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    Spill Zone Book 1

    By Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puvilland

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    Do you dare enter the Spill Zone? From science fiction visionary Scott Westerfeld and artist Alex Puvilland comes the first volume of this dystopian graphic novel duology

    Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone.

    The Spill claimed Addison’s parents and scarred her little sister, Lexa, who hasn’t spoken since. Addison provides for her sister by photographing the Zone's twisted attractions on illicit midnight rides. Art collectors pay top dollar for these bizarre images, but getting close enough for the perfect shot can mean death—or worse.

    When an eccentric collector makes a million-dollar offer, Addison breaks her own hard-learned rules of survival and ventures farther than she has ever dared. Within the Spill Zone, Hell awaits—and it seems to be calling Addison's name.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMay 2, 2017
    ISBN9781250164292
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    Scott Westerfeld

    Scott Westerfeld is the author of ten books for young adults, including Peeps, The Last Days, and the Midnighters trilogy. He was born in Texas in 1963, is married to the Hugo-nominated writer Justine Larbalestier, and splits his time between New York and Sydney. His latest book is Extras, the fourth in the bestselling Uglies series.

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    • 4/5
      First book in a graphic novel series. Fascinating and strangely compelling, this book gives the reader just enough weird to keep the questions coming. Is it an alien invasion, a government cover-up, a parallel universe leaking into ours?!
    • 5/5
      An unexplained 'spill', creepy zombie-like puppet people, odd creatures and a creepy rag doll who seems to know it all... SPILL ZONE is an epic start to an intriguing and story!Addison wasn't home when the 'spill' happened and no one knows exactly how or why it happened; and no one goes back to try to figure it out. Going into the zone is illegal and forbidden. And no one goes in. Except for Addison. She has been going back to her hometown whenever she can to take photographs of what happened and what is there now - eerie talking cats, a form of electricity that glows and can chase after you and zombies that whisper warnings. It's how she makes a living to support herself and her little sister. However, she has quickly made rules for herself in order to get in and out of the spill zone safely - remain anonymous and unseen, never get off her motorbike, to stay on the main roads and never touch anything! Are just a few of her strict rules. But, when a collector of her pictures tracks her down and gives her an offer she can't refuse - an offer that can possibly help her sister who hasn't spoken since the incident. Can she risk her life in the spill zone to get what this "collector" wants?The illustrations are quite amazing! Every frame supports the fast paced story, the creepiness, the danger and consequences that can happen if things go wrong while poking around. SO much world-building, all so naturally put together - realistic and memorable!I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading suspenseful mysterious with glowing rats, intuitive rag dolls, and post-apocalyptic worlds! Whether you're a graphic novel reader or not, there isn't anything that should keep you from picking up this book!*I received this book from the publisher for an honest review.All thoughts here are my own.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this first episode in the Spill Zone series, except for the very abrupt ending. Addison is a photographer who makes illegal trips into the Spill Zone to take and sell photos of the strange things that are there. She needs the money to take care of her younger sister who was in the Zone when whatever happened happened. There parents were in the Zone too and never came out. Addison has made a number of rules to protect herself when she goes into the Zone. However a million dollar offer from a rich collector of her photographs is making her rethink her rules and do more dangerous things. Apparently the mysterious collector is being backed by North Korea which had a smaller spill in their country and want something from inside the spill in New York. There are a few pages about a young man who is a survivor of the spill and who has been changed by it. I was intrigued by Addison's younger sister Lexa and her doll Vespertine. They were apparently greatly changed by the spill too. I am not a frequent reader of graphic novels but I enjoyed the art, the colors, and the flow of this story. I would recommend it unconditionally except for the frequent f-bombs that make this problematical for middle graders.
    • 5/5
      OMG, this is sooo good! I was hooked from the start and this was a very quick read that kept me turning the pages. And what an abrupt ending! I want to know what happens next. Set in a Chernoble-type town in the US, a girl goes into the zone to take pictures, making a living at it. There are strange creatures and mysterious (maybe even paranormal) things going on. There is even a creepy doll! I love creepy doll stories! A must read.
    • 5/5
      What an awesome start to a new graphic series!!!! Creepy and suspenseful! Great art and story! The second volume needs to be released next week!
    • 4/5
      Three years ago, something weird happened in Poughkeepsie, New York. Nuclear disaster, alien invasion . . . nobody knows for sure. Addison was out of town that night, and her little sister Lexa is one of the few kids who made it out. Now, they live in their house just outside the spill zone, and Addison makes a living sneaking into the zone and photographing the weird stuff there. Though it's illegal, certain people will pay well for her art. Now, one of those investors is offering her a million dollars to go into the zone and retrieve a specific item. Of course, to do so, Addison will have to break a couple of her cardinal rules: never get off the bike, and never, ever go inside the hospital where her parents used to work.This was right on the border of too creepy for me. There's all the weird stuff inside the spill zone, including the zombie-like remains of some of the townspeople (our heroine charmingly refers to them as "meat puppets"), and also a possibly evil sentient doll who only communicates with Lexa. But it's a compelling story, so I powered through (in the bright daylight -- this is definitely not bedtime reading for me!), only to find that this first volume ends on a pretty substantial cliffhanger. It sets up for several storylines that will continue in the next volume, including the introduction of a character from North Korea, who escaped from a similar spill zone on the same night as the Poughkeepsie spill (coincidence? I think not). The next volume isn't out until July 2018; my advice is to wait until then to read it -- if creepy dolls and dystopian disasters are your thing.
    • 5/5
      Deliciously surreal and full of energetic, neon colours. The little touches and details are all fantastic.
    • 4/5
      I love the art, and I'm super interested in figuring out where it goes from here!
    • 4/5
      Creepy, weird, and quite appealing -- I am looking forward to how this adventure unfolds. Oh yeah, still very high on the creep factor this read through. Boy, am I interested in what happens next.
    • 4/5
      Pros: atmospheric, interesting characters, intriguing storyCons: a little slowNo one knows what caused the Spill Zone, but its dangers are numerous. Addison supports herself and her younger sister by sneaking into her old hometown, now a quarantine zone, and selling the pictures she takes. She stays safe by obeying a set of rules. Now she’s offered a large sum of money to bring something back from the zone, but it means breaking the rules…This is the first volume and so mostly sets up the spill zone and the characters. It’s a bit slow, but that’s due to the many panelled atmospheric nature of the artwork. While the artwork wasn’t entirely to my liking, it does embody the post-apocalyptic feel of the city and the creepy stuff going on inside it. It’s also highly expressive, showing a lot of motion and emotion.Addison’s pretty interesting as a protagonist, gutsy if not terribly business savvy. Her obvious love for her sister shines through. I have to admit, I’m most intrigued by Vespertine, her sister’s telepathic, snarky doll.The story ends with several mysteries introduced and I’m very curious to see what happens next.
    • 4/5
      *Reviewed from uncorrected e-galley*

      teen graphic novel (sci fi/fantasy - nanotech that reanimates bodies nuclear mutants?) Great story, great artwork. There is some language (including f-bombs) but the violence isn't too graphic.
    • 3/5
      The story didn’t actually get interesting for me until the end of chapter 3, but nothing was really explained which isn’t a good pull factor for me. I don’t mind being in the dark about some things in storytelling but when your explained just about nothing and then it ends, it doesn’t always leave someone wanting more. I’m one of those people, building suspense is a give and take situation in my mind. If your constantly leaving your reader in the dark it makes them feel like they will never get any answers. The cliffhanger was good, but because I feel like I have no clue what is happening I’m not pulled in by the cliffhanger.There is a “spill” and this whole town has gone crazy and everyone is dead and there are monsters now, that doesn’t tell me much of anything. That’s what I got out of this entire volume, minus the life drama of our main characters.Characters are few and don’t exactly standout. I am interested in Lexa’s story but I’m worried it will never actually be explained.The art was decent, it’s not a style I personally gravitate towards, but it was different from what I am use to, so it does standout.
    • 4/5
      Really well paced, with good art and an intriguing post-apocalyptic scenario.