Review: Very well-written prequel story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 15, 2013
This is a prequel story to introduce readers to the world inThe Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking).  You do not need to have read the trilogy to enjoy this story -- I haven't read any of them yet (but will be reading the first one very soon).A young girl, who has grown up on a space ship on a long colonizing mission, is sent with her family to be the first to land on a planet.  Despite the fact that this is clearly an introductory story, I did think this story had a satisfying beginning, middle, and end.  A great deal of information is conveyed to the reader in a rather effortless and enjoyable way and I love the way that Ness writes.  Even when the action isn't totally groundbreaking (colonists setting off because Earth is doomed, family stress, a mysteriously abandoned colony), the way he writes makes things seem fresh and interesting.I can't wait to begin the actual trilogy.