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327 pp.
| St. Martin's Griffin
| January, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-312-62136-0$18.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-250-01417-7
(3)
YA
Sky Chasers series.
Waverly, Kieran, and Seth are on board enemy ship New Horizon after theirs has blown up. Kieran and Waverly are on different political sides, while injured Seth is a fugitive trying to overthrow the ship's leader. Packed with questions about power, beliefs, morality, and trust, the complex characters sustain the plot as it moves toward the series' satisfying ending.
(3)
YA
Sky Chasers series.
Back onboard the spaceship Empyrean, Kieran struggles with his role as leader; Seth, imprisoned for attempted mutiny, tries to clear his name; and Waverly carries the guilt of rescuing kidnapped children but not their parents. Questions of loyalty, power, and politics arise in this Glow sequel as the crew seeks to rescue their parents and find out who is sabotaging the ship.
307 pp.
| St. Martin's Griffin
| September, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-312-59056-7$17.99
(3)
YA
Sky Chasers series.
As two spaceships travel to New Earth, the first one attacks the second, separating teenage fiancés Waverly and Kieran. In alternating chapters, the protagonists find themselves tested not only by the story's twists and turns but also by the themes of power and morality. Fans of The Hunger Games and Across the Universe will be drawn in by this sci-fi world.