NOMANSLAND

Justine Eyre portrays a teenage girl’s emotional uncertainty as she comes of age in a postapocalyptic culture of warrior women. Supplies continue to dwindle each year, and trackers-in-training, like Keller, walk a thin line between being powerful and self-sufficient while not appearing too independent of thought. And there’s always the fear of being chosen to procreate. At times, Eyre evokes Keller’s anger and confusion, but much of the time her choice for Keller’s internal voice sounds too brittle—not the voice of a young female warrior. In contrast, her voicings of the other characters work well, keeping listeners engaged. L.E. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2010]