num_pages: 160
description: Set in the year 2052, the novel depicts a future, authoritarian England divided into two distinct the modern, overpopulated "Conurbs" and the aristocratic, rarefied "County"; the former consists of crowded city districts and all-pervasive technology while the latter is made up of manors and rolling countrysides typical of 19th-century England. The novel follows a young Conurban named Rob as he comes to experience life in both worlds, uncovering truths and choosing sides in the process.
language: English
title: The Guardians
titlecomplete: The Guardians
genres: British Literature, Fantasy, Childrens, Dystopia, Young Adult, Novels, Middle Grade, School, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 718
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch
publisher: Macmillan