One Trick Pony (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales)

by Nathan Hale

The aliens have arrived. And they’re hungry for electricity. In the Earth of the future, humans are on the run from an alien force—giant blobs who suck up electrical devices wherever they can find them. Strata and her family are part of a caravan of digital rescuers, hoping to keep the memory of civilization alive by saving electronics wherever they can. Many humans have reverted to a pre-electrical age, and others have taken advantage of the invasion to become dangerous bandits and outlaws. When Strata and her brother are separated from the caravan, they must rely on a particularly beautiful and rare robot pony to escape the outlaws and aliens—and defeat the invaders once and for all.

• ISBN13: 9781419721281
• Publish Date: 14 March 2017 (first published 13 May 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Abrams
• Imprint: Amulet Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 128
• Language: English
• URL: https://abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419721281-one-trick-pony/

Reviews

[layawaydragon]

I really liked this! I did start it and stop once but that has more to do with what was going on with me than the comic. It drops us in the middle of the kids searching for tech. There's no info dumping so if you're not used to rolling with new worlds and rules in SFF, then it might be hard to get into.

The kids are funny, banter like actual kids, and think likewise.
The adults are responsible, and caring.
Alpacas!
The feral girl was my second fav after the pony girl. (sorry forgot names & on tablet)
I certainly wasn't expecting what was behind the pipers and how the day was saved.
I love the dedication to his grandpa, who first told him the story.
Love the art style and tone.

After finishing, I did go check out Hale's other work. I'm not so big on history though. I'll keep an eye out if he ever does something like One Trick Pony again and pick it up.