The Prince Who Fell from the Sky Review

 

This book was a used copy that used to be a library book.

Fun fact: the author of this book actually visited my middle school way back when I was a student in middle school (in the early 2010s)! I never forgot him, the books he talked about, and the inspiration behind his books. This book that I just read was one of them. Maybe I am a little late to the party, but it's better late than never!

The Prince who Fell from the Sky by John Claude Bemis is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth where all the humans (referred to as "Skinless Ones" and "Old Devils" throughout the book) have left and left their relics behind. Nature has taken over completely. Our main character is an old bear named Casseomae, who is sort of an outcast in the Forest she lives in. One day a starship falls from the sky, and a human boy emerges from it. Casseomae decides to protect the boy as if he was her cub. But then the Ogeema (the wolf leader of the forest) finds out about Casseomae and the boy, and he decides to hunt them. Casseomae decides to venture far out of the Forest to find a safe place for her and the boy to live. Along the way they get help from some new friends: a rat named Dumpster and a dog named Pang. 

This was such a cool book! Everything was told from the perspective of the animals, and the author came up with unique ways that they all refer to each other, their dynamics, and things about humans and human behavior. It's also just a great adventure story with a found family in it. 

If you're wondering what the inspiration was for this book, Mr. Bemis told my school that he was inspired by an old abandoned race car track near where he lived. 

So yeah, this is an underrated masterpiece. I gave it 5 stars. I really want to read the rest of his books!