The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer Paperback Book

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Author: Eoin Colfer

Narrator: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: Oct 2008

Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Fantasy & Magic

Retail Price: $39.00

Discs: 6

Synopsis

In the not-too-distant future, in a place called Satellite City, thirteen-year-old Cosmo Hill is unfortunate enough to come into the world unwanted by his parents. And so, as are all orphaned boys his age, Cosmo is dipped in a vaccine vat and sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys-freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the orphans, called 'no-sponsors,' are put to work by the state, testing dangerous products that never should be allowed near human beings. By the time the no-sponsors are sent to their cardboard utility pipes, given their nightly meal pack, and finally fall asleep, they are often covered in burns, bruises, or sores from the work of the day. Cosmo Hill knows that he must escape, even though he has no idea what might be waiting for him on the outside. He plans for the moment when he can make a break. When that moment finally comes, he nearly dies while escaping. But he is rescued by a gang of 'Supernaturalists,' a motley crew of kids who all have a special psychic ability-one that Cosmo is about to learn he has as well. They 'see' supernatural Parasites-tiny, translucent creatures who feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night, finding and blasting the Parasites to try and save what is left of humanity in Satellite City. Or so they think. The young hunters soon find themselves caught in a web far worse than they could have imagined, embroiled with private police, illegal racing gangs, and a corporation cover-up, until they discover a horrifying secret that will force them to question everything they believe in.

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