Wendy H. (donkeycheese) -
Two hundred and sixty years ago, Locke, Kara and Jenna were in a terrible car accident. Thankfully, Jenna's father was a renowned scientist and was able to use his bio gel to bring her back to the living. Unfortunately, Kara and Locke had less than ten percent brain activity and were not thought to be valid candidates. So, Mr. Fox downloaded their brains into a black box for future research.
Distraught over the loss of her friends, Jenna threw the boxes into the pond. But unknown to her, someone had made a back-up of Kara and Locke. Now, two hundred and sixty years later, the back-up black boxes have been found by Dr. Gatsbro. He has perfected the bio gel and creates new bodies for Kara and Locke. When they awake, they are in a different time. Technology and politics have changed their world,and they must learn to adapt. But Kara and Locke want to find Jenna. They want revenge. They would have helped her, why didn't she help them? Two hundred and sixty years is a long time to be locked into a small box, with only each other to keep them sane. But are they?
When the opportunity presents itself, the two make a run for it. They want to find Jenna and find out what happened to their families. But along the way, they befriend a bot, a legless robot, called Dot and are followed by Gatsbo's helper, Miesha. They learn of a new civil war that has split the states into two different countries. There is much to learn and the world is unbelievable, yet unique and interesting. But along their journey to find Jenna, Gatsbo is chasing them. Kara and Locke are perfect "floor models" of his new bioperfect technology and he will stop at nothing to keep them.
The Fox Inheritance is a great sequel to The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Told from Locke's point of view, the story catches up on any back story, so it can be read as a stand-alone. Great character development and a quick paced read, I found The Fox Inheritance to be a very enjoyable read!
Distraught over the loss of her friends, Jenna threw the boxes into the pond. But unknown to her, someone had made a back-up of Kara and Locke. Now, two hundred and sixty years later, the back-up black boxes have been found by Dr. Gatsbro. He has perfected the bio gel and creates new bodies for Kara and Locke. When they awake, they are in a different time. Technology and politics have changed their world,and they must learn to adapt. But Kara and Locke want to find Jenna. They want revenge. They would have helped her, why didn't she help them? Two hundred and sixty years is a long time to be locked into a small box, with only each other to keep them sane. But are they?
When the opportunity presents itself, the two make a run for it. They want to find Jenna and find out what happened to their families. But along the way, they befriend a bot, a legless robot, called Dot and are followed by Gatsbo's helper, Miesha. They learn of a new civil war that has split the states into two different countries. There is much to learn and the world is unbelievable, yet unique and interesting. But along their journey to find Jenna, Gatsbo is chasing them. Kara and Locke are perfect "floor models" of his new bioperfect technology and he will stop at nothing to keep them.
The Fox Inheritance is a great sequel to The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Told from Locke's point of view, the story catches up on any back story, so it can be read as a stand-alone. Great character development and a quick paced read, I found The Fox Inheritance to be a very enjoyable read!
Karissa E. (ophelia99) reviewed The Fox Inheritance (Jenna Fox Chronicles, Bk 2) on + 2527 more book reviews
I got a copy of this book through the Amazon Vine program. I absolutely loved The Adoration of Jenna Fox and was excited to see what the sequel would bring. It was a good sequel; although you should definitely read The Adoration of Jenna Fox first.
It is two hundred and sixty years after the events portrayed in The Adoration of Jenna Fox and Jenna's friends Locke and Kira have finally been made bodies and had their minds uploaded to them. Only the man who completed uploaded them to their new bodies doesn't have their best interests at heart. When Locke and Kira decide to escape they are plunged into a world very different from the one they left.
The whole premise behind this book is that when Jenna destroyed the back-ups of her friends' minds there was actually another copy of her friends out there. The story is told from Locke's point of view. Most of the story follows Kira and Locke; Jenna doesn't enter the story until the last third of the book or so.
Locke is an interesting character, and while I wasn't as engaged with him as I was with Jenna in the first book, it was still neat to watch him experience the world after a gap of two hundred and sixty years. I love how Pearson throws in some new science and gadgets, but how she also drives home the point of how many things haven't changed.
I think another reason (besides Locke and Kira not being quite as easy to relate to as Jenna) that I liked the first book better was that it tackled some really interesting political and social issues. This book does expand on those issues some and also focuses on other social issues. For example the issue of how many rights to give Bots (basically driods the service humans) comes up as does the issue of people who want to live off of the grid of society. These issues are interesting but not nearly as engaging or as shocking as the issues addressed in the first book (how much of you needs to be left for you to still be human).
The story ends well and is pretty complete. There is some room left for a future story featuring Locke or Jenna.
Overall a good addition to the series. Definitely not as good as The Adoration of Jenna Fox, the characters aren't as engaging and the issues addressed not as spectacular, but it is still a good story. There are some new interesting issues raised around robot rights and people who want to live "off-grid". It was fun to see how Jenna had changed in 260 years. If you loved The Adoration of Jenna Fox, definitely pick this up for a read. If you haven't read The Adoration of Jenna Fox go read it; it is a wonderful example of young adult science fiction that is engaging on both an emotional and intellectual level.
It is two hundred and sixty years after the events portrayed in The Adoration of Jenna Fox and Jenna's friends Locke and Kira have finally been made bodies and had their minds uploaded to them. Only the man who completed uploaded them to their new bodies doesn't have their best interests at heart. When Locke and Kira decide to escape they are plunged into a world very different from the one they left.
The whole premise behind this book is that when Jenna destroyed the back-ups of her friends' minds there was actually another copy of her friends out there. The story is told from Locke's point of view. Most of the story follows Kira and Locke; Jenna doesn't enter the story until the last third of the book or so.
Locke is an interesting character, and while I wasn't as engaged with him as I was with Jenna in the first book, it was still neat to watch him experience the world after a gap of two hundred and sixty years. I love how Pearson throws in some new science and gadgets, but how she also drives home the point of how many things haven't changed.
I think another reason (besides Locke and Kira not being quite as easy to relate to as Jenna) that I liked the first book better was that it tackled some really interesting political and social issues. This book does expand on those issues some and also focuses on other social issues. For example the issue of how many rights to give Bots (basically driods the service humans) comes up as does the issue of people who want to live off of the grid of society. These issues are interesting but not nearly as engaging or as shocking as the issues addressed in the first book (how much of you needs to be left for you to still be human).
The story ends well and is pretty complete. There is some room left for a future story featuring Locke or Jenna.
Overall a good addition to the series. Definitely not as good as The Adoration of Jenna Fox, the characters aren't as engaging and the issues addressed not as spectacular, but it is still a good story. There are some new interesting issues raised around robot rights and people who want to live "off-grid". It was fun to see how Jenna had changed in 260 years. If you loved The Adoration of Jenna Fox, definitely pick this up for a read. If you haven't read The Adoration of Jenna Fox go read it; it is a wonderful example of young adult science fiction that is engaging on both an emotional and intellectual level.
