The Transition
| Title | The Transition |
| Year for Search | 2015 |
| Authors | Tomlin, R[yan] J[ames] |
| Tertiary Authors | Tomlin, R. J. |
| Pagination | EBook |
| Date Published | 2015 |
| Publisher | Author |
| Place Published | Np |
| Keywords | English author, Male author |
| Annotation | The novel is set in a future where, in order to give everyone an even start in life, all children are taken to Nethertower at eleven and stay there until they are eighteen when, “as a complete and independent adult ready to face the outside world, they transition back. During their time there, they must work, earn credits by, among other things, riding bicycles that produce the electricity the powers everything, and rise from Recruit, to Senior, to Elite. Everything in Nethertower is controlled, apparently by technology. Health checks are regular and detailed and identified lacks like vitamins or water intake are immediately provided. This takes up the first part of the book and is mostly untrue. Most who transition die, the outside work is derelict with cannibals, zombies, and a resistance movement. |
| Holding Institutions | EBook |
| Full Text | 2015 Tomlin, R[yan] J[ames]. The Transition. Np: Author EBook. The novel is set in a future where, in order to give everyone an even start in life, all children are taken to Nethertower at eleven and stay there until they are eighteen when, “as a complete and independent adult ready to face the outside world, they transition back. During their time there, they must work, earn credits by, among other things, riding bicycles that produce the electricity the powers everything, and rise from Recruit, to Senior, to Elite. Everything in Nethertower is controlled, apparently by technology. Health checks are regular and detailed and identified lacks like vitamins or water intake are immediately provided. This takes up the first part of the book and is mostly untrue. Most who transition die, the outside work is derelict with cannibals, zombies, and a resistance movement. |
