J a Fiorelli

The Renewal J a Fiorelli

On a small, remote island in the vast Pacific Ocean, seventeen year old Chicagoan, Mitchell Breech struggles with his derailed life, the result of his father?s recent job change. His strategy is to turn inward, while silently projecting his frustration outward. But for Mitchell, dramatic changes are about to take place through the overtures of a lovely island girl, Nina Consalves, and his near-death encounter with a 900 year old alien, whose ship crashed there in 1200 AD and now lies concealed beneath an avalanche of fallen rock. Morton Shenden, nearly blind and in failing health for lack of Renewal ? a head-to-toe bodily reboot that extends the lives of the citizens of his home planet - has waited for centuries for Earth technology to reach the point where it might be of use to him. Mitchell just might be his salvation. Over the years, to help him cope with his isolation in a world that has been none too kind, Morton has cloned a pet. With each new clone generation, more genetic anomalies surface. The current version must remain aboard the ship, as it becomes a ruthless killer when exposed to Earth air and sunlight. The Renewal is the story of two teens from different cultures faced with challenges that run contrary to their upbringing as they attempt to help Morton return to a place that he feels has long since forgotten him. It raises the question of how one might cope if, in a tragic instant, all technology was lost. Beautifully paced and energetic, The Renewal suggests that evolution is both an elegant and universal process, as it validates the power of family and friends, even when the friend might hail from a world far, far away.