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    Nation: A Printz Honor Winner
    Nation: A Printz Honor Winner
    Nation: A Printz Honor Winner
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    Nation: A Printz Honor Winner

    By Terry Pratchett

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    New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award * Michael L. Printz Medal honor winner

    From the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the beloved and bestselling Discworld fantasy series, comes an epic adventure of survival that mixes hope, humor, and humanity.

    When a giant wave destroys his village, Mau is the only one left. Daphne—a traveler from the other side of the globe—is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Separated by language and customs, the two are united by catastrophe. Slowly, they are joined by other refugees. And as they struggle to protect the small band, Mau and Daphne defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down.

    Sir Terry also received a prestigious Printz Honor from the American Library Association for his novel Dodger.

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    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 6, 2009
    ISBN9780061975233
    Nation: A Printz Honor Winner
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    Terry Pratchett

    Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

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    • 4/5
      It's been a long time since I've read this novel, but I remember quite a few things from it. My initial impression was that the two characters's experiences on the island were not connected, but the whole novel was about the two characters 'growing up' experience, what they learnt from each other and about others too. In this, it can be considered a double 'picaresque' novel, as if Pratchett had recreated a new world from an small island, with not so much a Big Bang, but as the result of a tsunami/earthquake. There is much less humour than in the Discworld novels, it is very different in tone and writing style, with quite possibly some underlying ecological and sociological message behind it all for readers. It doesn.t leave anyone indifferent and our interpretation of the whole can also differ from each other. It is a good read, chapters are relatively short, the action picks up pace along the pages and the characters could be the metaphor for a new Eden/world, like Adam and Eve, despite other additional people on the island. It is not your usual novel.
    • 5/5
      Pratchett leaves Discworld behind to explore an alternative colonization that /wouldn't/ leave centuries of destruction in its wake. (There's no colonization on the Disc; it wouldn't be funny enough). Much sadder than your typical Pratchett, but with humor aplenty and the exploration of morality that is so apparent in late Pratchett. 
    • 5/5
      I know my goal was to read all the discworld books this year, but after I ran out of Stephen Briggs audiobooks, I saw this one. It's Pratchett, but melancholy. Stephen Briggs is a great narrator, as always. The book starts off with a tsunami coming and wiping out a boy's entire island. No people left. And the tsunami also shipwrecks a white girl onto this South Pacific island. They are alone and can't talk to each other, and other survivors are washing up on the shore too. And the island holds a mysterious secret in an ancient cave. The island boy and the white girl must build a little nation of their own if they are to survive. Pratchett's wordplay is in top form, and the writing is excellent, but there is a sadness behind the words. This is the book Pratchett wrote after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and you can see his anger and struggle in this story.
    • 4/5
      Kearsten says: This was quite interesting - a boy, coming back from his solo initiation to manhood, survives a tsunami in a small canoe. But when he returns to his island, hoping to see his family and the others of the Nation, waiting to complete his initiation, he is met with an empty beach and the complete destruction of his village. His desolation nearly kills him, until he discovers that his island holds one other survivor - a young white girl, the only survivor on a ship that, carried by the wave, has been marooned on the island. Can these two - separated by culture, language and fear - come together and rebuild a Nation?Wonderfully written, scary and uplifting, I couldn't decide who I liked more - Daphne, in her stubborn refusal to freak out, or Mau, in his stubborn refusal to let Lokachu (sp?), the god of death, win his soul...if he even has one any more...
    • 4/5
      The Sweet Judy, a proud and pious ship, has just crashed onto an island called the Nation. In fact it didn't so much as crash as land on the island. The Sweet Judy rode on top of a tsunami wave to be dropped in the middle of the land, far from the ocean. There was only one survivor, a young girl named Daphne.Mau was no longer a boy, but not yet a man when the wave came to the Nation. The wave destroyed his home, and his people, leaving him the only survivor of what was once a prosperous community. After burying his family and friends, Mau is left to wonder why the gods allowed this to happen.Mau and Daphne, despite some earlier communication problems, begin to rebuild the community that was once the Nation. Now comprised of survivors of the wave from other islands it is still vulnerable to attack. When the raiders come will the nation be strong enough to stand against them?This book isn't just about adventure and cannibals and tree climbing octopi. It is the constant question of religion: is there really a god or did we just make it all up to sleep better at night? Mau has lost his faith and pride. Will the voices of his ancestors help him get it back.I originally didn't care much for the story. It was slow and comprised of seemingly unrelated stories. But the more I read the more I fell in love with the characters, especially Mau. By the end I didn't want to leave them behind. Wonderfully written by Terry Pratchett with an excellent last chapter.
    • 4/5
      A new book from Pterry is always a delight. This one isn't Discworld; it's about a Pacific island in a slightly alternative universe. It's about nation building, and the aftermath of a disaster, and science and religion and ethics and other big themes.It's not as funny as Pratchett often is; nor as dark as some of the later Discworlds. It's more gently humorous in its cultural commentary. The simplicity of language and age of the protagonists marks it as a young adult book, but Pratchett fans of all ages will love it anyway.
    • 5/5
      Summary: Nation is set in an alternate version of the south Pacific ocean during the late 1800s. Mau is a boy - soon to be man - who is caught up in a tsunami during his manhood rites. When he returns to his home island, his village and everyone he's ever known is gone, swept away by the wave. However, he's not alone on the island; a British ship has been shipwrecked on the island by the tsunami, with a British young lady as its only survivor. Daphne (the young lady - or "the ghost girl", as Mau calls her) knows all of the finer points of etiquette, but must come to terms with the fact that nothing in her breeding has prepared her for survival on a tropical island. Mau, the last survivor of his people, must not only figure out how to live without a village to support him, but how to live with the death of everything he knows, and with the capricious gods who would allow such a terrible thing to happen. Only together do they have any hope of rebuilding the world and the life washed away by the wave.Review: I liked Good Omens well enough, but after reading my first few of Pratchett's solo novels, I didn't understand what all of the fuss was about. They were fine, but they didn't strike me as anything special. But, now that I've listened to the Tiffany Aching books and Nation, I can describe myself as a full-on fan. (Maybe I only like Terry Pratchett as read by Stephen Briggs? It's a distinct possibility; he's a wonderful narrator who really complements Pratchett's sense of humor.) In any case, Nation was wonderful. I loved the science and history of science aspect of it, and how it was accessible to young adult readers but not dumbed down. I loved that there were real moral, emotional, and philosophical dilemnas that the characters had to wrestle with, and that they don't find any easy answers. I loved the characters themselves - particularly Mau, who I now have a bit of a crush on. I loved that the novel managed to be both hilarious in its dry, witty way, as well as heartbreaking, occasionally even at the same time. I loved that Pratchett managed to deal with a lot of thorny issues, like colonialism and atheism, without getting overly moralizing or forcing his point of view about any of them. But what I particularly loved was the sensibility of the book - to quote what I said in my review for Wintersmith, the characters "just generally seem to have their head screwed on right." It's a book that values - and encourages - independent thought, both in its characters and in its readers, and I can only wish that more books did the same.The only thing I didn't entirely love was the plotting. I was completely enthralled for the first half or so of the book, when it was still very survival-story heavy. (My Side of the Mountain got me hooked on survival stories at a young age and I've never fully recovered.) I stayed absorbed during the middle section, but by the last third of the book, when more people begin to show up, I felt like the plot lost a little of its steam. I was still listening intently, mostly wondering how Pratchett could possibly wrap things up satisfactorily (he did, although not at all in the way I was expecting), but the story didn't feel nearly as urgent as it had in the earlier parts. Still, on the whole, I really enjoyed this book, and suspect it will be one of my top picks for the month, if not for the year. (...and, for those of you who have read it: I have absolutely caught myself muttering "Does Not Happen!" whenever something I'm working on isn't going my way.) 4.5 out of 5 stars.Recommendation: It's similar in outlook to Pratchett's Tiffany Aching books, obviously, but also I think to Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, although Nation is less preachy and more open-ended than those. I'd recommend Nation to just about everybody, actually, but particularly those who are looking for an excellent young adult novel that can make you laugh and cry and, most importantly, think.
    • 5/5
      Terry Pratchett. One day, someone "respectable" will read one of his books and discover they're much, much more than silly fantasy novels, and they'll be republished with "respectable" covers and everyone will read them and realize how much is really in there."Nation" is not a discworld novel. It's set in an alternate universe on a small island, where the survivors of a giant tidal wave are trying to pick up the pieces. The central figures are a native boy and an English girl, and as they're trying to survive they're also question the things they've always been told - most importantly, the existance of a god/gods.It's a great portrait of growing disbelief, accompanied with a developing belief in oneself, or humankind, than gods.The one thing I don't like about Pratchett's novels is that it always takes me rather long to get into them. I'm never grabbed by the first pages, I need to read at least twenty or so. Then, however, I'm hooked.
    • 3/5
      Mau is returning to his island home after a coming of age rite on another island when the tidal wave strikes. He manages to survive, but discovers that no one else has -- no friends, no family, no elders -- except for the ghost girl, Daphne, whose boat was shipwrecked on the island during the storm. These sole survivors must learn to communicate and forge a new nation, with the straggling others who come to join them. I have always wanted to read something by Terry Pratchett, and this was my first. I found the book difficult to get into and never really reached that point where I was captivated by the story. Mau and Daphne are likeable characters, and the story is clever, funny, and challenging. It also makes one question assumptions one has about who is really civilized and learned in the world. Not sure who this is just right for -- some complicated issues for younger readers, but high school students may not like the plot.
    • 5/5
      Wow, what a book! It dealt with so many complicated subjects like is there really a god, is one culture smarter than another, history, science, colonization.... just tons of stuff. BUT... it wasn't boring and it wasn't dull. It was a very quick easy read and was full of humor and adventure. I LOVED the main characters, Mau and Daphne. They're both extremely smart, kind, and brave... each in their own way. They both grew a great deal during the novel as well. It was just a really great read.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed the idea of Mau always trying to do the right thing, no matter how hard physically or emotionally the task at hand proved itself to be.
    • 4/5
      On one end of the world, the king has died and the Gentlemen of Last Resort start a desperate search for the heir in order to continue the line of the throne with as little trouble as possible. On the other end of the world, a great wave has come crashing through, turning Mau's world upside down. Instead of returning from the Boy's Island now a man, he returns home to find the entire Nation gone. A ship has landed, and the only survivor, Ermintrude...er...Daphne (long story) doesn't know what to do in this situation.In some ways, this was reminiscent of the other books by Terry Pratchett. Set in a parallel universe and full of zany humor, it was a fairly fun ride. My only frustration was that his thoughts on religion seemed to overshadow the story at some parts, as Mau learns that maybe what he believed all along may not be true. It sort of felt at points like I was being given a lesson, and I didn't like that aspect of it. A worthwhile, humorous and thought-provoking read.
    • 4/5
      I suppose that after twenty-five years of writing DiscWorld novels, Terry Pratchett has earned the right to do something a bit different. And different is precisely what he does with his latest novel, "Nation.""Nation" is a story set in a parallel universe to ours, but it's not the world of DiscWorld. (Though it could someday be, I suppose, though I hope Pratchett resists the temptation to "tie together" all his universes). Mau is a young boy, sent on a quest to become a man by his tribe. Daphne is a young girl on a large ship from a "civilized" nation, headed out to join her father at a foreign post. This unlikely duo cross paths when a huge wave wipes out Mau's entire village and shipwrecks Daphne on an island with him. Together, the two must learn to forge a new civilization, figuring out what is essential to keep from their old lives and what can and probably should be discarded from their old ways of life.Eventually, the two begin to forge their own civilization and soon have various refuges showing up, looking for shelter who become part of the new nation being formed on the island.As I said before, if you're looking for your "typical" Pratchett, you'd be best advised to pick up a DiscWorld novel. That's not to dismmiss "Nation," but instead to say that this story has the same style but is distinctly different. Pratchett still has a way with words, but it's used less to humorous effect here and more toward building the world and finding new and interesting ways to describe things. And this is a novel that is firmly about the characters of Mau, Daphne. Pratchett spends a good deal of time early in the story estabishing who they and the backgrounds they come form, all before beginning to tear it down and rebuild things. It's an interesting process to watch unfold on the page and it leads to some interesting observations by Pratchett through the eyes of his two characters.In his epilogue, Pratchett says he hopes this novel will make readers think. And while there were moments in the story where I wondered what he was up to, I will have to admit the ideas, concepts and torn-down assumptions from this novel have stayed with me long after the last page was turned.It's not DiscWorld. It's some very different. And it's something very good.
    • 5/5
      Terry Pratchett is a world treasure. He is one of my favorite writers of all time. I was so excited when I opened that envelope and found an advance copy of Nation inside that I did a happy little dance and kissed the book a few times. That's how happy I was to be getting this book.I should point out that this is not a Discworld novel. It's set in something that's more like the real world, only not really so much. From what I can make out, it's set in the 19th century, though I'm hardly an expert on history, so I suppose it could be late 18th century or something. Anyway, the world has ended, sort of.Some sort of plague has wiped out large portions of England's population, but that's not the imoprtant end of the world. The important one is the giant tidal wave that has swept through the Mothering Sunday Islands. It killed everyone on the tiny island called the Nation, which is the biggest island in the chain. The only survivor is a young boy named Mau, who was in the middle of the ceremony that would make him a man. He soon finds an English girl who has been shipwrecked on the island with him, and they are joined by other survivors later on.This is the story of the rebuilding and redefining of the Nation. It's also the story of Mau and how he comes to grips with the loss of his whole world. And it's the story of "Daphne," the shipwrecked English girl, and how she learns a lot from people she, at first, considers savages. There are also some ghosts, mutineers, cannibals, and gods.It is a really great book, and with the possible exception of Good Omens, is probably the best of Pratchett's non-Discworld novels. This is a funny, moving, and thought-provoking book. It is definitely worth your time to read it.
    • 4/5
      I loved this. Not Discworld. Probably aimed at YA, and I will recommend it to my 14 yo son. Thoughtful, dealing with religion & faith, puberty, family, racism, and culture. Leavened with just enough humor and excitement to make it engaging.
    • 5/5
      Quickie review: Oh, wow. This is absolutely brilliant. Re-read September 29, 2009.
    • 5/5
      A beautiful work by Terry Pratchett. Humorous, exciting, and full of characters you can't help but love, even down to the old lady with no teeth who has no real bearing on the overall story. This is not a Discworld story; it's set instead in our world, sort of. It's a great treatise on Empire and its effects on both the conqueror and those who would be conquered. And it also tackles issues of racism, multiculturalism, and communication across the chasm of culture.
    • 5/5
      A non-Discworld child/adult book from the master. I was worried that his recent problems would affect his writing and I shouldn't have been - he's on great satirical and comic form in this one, even though it deals with serious themes - the central one the rebuilding of a nation following disaster. I don't want to dissect the plot too much and give too much away - read it, you won't be dissappointed.
    • 4/5
      Narrated by Stephen Briggs. Although this is aimed at young readers, it's a story that can be enjoyed on different levels whatever your age. For kids, "Nation" is an island adventure. Teen readers will identify with Mau and Daphne's questioning of the values they grew up with. And adults will recognize the conflicts of culture, religion, and colonialism. Narrator Stephen Briggs does a masterful job immersing listeners in this island world and the huge challenges it faces. Cheers for Mau, who truly earns his manhood leading this new Nation.
    • 4/5
      Non-Discworld Terry Pratchett. A tsunami has come and wiped out Mau's village while he was absent for his right of passage to become a man. However, it also deposited the Sweet Judy, a ship with one surviving girl passenger. Now the two of them must learn to communicate, because they are the only ones on the island, and then learn how to be a community and re-establish the patterns of beliefs, etc, when other survivors of the great wave join them on the island. This is toned down from discworld but is still a great commentary on society and beliefs.
    • 4/5
      A delightful story from Pratchett. It's set somewhere nearer to home than Discworld, but has his same mix of humour, social comment and philosophy.
    • 3/5
      Well, this left me feeling a little ambivalent. When the narrative is focused on the native islander Mau and the young English survivor of a shipwreck, Erminitude (or "Daphne" as she prefers to be known) it is both an entertaining and gripping read. But there is a little too much meandering portentous stuff about religion and questioning and civilization. The longish denouement is also rather dull. Overall this is a decent read but I wouldn't rate it as being amongst Pratchett's best.
    • 5/5
      Listened to Harper Children's Audio CD edition narrated by Stephen Briggs. This was absolutely fantastic. Stephen Briggs does a top notch job with the narration. Different voices for all the characters in a variety of accents as needed. There's lots of thinking here too and it's always clear if a character is just thinking or actually speaking which can be so hard to delineate on audio. Emotions are always effectively conveyed and the dialogue was fluid and sounded so much like real conversations that I would occasionally forget it was all being done by the same person.

      Pratchett's story is great partly because it's so layered. You could listen to this just as a straight up adventure story and love it or you could also contemplate the things that Pratchett is saying about religion and society and people's natures. The characters of Mau and Daphne are fully drawn - likeable, sympathetic, admirable in their tenacity, strengths and weaknesses. "Does not happen," will stick with me for a long time and I only wish it could work so well in real life as Daphne and Mau make it work here. All this and I haven't even mentioned the humor yet. Such a serious book in some ways that examines weighty issues, but I laughed out loud over and over again. This is Terry Pratchett at his best - and since this is Pratchett that means very, very, very good.

      If you enjoy audio books at all, you really ought to pick this up.
    • 4/5
      This is unlike any other Pratchett book I've read. There's hardly any dialogue in the opening and the setting is unique amongst all his books. It often reminded me of Lord of the Flies. I found myself wondering if the gash through the island was caused by the plane crash.It covers a lot of ground but centrally I suppose it's about faith and what happens when you lose it. The ending's tone is mismatched from the rest of the book, but don't let you put you off. This is a deep book and truly superb. It's almost as good as Mort!
    • 4/5
      A rare non-Discworld book by Pratchett. A young boy named Mau, is the only surviver when his village is washed away by a Tsunami. Until he finds Daphne, a British girl washed ashore by the storm. Together they struggle to survive and rebuild a sense of community.In the beginning Mau's story reminded me of "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell (1961). But as more survivers gather on the island it began to resemble "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding (1954). Luckily it doesn't go that badly. Sir Pratchett takes the whole story in a new and surprizing direction with a happy ending (a little too happy in some ways). I class this book as fantasy only because it takes place in an alternate reality from ours; but it is not a magical reality. Some people might classify it as alternate history science fiction.
    • 5/5
      It took me a while to get around to reading this. I think I was putting it off because it wasn't a Discworld novel, and I'm a huge fan of Discworld. But it does exactly the same thing that all my favorite Discworld books do - takes some major issue that we face in our society, and transplants it into a fictional context where you can leave all your prejudices and pre-conceived notions behind, and actually look at the issue with unclouded eyes. And somehow he manages to wrap all this social commentary in a gorgeous little story that is so much fun to read that I could hardly put it down.
    • 4/5
      I've been putting off writing this review because I have complicated feeling about this book. Unlike most Pratchett books, this one took me a while to get through. While the humor and great characters are all there, this book has an undercurrent of anger, and the subject of that anger is one I struggle with myself often. So this book hit close to the bone for me.Like most of Pratchett's "young adult" books, this one is more than challenging enough for adults. The themes, in particular, are very heavy. But children reading at a more surface level will enjoy the interesting story, comedic moments, and the respect Pratchett shows his younger readers.Recommended for all.
    • 5/5
      This is the second non-Discworld Pratchett book I've read and I loved it. Though a bit more restrained then his usual work it fit the tone of the book perfectly. Highly recommend this book to everyone.
    • 5/5
      To start, I should just mention that I'm not a discworld fan. I've read Mort and a couple others, and they just don't do it for me. That said, Good Omens is one of my favorite books ever. That said, the only reason I picked this up was due to Patrick Rothfuss proclaiming "it's a gift from god."It is.This book was brilliant. I only wish it had been around was a kid so that I could have read it with the naivety of youth. Still, I was very impressed at how well Pratchett mixed his offbeat humour with a more driving narrative than I've grown to expect from him. His experience and talent as a writer shine through in this book.
    • 5/5
      Due to a tsunami, Daphne, a gentlebred white girl gets stuck on an island with a native called Mau who is the last of his tribe. Together, they slowly start to rebuild what was left on the island.Nation was my introduction to Partchett's writing and I did not come away disappointed. Nation is a great book exploring all sorts of subjects like morality, religion, and colonalization. But don't let those things turn you off from this book! The characters are great and human. The story is well done and I hope to read more of Pratchett's work in the near future.

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