Chorus

Gr 8 Up—In this concluding sequel to Coda (Running Pr., 2013) set eight years after the successful revolution led by Ant and Haven, a new president leads the Web. The Corporation is gone, tracks of music are no longer used as drugs, and people are no longer used to power the network. Alpha has left The Web and her brothers Ant and Omega to make a new life for herself in Los Angeles where she hopes to become a doctor and find a cure for the nightmares and reactions caused by her one-time exposure to an extremely addictive musical track. When Alpha receives word that Ant is dying, she and her fellow band members head to the Web to tell her older brother goodbye and to see her twin Omega. Things have changed, though. People are beginning to look like they did before the revolution—addicted and ill. Alpha's blackouts from her exposure to the track are becoming more frequent. When she and her friends try to enter into the mainframe of the city to discover what is happening, they unleash a danger to both them and the rest of the country. Complex and thrilling, this sequel provides a satisfactory ending to the two volume series. Characters introduced in the first book are given voice and a further development. The musical themes and imagery are rich and often discordant and sometimes muddy to the plot. The book does not stand alone, but for those who have read it, Chorus is an exciting conclusion.—Janet Hilbun, University of North Texas