them to vanish. Her young heroine is still a child when her mother vanishes. She finds a group that accepts her. As she matures, she realizes she must run as too large a group will bring the green fire. The characters, other than the heroine, could have been a bit more developed, but that is quibbling. Four young people will be thrown together to begin their harrowing trek. At the end you are left wondering who has found safety and who has not. The sequel should have that answer. It is worth waiting to read.

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Candace J. Gilbert

A Well-Paced and Rewarding Science Fiction Experience for Young Readers

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018

Reviewed by Greg Gilbert: Joy Johnson’s science fiction novella The Death Dealer Diaries blends genres to create a fast moving post-apocalyptic story with aliens, separation from family, teenage romantic angst, and a dying earth, all of which is framed by an ancient myth of love and redemption. The story’s pace is quickened by constantly rising action and short chapters until the last third of the book where the narrative slows into an emotionally moving and beautifully rendered twist. The Death Dealer Diaries is true to its genres and provides the reader with a young but strong female protagonist (something the Marine Corps author would know about). My only complaint is that I would have preferred the pace to have slowed in places so that I could more fully know the characters and their world. Even so, this is a novella that should attract young readers to a story that hits all the right notes.

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Vicky Peplow

Very Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2020

I found this a few interesting and thoughtful short story which I enjoyed.

The characters were very easy to get to know and the storyline was well thought out. Well done.

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Sashadoo

An unusual and intriguing post-apocalyptic tale.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2018

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Being a lover of stories that look at mankind's possible future, I was attracted to this short book and found it a very entertaining and interesting tale. A young woman, who we know only as Mal, and three of her friends escape from their encampment when the mysterious creatures they know as Reapers, attack their settlement, taking the rest of the inhabitants with them. It's clear to them that the alien creatures are taking and probably killing the remaining humans on the planet, after nuclear wars had already decimated the population.
When Mal and her friends set a trap and capture a Reaper, Mal finds herself strangely able to communicate with the fearsome looking, winged creature. What she begins to learn from their captive will soon change her entire perception of the Reapers and of the future of the remaining humans on the planet.

This is a very cleverly put together story, a cautionary tale of one theoretical future for the human race. I really did enjoy it immensely.

Robosquid

This is religion, not sci-fi

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2019

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A poorly-disguised religious 'rapture' story, littered with biblical references and names, such as Cherubim. I'm sure it's fine if you are into that sort of thing, but the blurb implies that it's sci-fi so I feel I was mislead.

It's not particularly well written either; "I felt in my spirit that this was somehow wright", "immanent death", "the ones whom do not" etc. There are not mistakes on every page, but enough to be irritating.

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