WE LIVE

BOOKLIST -- In a post-apocalyptic worldthat's run the gamut of natural disasters, genetic mutations, and a deadly worldwar, a beacon of hope has finally arrived. Humanity receives a message: 5,000rescue bracelets will be delivered from beings from stars in order to save 5,000children from the next disaster, which they say is certain to wipe out the humanrace. Tala has been entrusted by her mother to guide her younger brother,Hototo, to one of the designated extraction beacons. Along the way, the twochildren encounter crazed monsters and deranged religious zealots. Luckily, theyalso meet friends who are headed for the same destination and are willing torisk their lives for Tala and Hototo. The Mirandas have created a trulycaptivating story of survival and the bonds between family mixed withotherworldly beings and monsters, which is cinematically rendered in the bright,stylized artwork that makes great use of the sf themes and cultivates a vividsense of place and emotion. Hand to fans of post-apocalyptic stories and zombiestales.