The Outer Limits: The Innocent

By John Peel

Book Overview

School's out on the planet Tarshish... forever. Humans have established a thriving colony on the planet Tarshish, until a native species of semi-insectoids awakens from a long incubation and attacks... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812564553
• ISBN13: 9780812564556
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6

Customer Reviews

Kids rebuild their lives on a decimitated alien planet.

I found this book to be one of the best from The Outer Limits series. On a planet called Tarshish in the far reaches of space, a group of humans from an overcrowded Earth of the future build a colony from scratch. But when hostile alien monsters attack, only the children survive. Now, they must rebuild their homes without adult guidance, survive harsh conditions - and years later, fight for their right to remain on the planet they now consider home. While this was a short book, it was a quick, exciting read. I could see how much these kids cared for their home and how they thought of each other as one big family and helped each other out. Kudos to the author for a story that is both exciting and heartwarming.

Attack of Mutant Insects!

The students of Tarshish are shoked when giant cannibalistic worms swarm their colony on Tarshish. The school is protected, but all the adults are killed in the feeding. Now Will, Jenna, and the others must simply survive with the help of the computer. This is such a great book! I recommend it to ANYONE!!

NOT BAD!

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT KIDS WHO SURVIVED AN ALIEN ATTACK ON TARSHISH.THE FIRST PART WAS PRETTY GOOD BUT THE REST OF THE STORY WASN'T THAT GOOD.THOSE KIDS THINK THEY'ER SMART AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THEIR PARENTS!THEY CRIED WHEN ALL THE ADULTS DIED.THEN SEVEN YEARS LATER A RESCUE SHIP CAME AND THE RESCUERS GOT ATTACKED BY THE KIDS.THAT WAS PRETTY DUMB.IT WAS THE STUPIDEST PLOT I'VE SEEN.THEN THEY START A WAR AND THE KIDS WON.IF YOU HAVE TO,AVOID THIS BOOK AT ALL COSTS!