Alone Out Here
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- $10.99
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Publisher Description
What do you stand for,when you're one of the last left standing? The year is 2072. Soon a volcanic eruption will trigger catastrophic devastation, and the only way out is up. While the world's leaders, scientists, and engineers oversee the frantic production of a space fleet meant to save humankind, their children are brought in for a weekend of touring the Lazarus, a high-tech prototype spaceship. But when the apocalypse arrives months ahead of schedule, First Daughter Leigh Chen and a handful of teens from the tour are the only ones to escape the planet. This is the new world: a starship loaded with a catalog of human artifacts, a frozen menagerie of animal DNA, and fifty-three terrified survivors. From the panic arises a coalition of leaders, spearheaded by the pilot's enigmatic daughter, Eli, who takes the wheel in their hunt for a habitable planet. But as isolation presses in, their uneasy peace begins to fracture. The struggle for control will mean the difference between survival and oblivion, and Leigh must decide whether to stand on the side of the mission or of her own humanity. With aching poignancy and tense, heart-in-your-mouth action, this enthralling saga will stay with readers long after the final page.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In 2072, Earth's Global Fleet Planning Commission is desperately building a group of generation starships, anticipating an imminent, extinction-level volcanic eruption on Earth. But disaster strikes months earlier than predicted, while the children of 50-some GFPC members are visiting the prototype ship, Lazarus, in California. Their number includes 18-year-old American First Daughter Leigh Chen, of Chinese descent, who soon takes charge. With a handful of other leaders, including Sergei Volkov from Russia, U.S. pilot's child Eli Jefferson, and Caro Omondi from Kenya, Leigh works to rally the traumatized shipmates into crewing and maintaining their new home as well as preparing for the future while navigating loss. But not everyone agrees with the ship's new leadership, and, worse, the Lazarus isn't fully stocked or prepared. With scant food aboard, they set a course for a last-chance supply source, even as tensions rise and unity fractures. In this gripping near-future Lord of the Flies reimagining, Redgate (Final Draft) skillfully ups the tension, offering an in-depth exploration of grief and trauma while depicting the slow disintegration of morale and societal breakdown within the ship's tiny community, which comprises tweens and teens representing various ages, countries of origin, ethnicities, and religions, all fighting for survival. Ages 14–up.
