Distracted by the sight of the first girl who catches his eyea chunky girl in a green plaid bathing suit, with a nice tansammy accidentally rings up a package of crackers twice. If a synopsis for a multiple protagonist novel were written to be purely reflective of the order of events in the plot the most popular means of structuring a fiction synopsis, always and the person who happens first to take action on page 1 is not the primary plotmover in the rest of the book, millicent is likely to wonder where he. In partials, kira walker is a sixteenyearold medic as the story opens. The worldbuilding is complex, and the plots scientific underpinnings ring true.
Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partialsengineered o. It should not cover every scene and every moment of a story. Despite these minor flaws, partials is one of the better dystopian young adult novels. Partials by dan wells summary and analysis like sparknotes. Below ive summarized what is the remaining story told in fragments so that when the next book arrives sometime in 2014, i wont have to reread all 564 pages. The frogs study guide contains comprehensive summaries and analysis of the book.
In fragments, wells does a fine job of developing the relationship between kira and samm. Wellwritten plot summaries describe the major events in the work, linking them together with fairly brief description of less important scenes. A farm couple finds a crash site with small spaceship with a baby inside. Dan wells second installment in the partials series is long but well worth the effort. At the height of the hunger games craze, i talked about some other ya fiction out there to fill your postapocalyptic or dystopian cravings, but few are as complicated and interesting as ally condi. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. Tng, and the matrix in this book, which arent bad influences to have at all. Praise insignia expertly combines humor with a disarming and highly realistic view of the future. Mankind has been destroyed by the partials who are genetically engineered organic beings identical to humans. The last few pages were the best, where we finally see a glimpse of what has been building between kira and samm from the first book. Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character.
And thats what the hero of your novel does the first mini plot. Both partials and humans are way too far away from the definition of people, with the. For fans of the hunger games, battlestar galactica, and blade runner comes the first book in the partials sequence, a fastpaced, actionpacked, and riveting scifi teen series, by acclaimed author dan wells humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partialsengineered organic beings identical to humanshas decimated the population. Selection for the 201415 eliot rosewater indiana high school book award list. After the war against the partials genetically engineered super soldiers and the rm virus only a few thousand humans are left. Better than partials, fragments is building up pace and opening up characters as they embark in a toxic wasteland to find out the cure to both humans and partials. There is no universal set length for a plot summary, though it should not be excessively long. The human race is all but extinct after a war with partialsengineered organic beings identical to humanshas decimated the population. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. How to plot a book using your antagonist i know, i knowwhen you start plotting your book, youre undoubtedly chomping at the bit to start exploring your heros awesomeness. I know what a plot and a summary is but im not sure what a plot summary is. God praised abdiel for his faithfulness and obedience even in the face of persecution from the rebel angels. Plot summaries should be written from the real world perspective by referring to specific works or parts of works in the first book, in act ii or describing things from the author or creators perspective the author introduces, the story describes.
In summary with the current glut of ya padystopiascifi its hard to find a book that really stands out from the rest, but for me partials was a shining light the writing is excellent and all the features that i love, great characters, awesome worldbuilding and an intriguing storyline are all there in buckets. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Abdiel returned to find that the good angels were already preparing for war, as god had seen everything and instructed them. A book report acts not to retell the story but to discuss some of the important elements of the story such as character, themes and plot. Histories henry iv, part i henry iv, part ii henry v henry vi, part i henry vi, part ii henry vi, part iii henry viii king john richard ii richard iii comedies alls well that. I also think 100 words is not enough to completely explain the book.
Do not read if you havent read partials, isolation, and fragments. In a market glutted with postapocalyptic tales featuring spunky heroines, partials stands apart. This collection contains all four books in the series. This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. The best way to achieve anything complicated in real life is to break it down into a series of steps. It follows sixteen year old kira walker as she lives and adventures through a world rampaged and destroyed by a deadly virus called rm. For fans of the hunger games, battlestar galactica, and blade runner comes the first book in the partials sequence, a fastpaced, actionpacked, and riveting scifi teen series, by acclaimed author dan wells. In a futuristic world where computer minds and robots are in everyday life, mankind finally creates the first mass intelligence computer brain. This gives the summary a more grounded tone and makes it more accessible to those. But author dan wells spins out some interesting new wrinkles to his inventive plotting, and the series is notable in the way that it grapples with the.
Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of dan. Aubreymaturin series study guide contains comprehensive summaries and analysis of the book. The human race is all but extinct after a war with partialsengineered organic beings identical to humanshas decimated the. Like many other readers, im a little tired of the barelydystopian trend, so its great to see a very firmly scienceoriented book like partials come along. Partials is the first book in the partials sequence series by dan wells. Katniss everdeen wakes up on the day of the reaping, when the tributes are chosen who will take part in the hunger games. Before mark and his crewmates arrived, the mav was powered by something called the rtg, a big box of plutonium more dangerous than a nuke 7. Cant wait for the next installment of the partials series. Literature resource center rutgers restricted searchable database of author biographies, bibliographies, and literary criticism. If youre about to read ruins, the final book in the sequence, heres a quick refresher on what happened in the first twoandalittlebit books. Sites like sparknotes with a partials by dan wells study guide or cliff notes. For example, if you like murder mysteries involving the murder of lawyers.
The action is intense, but the bloodshed isnt gratuitous. The partials sequence the series of books by author dan wells. Combining the fastpaced action of the hunger games with the provocative themes of battlestar galactica, partials is a pulsepounding journey. Review articles, including plot summaries and notes on styles, themes, and motifs, relating to works of english and american poetry, drama, and prose. If youre about to read ruins, the final book in the sequence, heres a quick refresher on what happened in the first twoandalittlebit books warning. But hang with me for a sec and exert a little patience. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Archos escapes from captivity with the intent of preserving life and the world, even if this means wiping out the human race in order to do so. Shakespeare plot summaries tragedies antony and cleopatra coriolanus hamlet julius caesar king lear macbeth othello romeo and juliet timon of athens titus andronicus. She goes hunting in the woods outside her district, district 12, with gale, her best friend. Postapocalypse, dystopian, speculative fiction, young adult publisher. Therefore, if you know what kind of book you like, you can find other authors who write similar kind of stories. This of course builds suspense throughout the book, as each group faces challenges in their own part of the world. Kiras mission is to find out what paragen was doing with the partials, with.
This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes. Partials the race of super humans that were the cause of the partial war. I need to write a 100 word plot summary on the book monster by walter dean myers. Although both are partials, kira has more human characteristics and is. Needless to say, it goes horribly wrong and probably leaves them in a. Partials are very similar to cylons, and theres a war between humans and partials that will decide the fate of both. It touches on the issue genetic engineering and the difficult problems that might arise from engineering new humanlike life.
This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of partials. Fragments is a worthy successor to partials, the initial volume of this dystopian science fiction adventure. The plot is fastpaced, and offers unexpected twists. The end is here for the partials sequence by dan wells. This wiki is about the partials series by author dan wells. There are many similar bsg elements in this book, in a very good way. Main character kira first seems a little too good to be true. A serial killer plagues the nation, and only a psychotherapist who specialized in serial killers can. This is the first small thing the character must achieve to succeed in their overall, novellength goal.
Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. That baby grows up to become the greatest hero the world has ever known. For fans of the hunger games, battlestar galactica, and blade runner comes the partials sequence, a fastpaced, actionpacked, and riveting scifi teen series, by acclaimed author dan wells. Characters the characters of the partials sequence.
Eleven years after the break a few thousand survivors lives in east meadow, on long island. Pages in category novels the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partialsengineered organic beings identical to humanshas decimated the population. Though the rover runs like a lamborghini, its way too chilly out on the martian surface for him to make it all the way to the ares 4 site. Partials by dan wells partials tells the story of a postapocalyptic society in what was the eastern seaboard of the united states in the year 2076. I loved the cover and felt it effectively portrayed the postapocalyptic world of samm and kira. The partials released the rm virus, a specially designed virus that quickly killed. Detailed plot summaries and critiques of books and movies. How to write a plot for a book report pen and the pad. It suffers from some of the standard pitfalls of middle books in a series, sometimes feeling a little static and overly complicated. For starters, we classify books based on plot, setting, character, and writing style. God appointed michael the leader of the army of heaven which was fairly equal in number to satan s army. The partials sequence complete collection dan wells ebook. Tense action, sharp plot twists distinguish dystopian tale.