Haleigh Claire, a 17-year-old living in a post-apocalyptic world, isn’t like everyone else her age. She has a hard time fitting in, due to her clairvoyance. It also doesn’t help that she possesses other exceptional abilities and keeps secrets. Haleigh is sent to attend a winter clinic, where she meets others who like her, struggle due to their special abilities. One is exceptionally artistic, while another can imitate any sound imaginable. Another can read and understand over a thousand words per minute. And another can defy gravity. Recognizing their special talents, the young adults find their way outside their secluded area and soon discover the government has been keeping secrets from its citizens. Take a journey with Haleigh and her unusual friends as they discover adventure friendship, romance, and the secrets that are hidden Through the Shroud.
I was pleasantly surprised by
this book. I love the way the author draws you in immediately by diving right
into the plot. The story follows the life of Haleigh, a 17/18 year-old girl in
a post-"apocalyptic" world. Without giving too much away, the author
does a great job of imagining how the remaining survivors of a world war would
re-convene and re-organize in an attempt to create a new world where the
mistakes of their predecessors would not be repeated.
The author creates a cast of characters, each of which is unique and
interesting, and brings them together to tell a very creative and unique story.
You really are rooting for this little group of rebels throughout. I thoroughly
enjoyed reading it and couldn't put it down!
-Mother Daughter Book Reviews
I am a big fan of well
done fantasy adventure books. I enjoy CS Lewis and JRR Tolkein. As soon as I
began to read The Remnant, I immediately realized that this book could easily
sit on my shelf with these other more established authors.
The book has a way of drawing you into the story and allowing you to suspend your
disbelief and accept this world as a natural one.
In The Remnant, only a small group of survivors from a worldwide war exist,
living behind the shroud. But it is assumed that what caused the war was the
differences between people, and so everyone within the shroud must conform to
certain norms or be retrained until they do. In this story, a group of children
who have special gifts end up together in a retraining class and begin to
challenge the concept of "normal." They want the right for each
person to be who he or she really is.
Escaping the Shroud only reinforces their desire to change things back home.
This, being only the first book of the series speaks of the changes within the
children as they forge themselves into an unlikely team.
The author allowed me to read a digital version of her book while I was
recently traveling ... And it made my days speed by as I read it in the
evenings! For those who enjoy fantasy or teen fiction, this one is a
"don't miss" book.
My son and I both enjoyed reading this book and we can't wait for the next one. We both agree it will be worth the wait. Great website, wonderful pictures.
-Annette Booth
The book was given to me as a gift. Honestly it sat on my desk at work for months. Finally on a rainy day I decided to take it home and read it. I read the book in 3 days and I could not put it down I used to even read it in my lunch break.... all I could say is that it made me feel like a kid again and aroused emotions and imagination that I totally forgot that I had. I cannot wait until the next book in the series comes out... Please publish it quickly…
-Marian Masoud
I don't like to give away too
many points about a plot besides what's already in the product description. I
was intrigued by the dystopian feel of the story though. I also really love
stories where the kids are smarter than the adults. The overall mood for me was
1984 meets X-Men with a healthy dash of Narnia thrown in.
Michelle Oberg writes very well and the Kindle version that I read was very
well produced. It used to be that the Kindle books didn't include the
attractive illustrations that some books contain at the begging of each
chapter. This was a pleasant plus for me.
I enjoyed Oberg's characters and liked the direction she took her story, except
that at a certain point I got that "uh oh" feeling where I realized
that this must be Book One in a series. That's fine, because there was so much
I was hoping to take place in the story and I knew she couldn't achieve
everything with so few pages left.
Now I need to find out when the next book(s) are coming out.
One more refreshing aspect to this story was that it wasn't trashy at all. I
don't mind adult topics when I read, but it's great to read a story like this
that I can freely share with my family.
-David Edmiston
This is a great read, I loved it from beginning to end and I am looking forward to the next in the series. I read it in about three days, I could not put it down.
-Chloe
I was very impressed with Ms. Oberg's book. This book is about people being individuals. Rather it be race, looks, abilities or inabilities. It’s about being accepted for who you are. The plot was well thought out and the characters were well defined. The book is futuristic, but Ms. Oberg would go back and refer to today’s times and by reaching back into history she keeps the reader engaged and truely connected to the characters. A really well thought out book. Overall the book was very good. I can't wait for the next book in the series.
-Terri
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