Dinner went uncooked, children were left to fend for themselves, and dog howled all night, because I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN., Told in alternating viewpoints by Waverly and her fiancé, Kieran, this swift-moving epic is filled with plot twists and enigmatic characters. an entertaining read featuring hairy action sequences and a female antagonist on par with the literary likes of Nurse Ratched and Dolores Umbridge., Utterly engrossing. No less than the fate of humanity is at stake in Amy Kathleen Ryan's rich and emotional sci-fi tale. Pulse-pounding and addictive, Glow begins Amy Kathleen Ryan's Sky Chasers-the most riveting series since The Hunger Games.
In one pivotal moment, Waverly and Kieran are separated, and find themselves at the helm of dangerous missions, where every move has potentially devastating consequences, and decisions of the heart may lead to disaster. The New Horizon's leaders are desperate to populate the new planet first, and will do anything to get what they need: young girls. Suddenly, Waverly's dreams are interrupted by the inconceivable - a violent betrayal by the Empyrean's sister ship, the New Horizon. Still, there's a part of Waverly that wants more from life than marriage, and she is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth. Waverly knows she must marry young in order to have children who can carry on the mission, and Kieran, the handsome captain-to-be, has everything Waverly could want in a husband. Part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space, she and her boyfriend Kieran will be pioneers of New Earth.
The Empyrean is the only home 15-year-old Waverly has ever known. One of School Library Journal 's Best Fiction Books of 2011 If a violent battle destroyed the only world you've ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left? Would love be strong enough to survive the fight? Either way, there's no turning back.
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