The song used is dream is collapsing inception ost because the storyline is about a planetsatellite. I love this book so much it has so much action, adventure, and excitement, and i really like that in a book. Check out patrick carmans intense first novel in the atherton series, the house of power. When edgar discovers a book which contains the history of athertons origins and ultimate. Set in the future, it is about edgar and samuel, two boys who live on the fictional world of atherton. The dark planet is the planet where atherton can be found and is shaped like a cake that narrows to the bottom. Mar, 2009 atherton the house of power, by patrick carman is the first book in a science fiction series about a world created by a mad scientist. The plot itself is fairly simple and decent, being a fantasy written with an adolescent audience in mind. The world of atherton is divided into three levelsterraces on which people live. When edgar discovers a book which contains the history of atherton s origins and ultimate apocalypse, his world.
Atherton ebook king county library system bibliocommons. It is, however, a fantastic adventure based in a fascinating threetiered world. Author interview patrick carman, author of atherton. The house of power is a dystopian novel written by patrick carman. Uss atherton, a 1943 world war ii cannon class destroyer escort. The house of power does not come up as a search result. While searching the forbidden cliffs for a treasure lost in his faded memory, edgar. Apr 03, 2005 the house of power is the first installment of the atherton trilogy. In reading the house of power, jonathon davis does an admirable job of truly sounding like several different people of many ages. The house of power by aundrea wrightyoung june 2008 little, brown books for young reaaders is pleased to grant permission to post the attached script to the tba web site for the use of tba librarians and teachers to use with their students. Here, the source of lifethree cascading waterfallsis regulated by the privileged few living near the heavens, and rationed to the laborers living beneath them. Edgar, a gifted climber, is looking for a treasure hidden.
He recently authored the fifth title in rick riordans 39 clues series, the black circle. It was built featuring three levels, the top level, called the highlands, the location of athertons only water source. The echoing effect in parts of the cd audio provides an otherworldly flavor that helps one to suspend disbelief and enter edgars world of atherton. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. As the satellite begins to collapse, the lives of its inhabitants are forever changed. The atherton book series by patrick carman includes books the house of power, rivers of fire, and the dark planet.
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Zillow has 30 homes for sale in atherton ca matching. The top level is occupied by the rulers of atherton the middle level is for working people and then there is the bottom level, which is supposed to be terrible. The story is set on a floating island known as atherton. With the last book in the trilogy coming out this year 2009. This upheaval in the inhabitants lives is enough to provoke a war between the people of the highlands and of tabletop. Edgar, a gifted climber, is a lonely boy scaling the perilous cliffs that separate the three realms of atherton. A place where world peace reigns and no one has ever heard of war. Next is tabletop, the middle level, whose residents harvest sheep, rabbits and hybrid figs for their use and the use of those in the highlands.
Try to imagine a perfect world, where pollution, cell phones and poverty do not exist. Those who wished to live on atherton were transported there by unknown means, and had their memories of pre. The house of power book 1 patrick carman, jonathan davis on. Edgar, an elevenyearold orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological changes threaten to shift the power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of others. The house of power while climbing the forbidden cliffs of atherton, edgar discovers the first of many startling revelations to come. While climbing, he finds a book that plunges him into an adventure about the. Patrick carman edgar is an orphan who works for the heartless mr. The grove is one of 3 villages that live on tabletop.
When edgar discovers a book containing the history of athertons origins and ultimate apocalypse, his world quite literally begins to turn inside out. From the creator of the land of elyon comes a riveting adventure set in an extraordinary satellite world. This book trailer will convince you to read the book. The house of power ebook written by patrick carman. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The humble grove that is his home, the mysterious highland reaml of untold beauty, and the vast wasteland below, where a monstrous danger lurks, are about to. Carman is try to imagine a perfect world, where pollution, cell phones and poverty do not exist. If youre looking for a book with an epic wow factor, this is it.
The story focuses on edgar, an orphan who lives in the grove. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. Edgar has grown up on the middle terrace of atherton. The house of power is the first installment of the atherton trilogy. The house of power is book one of the atherton series, written for middle grade readers. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title atherton. The book is something the rulers of atherton have been searching for because it contains secrets about strange things that have been happening on atherton, as well as. It is found in the orbit of the dark planet and it has 3 levels rising up with rocks on the side and sharp.
Patrick carman edgar, an elevenyearold orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological changes threaten to shift the power. Kids wings activities and lesson plans for atherton by patrick carman, reading curriculum, interdisciplinary curriculum for elementary education, literature units for 3rd through 7th grade, interdisciplinary curriculum, gifted and talented curriculum. Edgar, an elevenyearold orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological. Within the pages of the book is the answer to why mysterious quakes and shifting of the land have been occurring in atherton. The house of power by patrick carman overdrive rakuten. The story focuses on edgar, a boy who loves climbing. Patrick carman, author, jonathan davis, read by, read by jonathan davis. The house of power by patrick carman edgar, a gifted climber, secretly scales the treacherous walls separating the three worlds of atherton, the humble grove that is his home a mysterious highland realm of untold beauty and sinister secrets and a vast wasteland below, where a monstrous danger lurks that could destroy them all. Atherton real estate atherton ca homes for sale zillow. Fiction edgar, a gifted climber, secretly scales the treacherous walls. When edgar discovers a book which contains the history of athertons origins and ultimate apocalypse, his world.
In the center of tabletop are the cliffs that lead to the highlands, but climbing those cliffs is strictly forbidden. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Right off ill tell you its one of those books where the story isnt. This first installment details the many dangerous and revolutionary events on the mysterious land of atherton. But a gifted climber and adventurous orphan boy, edgar, is determined to discover the secret of athertons survival, and embarks on a lifeordeath quest to find its mad maker. It is divided into 3 levels, which are the flatlands, tabletop, and the highlands. On the second level, the tabletop, are the workers who labor tirelessly in the fields of fig trees and live under the strict rule of their cruel supervisor. Apr 08, 20 on atherton, water is the most valuable source of life and is controlled by the house of power on the uppermost part known as the highlands. Atherton the house of power, by patrick carman is the first book in a science fiction series about a world created by a mad scientist. The house of power is the first book of the atherton series, written by patrick carman. See the complete atherton series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. His bestselling books and series includes the land of elyon, atherton, elliots park, 39 clues, floors, trackers, ithirteen days to midnight, dark eden, pulse, 3. Atherton has a round bottom like a half sphere, and from this base two terraces emerge. Edgar, a gifted climber, secretly scales the treacherous walls separating the three worlds of atherton.
In bestselling author patrick carmans rich and riveting followup to the house of power, an extraordinary world meets its destiny in an epic and unforgettable rebirth. When edgar discovers a book which contains the history of athertons. The house of power atherton, book 1 kindle edition by patrick carman author. This is atherton, and it is the setting of bestselling author patrick carmans new book for young readers, atherton. Athertons purpose was to provide a new haven for the people of earth, whose pollution and overpopulation problems have come to an extreme. The house of power patrick carman the only world elevenyearold edgar has ever known is that of tabletop. Right off ill tell you its one of those books where the story isnt neatly wrapped with a bow on top by the end.
The once known planet earth was shrouded by pollution and is now known as the dark planet. A readers theater adaptation of patrick carmans atherton. The house of power is a fun, suspenseful, somewhat haunting book thats a pleasure to. On atherton, water is the most valuable source of life and is controlled by the house of power on the uppermost part known as the highlands.