Review: Prequel to the series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2012
I got this as a freebie and I considered it fortunate for me.  I haven't read other books in the series, but I'm definitely interested.  I just completed it today and checked to see what other books in the series are for me to add to my list to read.  It was short as expected from a prequel.  It described the journey of Viola - one of the main characters in the latter books.Basically, she was living on a ship in outer space with her parents when the family unit was selected to travel to the "new world" (hence the name) to see the environment and the resources that it has for her people to settle there.  Viola was only 12 years old in the beginning of the story and she was terrified of going to the world.  Her parents put an emphasis on the "hope" for the survival of the people.  Viola's grandparents were part of the last generation who breathed the "polluted" airs on old world so that makes her the second generation to be born and raised on the ship.Now to summarize the story, it's about how Viola lived on the ship, how she prepared to go to the new world with her parents, and their arrival on the New World.  I want to say more, but I'm afraid that I'll give it away so enjoy the story!  I can't wait to see if I can borrow the first book in the Chaos Walking series: "Knife of Never Letting Go."