When I started reading The Prometheus Project: Trapped by Douglas E. Recommended for young adults interested in science fiction. The premise has real promise and I look forward to seeing where the author takes us from here. Having said that, as an adult, the book was a little bland for me, and I suspect that children (I hesitate to suggest an age range, knowing nothing about the little beasts myself) would enjoy it more than I did. The puzzles are unraveled realistically using logic and reason, and a young adult might even pick up a bit of scientific knowledge along the way (painlessly, I might add), so that's very well done. The children prove their worth to the team, saving the adults from several mishaps and creatively discovering several of the city's secrets on their own.Ĭharacterization is thin at best, but in some ways that's typical of this subgenre. Ryan and Regan Resnick are siblings who discover that their parents are scientists working on a secret government project to explore an alien city filled with advanced technology that has been discovered deep underground. This is the start of a young adult science fiction series that in many way harkens back to the classic Tom Swift novels and similar young adult tales of scientific derring-do by teenage protagonists. Note: This review features mild plot spoilers - read at your own risk.
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