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ON THE SINISTER ISLAND where strict obedience to the laws of the mysterious Dr. Sigmundus holds sway, dreaming will get you locked up and branded a lunatic, a danger to society and to all who know you. In this doomed and repressive place, two teens that were never meant to meet or share their dreams, cross paths and set in motion that which rips them from the lives they were meant to lead. Together they join forces with a ragtag group of rebel forces bent on breaking the grip of lies and illusions their countrymen have accepted without question.
For fans of thoughtful science fiction and fantasy, The Hollow People opens a window on the unseen worlds that surround us. It is the first installment in The Promises of Dr. Sigmundus. Book II will continue the tale in fall 2008.
This first novel in "The Promises of Dr. Sigmundus" trilogy introduces readers to kitchen servant Dante Cazabon. Trapped on Tarnagar island, the site of an asylum, Dante follows orders and endures derisive taunts because his mother had been an inmate there. His superiors assign Dante the nastiest chores, including delivering food to Ezekiel Semiramis, a dangerous killer incarcerated in the asylum's prison. While Dante toils, Beatrice Argenti, the entitled daughter of physicians, questions why she must memorize Dr. Sigmundus' dictates and participate in her community's coming-of-age ceremony during which she will be forced to take Ichor to repress her dreams and imagination. Bea sketches in a wooded hideaway where she encounters Dante who sees her drawing of a mysterious city which resembles a place in his dreams. Using the Odylic Force, Semiramis aids Dante and Bea to escape Tarnagar with him and travel to Moiteera, the city Bea and Dante envisioned, where people conduct anti-Dr. Sigmundus activities. Semiramis reveals truths to Dante regarding his parents' identities and Dr. Sigmundus. Soon, Dante and Bea are thrust into warfare against pro-Sigmundus forces. Hinting of Dante's future empowerment to fulfill his destiny, this novel successfully establishes the premise for later volumes. For more protagonists defying futuristic mandates, pair with Pete Hautman's Rash (2006) or Kathryn Lasky's Star Split (1999). Reviewer: Elizabeth D. Schafer
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Gary Gunkel
reviewed The Hollow People (The Promises of Dr. Sigmundus Series) on October 03, 2011
The Hollow People (The Promises of Dr. Sigmundus Series)
I have this absolutely ridiculous, probably unhealthy love of dystopian fiction. If it takes place in a nasty-sounding society with lots of crazy government and crazier people in charge of it -- I'm so there. If it's futuristic-y, or science fiction-y, or fantasy-y [ugh, I know, but I had to keep the pattern up] -- then I'm there in 1/2 the time. So, I feel like I should get that disclaimer out of the way because I've been reading a LOT of dystopian fiction lately. It's like I'm on a major pessimism kick or something. Who knows. But here's another dystopian, the first in a series.
The Hollow People was a pretty good read. It had the hallmark of a good dystopian, which is the crazy authorities who have gone, well... crazy. And have thus created a society in which everyone is controlled intensely, situated on the isolated island of Tarnegar, home to a mental asylum and a small community made up of those who work at the institution. In this book, the controlling is done through the use of a drug called Ichor, which makes people become obedient mush and suppresses their dreams. But unbeknownst to those in charge, Dante the lowly kitchen boy is still dreaming. And so does Beatrice, but that's because he has yet to go through the coming of age ceremony where kids receive their first dosing of Ichor. Beatrice, however, has been dreaming of a ruined city and this makes her interesting to both Dante and one of the asylum's "patients" (really prisoners), Ezekiel. I don't want to say much more than that so that I don't give away too much. But there's a little bit of magic, some adventure, and a whole lot of creepiness. (Asylums freak me out.)
The book is definitely an interesting one, particularly if you're as crazy as I am about dystopian novels. It was a pretty quick read and the story's pace was good. I enjoyed it and will be reading the next book in the trilogy. (They've all been released now, which is nice.)
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