Coda
by Emma Trevayne
Publication
details:
ISBN: 0762447281
Paperback
320 pages
Trevayne, Emma. Coda, Running
Press Kids, 2013.
At its
core, this is a novel about music: as a form of social control, as a vehicle
for self-expression, as a channel of communication, and as a powerful tool for
healing. Its protagonist is Anthem, an eighteen-year-old boy who has been
genetically programmed by the Corp as a conduit, providing energy to something
known as the Grid. In Anthem’s world, music has been digitally enhanced to act
like a mind-altering drug, with illegal underground bands the only form of
resistance. When a member of Anthem’s band dies from listening to the Corp’s
music, Anthem knows he must use his music, untainted by the Corp’s
mind-control substances, to fight back.
This fast-paced,
action-packed story is the first in a two book series. Its atmosphere and
intensity, as well as its genuinely likable characters, make Coda sing. Bittersweet and at times
quite dark, this is a novel written in a lyrical style that echoes the rhythms
of music itself.
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