Devil on My Back

by Monica Hughes

Book Overview

When the slaves rebel against the rigid social order imposed on the colony by the all-controlling computer, Tomi, the son of the colony Overlord manages to escape beyond the computer's reach and discovers what it is like to be free.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553255673
• ISBN13: 9780553255676
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Devil on my back- Simply outstanding!

I've re-read several times and I love reading evey word or punciation mark of it. The twists in the plot makes the classic sci-fi story oine an unbelievable read. It the kind of book that lingers in your head and mentailly forces me to write a sequal to "The Dream Catcher" and "Devil on my Back" with my mind; using he brillantly made characters in different situations with different characters. it's immense! I wish Monica Hughes could could develop a series of these Ark stories! Gratefully Written by, Caroline D.

Devil on my back- Simply outstanding!

Devil on my back- Simply outstanding!, June 22, 2005 A Kid's Review I've re-read several times and I love reading every word or punciation mark of it. The twists in the plot make the classic sci-fi story line an unbelievable read. It the kind of book that lingers in your head and mentally forces me to write a sequel to "The Dream Catcher" and "Devil on my Back" with my mind; using her brilliantly made characters in different situations with different characters. It's immense! I wish Monica Hughes could develop a series of these Ark stories! Gratefully Written by, Caroline D.

Outstanding

I think this book is the most amazing thing I have ever read. I loved Tomi and felt his struggle with him all through the book. I cried so much when he had to leave Rowan and the others and even more at the end with the changed lines of The Freedom Song. I immediately read the whole thing again. It must have been two years before I found "The Dream Catcher" and I was so happy when Tomi finally got out of the Arc.This is an amazing book; especially when compared to todays society, it is not that unbelievable ...Thank-you Monica Hughes.

The themes are real, even though the story is fiction.

I read this book for the first time when I was in eighth grade and I loved it then. I recently read it again, and I love the fact that what has happened to me since the eighth grade has further enhanced my love for the storyline. The story makes people value their own individuality.

A great novel for Children and adults!

This book is magical, wonderful and amazing. The characters come to life and you feel their problems. Tomi is an excellent character with a strong voice. Everyone should read this book.