Glow
Book One of the Sky Chasers
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4.0 • 117 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
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.
The Empyrean is the only home 15-year-old Waverly has ever known. Part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space, she and her boyfriend Kieran will be pioneers of New Earth. 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. Everyone is sure he's the best choice. 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.
Suddenly, Waverly's dreams are interrupted by the inconceivable – a violent betrayal by the Empyrean's sister ship, the New Horizon. The New Horizon's leaders are desperate to populate the new planet first, and will do anything to get what they need: young girls. 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.
Pulse-pounding and addictive, Glow begins Amy Kathleen Ryan's Sky Chasers--the most riveting series since The Hunger Games.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this futuristic thriller, first in the Sky Chasers series, humanity's fate will be determined by two warring colony ships, en route to a new home. Ryan (Zen and Xander Undone) immediately throws her heroes into action as the New Horizon attacks the Empyrean, with little warning or mercy. Soon, most of the Empyrean's adult crew are dead or missing and its girls and young women kidnapped, leaving an untrained, unready band of boys to repair and take command of the ship. Aboard the New Horizon, 15-year-old Waverly learns that she and the other girls were "rescued" to help the infertile women of the ship birth a new generation, and she immediately starts planning her escape. On the Empyrean, her 16-year-old boyfriend, Kieran, jockeys for control against the charismatic but treacherous Seth, dividing the makeshift crew. While Waverly's self-reliance, determination, and inner strength make her a heroine to remember, Kieran's struggle does little to paint him in a positive light. There's plenty of action and adventure, but the book's overall strength is marred by a blatant antireligion theme, which may put some readers off. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Glow
I was lucky enough to win an Advanced Readers Copy of this book. It was a very quick read with a lot of action going on. The beginning of the book was a tad slow where I had to keep telling myself that yes I wanted to find out how it ended.
I will read the rest of the series when it is available. I will be honest and say it did not grip me nearly as much as The Hunger Games. I will also say that for younger group of YA readers there may be some topics in this book that are hard for them to grasp or may need explained.
All in all I enjoyed this read and for the lovers of a Dystopian type of society you will be caught once you make through about the first 100 pages!
Great!:)
I was lucky enough to win an advanced copy of this book. I thought that the beginning was a little bit slow, but as the book kept going, the plot revealed, and more details were given about the characters, it was great. I didn't know who to trust, who was lying, and who was telling the truth. When a book does that to me I know it's great. I really enjoyed it, and am eagerly awaiting the next book. I would recommend it, especially if you enjoyed the Hunger Games series.
WARNING
WARNING:
DO NOT attempt to read 'just a couple pages' of thise book before getting ready for school. You WILL come in late. :D