The Island: (A Dystopian Novella)

Jen Minkman

Aug 2013 · Dutch Venture Publishing

About this ebook

‘I walk toward the sea. The endless surface of the water extends to the horizon, whichever way I look.

Our world is small. We are on our own, and we only have ourselves to depend on. We rely on the Force deep within us, as taught to us by our forefathers. 

If I were to walk westward from here, I would come across a barrier – the Wall. Behind it, there are Fools. At least, that’s what everyone says.

I have never seen one.’

Leia lives on the Island, a world in which children leave their parents to take care of themselves when they are ten years old. Across this Island runs a wall that no one has ever crossed. The Fools living behind it are not amenable to reason – they believe in illusions. That’s what The Book says, the only thing left to the Eastern Islanders by their ancestors. 
But when a strange man washes ashore and Leia meets a Fool face to face, her life will never be the same. Is what she and her friends believe about the Island really true?

Or is everyone in their world, in fact, a Fool?

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Keywords: dystopian, sci-fi, YA, young adult

Ratings and reviews

I didn't love this book and am not interested in its follow up, however, this author is a compelling story teller. I am NOT a star wars fan and as soon as I realized what the plot was I nearly put the book down. It was the authors skill at engaging the reader that kept me swiping to the left. Nice work!

I'm not a big fan of novellas, they're just too short for my taste. The idea of a way of life being based on Star Wars is an odd one. But it's a neat story worth a read.

I have a very hard time reading books because of my A.D.D. but this book was great. It was short but kept my attention and I was able to finish it in 4 hours. Which is extremely Good for me. I'm a slow reader and sometimes have to stop and read what I've already read over again to comprehend what I read. Lol anyway great book!

About the author

 Jen Minkman (1978) was born in Holland, in the town of Alphen aan den Rijn. When she was 19, she moved between The Hague, Salzburg (Austria), Brussels (Belgium) and Cambridge (UK) to complete her studies in intercultural communication. She is currently a teacher of English and Dutch at a secondary school in The Hague, Holland. She tries to read at least 100 books a year (and write a few, too!). She is a published author in her own country, and translates her own books from Dutch into English for self-publication.

In her spare time, she plays the piano, the guitar and the violin. For every novel she writes, she creates a soundtrack.