When a giant wave destroys his village, Mau is the only one left. Daphne — a traveler from the other side of the globe — is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Separated by language and customs, the two are united by catastrophe. Slowly, they are joined by other refugees. And as they struggle to protect the small band, Mau and Daphne defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a … long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down.
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Very different from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld offerings, Nation is the story of a youth on the verge of manhood who must rebuild his world from scratch after a natural disaster. Thrown together with other survivors, he draws on resources he never knew he had to construct a tiny self-sufficient nation, and changes the course of history along the …
This is the book that is the answer to the question what book should every child be required to read in school. I dare to say my favorite book.
Not one of Pratchett’s best. I much prefer the Discworld series.
Nation is a stand-alone story from a master of story-telling, Terry Pratchett. If you only know Pratchett’s work from his Discworld series then you are missing out.
Nation starts out with a simple, yet tragic, situation. A great tsunami sweeps across the ocean wiping out life on many islands. The only apparent survivor is a young boy – Mau, who …