I knew from the beginning that Tarver and Lilac would get together. Lilac is killed getting into the station, but brought back to life by the aliens.įinal thoughts: An enjoyable story, if predictable at times. They end up at a terraforming station where they find aliens brought from a different universe through a hyperspace rift that is now powering the station. Lilac and Tarver also become more of a team, working together to stay alive. Along the way, Lilac starts to see visions. Tarver and Lilac just need to get from their wrecked escape pod to the ship wreckage. At first, they are sure a rescue operation is on the way. They end up the only survivors when their giant interplanetary spaceship crash lands on a planet. Tarver is a decorated soldier, while Lilax is a socialite. Long version: Tarver and Lilac are from two different social circles. Summary: Short version: Tarver and Lilac must survive after crashing on an unknown planet Setting: an unnamed exoplanet, far future

She seems to like to write with someone else. It wasn’t until I finished that I realized I’ve read another book by Kaufman.

(Sept.I saw it on a list of scifi survival books.

Turbid worldbuilding abounds, but evocative prose, escalating intrigue, and charismatic, predominantly olive- and brown-skinned characters with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities keep the pages turning. The teens’ wary alliance leads to romance, despite Nimh’s being forbidden from human contact. Nimh thinks North’s arrival is destiny, but North rejects the notion he simply hopes that Nimh’s temple archives contain information that can help him return home. Shortly after Nimh-the current holy vessel-discovers a prophecy about a falling star–accompanied entity who can help remake her dying world, she witnesses North’s flaming descent. Nimh’s people believe their gods retreated to the heavens last millennium, leaving behind a deity incarnate to protect them when one living god dies, divinity settles on another. Alciel’s denizens assume the Below is now deserted, so North is shocked when Nimh rescues him after his glider crashes on the surface. Centuries ago, Prince North’s ancestors launched archipelago Alciel into the sky, where enigmatic engines keep it aloft. Coauthors Kaufman and Spooner (the Unearthed duology) reunite for this propulsive, tender-hearted duology opener, which juxtaposes the fallibility of religion with the power of faith.

Amie kaufman meagan spooner