Storm Thief

Storm Thief

by Chris Wooding

This is a very original fantasy, set in the post apocalytic city of Orokos, a crumbling city/island. It is peopled by all manner of strange beings and residents live with the constant threat of "probability storms" "...order is elusive in Orokos, where at any time a probability storm can occu. Children can turn to stone, people turn into cats, left-handers become right-handed." (School Library Journal). One of the main charcters is affected by a storm that rendered him unable to breathe by himself. He must rely on a respirator. The main charactes are Rail and Moa who live among the ghetto folk and teenage thieves. When they steal a valuable artifact, they are pursued.
After many plot turns and twists, they meet a group of rebels who are planning to leave the protectorate permanently.