The Dirt Eaters (The Longlight Legacy, 1) - Softcover

ÝStarred review: ¨ Outstanding... compelling... well-written adventure... All in all, an entertaining and promising start Ýto The Longlight Legacy trilogy¨. -- Laurie Mehren "School Library Journal" (01/01/2004)

Readers with a taste for both fantasy and science fiction will relish this savory melange.

[Starred review:] Outstanding... compelling... well-written adventure... All in all, an entertaining and promising start [to The Longlight Legacy trilogy]. -- Laurie Mehren "School Library Journal" (01/01/2004)

[Starred review: ] Outstanding... compelling... well-written adventure... All in all, an entertaining and promising start [to The Longlight Legacy trilogy].--Laurie Mehren"School Library Journal" (01/01/2004)

Begins what promises to be an interesting trilogy... familiar themes with interesting characters and an intricate plot.--Mary Ann Darby"VOYA" (02/01/2004)

Foon's writing is taut and powerful, and the fast paced, evocative and compelling tale is totally engaging. Highly Recommended.--Sylvia Pantaleo"Canadian Materials" (09/03/2003)

Sprawling post-apocalypse fantasy.

Roan is a believable adolescent whose grief fuels his desire for vengeance even as unavoidable violence makes him sick at heart... Readers with a taste for both fantasy and science fiction will relish this savory melange.

Begins what promises to be an interesting trilogy, a story of good versus evil and of brutal force versus peaceful purposes... familiar themes with interesting characters and an intricate plot.--Mary Ann Darby"VOYA" (02/01/2004)

Foon has created a believable and disturbing futuristic world where survivors struggle to subsist on post apocalyptic earth. However, through Roan and several other characters, there is hope for a renewed life. The multiple conflicts in the novel create energy and tension, and the characterization is strong throughout. Foon's writing is taut and powerful, and the fast paced, evocative and compelling tale is totally engaging. This reader anxiously awaits the sequel, Freewalker. Highly Recommended.--Sylvia Pantaleo"Canadian Materials" (09/03/2003)

Dennis Foon is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and author. He has written extensively for TV dramas, including "Eerie, Indiana," "Deepwater Black," and "Cold Squad." His books for young people include "Double or Nothing" and "Skud."