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ISBN: 9780063343788

Content: " In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, a Stonewall Honor Book, New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer delivers another ambitious, genre-bending novel and epic love story that spans thousands of years and the far reaches of the galaxy. Seventeen years have gone by since the Coordinated Endeavor crashed on a distant exoplanet. Ambrose Cusk and Kodiak Celius are now the devoted parents of two teenage children, Owl and Yarrow, in a hardscrabble frontier home. Though life on Minerva is full of danger, the family's bond is enough to make it all worth it8212 until they learn that the biggest threat to their survival might come from within. More than thirty thousand years in the past, Ambrose wakes on Earth to find that his mission to save his sister was a ruse. His mother betrayed him, and the cruelty of her true plans sets Ambrose spiraling. When he discovers that another spacefarer is suffering his same fate, he will have to decide whether to risk crossing a world at war to reach him. Separated by time and space, a young family and two strangers learn that their lives are intimately intertwined. They race to uncover the unexpected connections that might save them all . and perhaps humanity as well. "

Content: Biographisches: " Eliot Schrefer is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for kids and teens, including The Darkness Outside Us and its sequel, The Brightness Between Us, as well as Charming Young Man , Endangered , and Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality . His books have twice been named finalists for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature and have garnered a Printz Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and the Green Earth Book Award. He is on the faculty of the creative writing MFA programs at Hamline University and Fairleigh Dickinson University and lives with his husband in New York City. Visit him online at eliotschrefer.com. " Rezension(2): "〈a href=https://www.booklistonline.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/booklist_logo.png alt=Booklist border=0 /〉〈/a〉: September 1, 2024 Grades 9-12 In one era, the children of the final two clones come of age on a deserted planet,in another, the two boys who were cloned face a world in crisis instead of embarking on the space rescue they prepared for. This unexpected sequel to The Darkness outside Us (2021) follows in its footsteps with a deceivingly straightforward start, as Owl, the daughter of book 1's protagonists, Ambrose and Kodiak, treks farther into the wilds of their unsettled planet than she ever has before. Just as a mild sense of unease settles in, the narrative shifts to the original Ambrose on twenty-fifth-century Earth. Kodiak also features in the POV rotation, as does Owl's brother, Yarrow. Readers who trust the book's process will be rewarded with cliff-hangers and revelations at every turn. Despite a convoluted plot, the writing itself is clear and compulsively readable, with thought-provoking themes. Truly, Schrefer has produced an updated, inclusive exploration of human connection in a style that is rarely seen outside the context of classic sf. COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. " Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: September 1, 2024 After establishing a struggling colony on a new planet, Ambrose's and Kodiak's clones must survive new threats in this sequel toThe Darkness Outside Us (2021). Only two children have survived attempts to bring viable embryos to the new world: Owl, who yearns to explore much like her aunt Minerva, from whom she was cloned, and sensitive, steady Yarrow, who has no blood relations. Upon turning 16, Yarrow starts acting oddly, but the threat of a comet strike takes priority, and he hides what's happening to him. The narrative following their problems in the year 32,481 alternates with a past timeline in which the original Ambrose and Kodiak learn the truth of their mission. Not only do they have their own heartache and grief, but after being brought together in an attempt to destabilize Earth's two remaining governments, they're left to deal with the fact that the fates of all of humanity lie in their hands. Though the storylines eventually wind together, their initial disjointedness delays the book's full emotional impact. But when it finally lands, it packs the full punch of humanity's potential ills balanced with hope of the good we might achieve. The realism of the struggles the characters face keeps the story engaging, and returning fans will appreciate the time spent with the original Ambrose and Kodiak. Ambrose and Owl are brown-skinned, and Kodiak and Yarrow are coded white. Complex and brimming with pathos.(Science fiction. 14-18) COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "

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