They are pitting these children against each other, scoring them, ranking them and making sure they are constantly battling against each other, in all aspects of their lives aboard the ship. Why else would they have them fighting each other, to the death, if there were no ulterior motive. What gets me, it that Babel is definitely untrustworthy, from the moment we learn how these kids are being trained, I had this feeling that they were using them, turning them into soldiers for some purpose other than mining. And most importantly, manipulating Nyxia, the substance they are being sent there to mine. Targeted training for what life is like on Eden, for swimming in rough oceans, for running on any and all terrain, for space travel and boat travel. The training that these kids are put through is incredibly specific. and what 16-year-old with nothing, would turn that down? Then this huge company swoops in and offers them millions of dollars, for participating in training for a space adventure. They are kids who were raised in poverty, with nothing, with severe illnesses, kids that have always worked for everything they have, but what they had was never enough. What originally drew me in, was that the reason these kids get drawn together is because this massive company, known as ‘Babel’ targets them because they come from low socio-economic places. It had been on my TBR since it came out and I finally got around to reading it. Wow, this book was such a different look at an inter-stellar universe. The link to My GoodReads review is here if you are interested in my original review. Published 2017 by Crown Books for Young Readers. This post will have links to my original GoodReads reviews if you are interested in those, as well as my ramblings about these books, along the way. Before I start, please be aware that this is going to be super spoilery! This is my review of both Nyxia and Nyxia: Unleashed.
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