But as one highway gives way to the next-and one death-defying escape precedes another-Tucker soon realizes that "trust no one" doesn't just mean the U.S. They set off cross-country on a quest for answers and, for Tucker, vengeance. Tucker must lead his friends to safety, but his head is spinning. This can only mean one thing: the United States is at war with itself–the deadly technology of the Air Force against the brute force of the Navy's SYLO unit, which still holds Pemberwick Island and its residents captive. Moments before they are attacked by another of the mysterious black planes, they investigate one's wreck and are horrified to find that it bears the logo of the U.S. That's not their only sickening discovery. Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery.Īfter a harrowing escape from Pemberwick Island, Tucker Pierce and his surviving friends-Tori, Kent, and Olivia-have finally reached the mainland only to find that no one is left. He tasted the Ruby-and experienced the powers it gave him-for himself. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that travel like shadows through the night sky. He was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. Tucker believes there's more to SYLO's story. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world. SYLO's commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Parachuting out of military helicopters, they invade Tucker Pierce's idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine. LOOK TO THE SKY, because Pemberwick Island is the first stop.
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The reveal of SYLO and its enemy arrives with a bang at the last minute, leaving readers stranded with the teens in Portland, Maine and primed for the next title.The SYLO Chronicles: A science fiction novel series
Taking the time in his ample page count to establish islander relationships and the state of normal on Pemberwick pays off when the action kicks in, and readers are not only entertained by the pyrotechnics but emotionally invested in the characters and their quirky piece of home turf. MacHale is off to a powerhouse start in this well-paced thriller. After a group of rebel islanders, including Tori's father, are killed by SYLO, the teens stage a daring escape by boat to try to summon help from the mainland, but, as the cliffhanger ending demonstrates, the East Coast has plenty of problems of its own. Many of the islanders, including Tucker and his buddies Quinn and Tori, aren't falling for this explanation, mostly due to the suspicious combination of severed mainland communication, the incarceration of seemingly blameless citizens, the dearth of actual quarantine procedures, and the eerie black spacecraft that zoom over Pemberwick.
military organization called SYLO, ostensibly there to quarantine the islanders while the CDC isolates an unnamed contagion. In this first installment of a trilogy, Pemberwick's peace is shattered by several mysterious deaths of otherwise healthy residents, the appearance of a dealer in performance-enhancing crystals, and the sudden occupation of the island by a U.S. The laid-back life style on Pemberwick Island, off the coast of Maine, suits fourteen-year-old Tucker just fine: he's got a few friends, an undemanding spot on the football team, and some extra cash helping out his dad and the local lobstermen.
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