Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Sky Chasers #1
Release: October 7, 2011 (UK)
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
Source: Publisher
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Buy the Book: Amazon US | Amazon UK
Out in the murky nebula lurks an unseen enemy: the New Horizon. On its way to populate a distant planet in the wake of Earth’s collapse, the ship’s crew has been unable to conceive a generation to continue its mission. They need young girls desperately, or their zealous leader’s efforts will fail. Onboard their sister ship, the Empyrean, the unsuspecting families don’t know an attack is being mounted that could claim the most important among them…
Fifteen-year-old Waverly is part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space; she was born on the Empyrean, and the large farming vessel is all she knows. Her concerns are those of any teenager—until Kieran Alden proposes to her. The handsome captain-to-be has everything Waverly could ever want in a husband, and with the pressure to start having children, everyone is sure he’s the best choice. Except for Waverly, who wants more from life than marriage—and is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.
But when the Empyrean faces sudden attack by their assumed allies, they quickly find out that the enemies aren’t all from the outside. – Goodreads Page
Earth has become almost uninhabitable, and so two sister ships – The Empyrean and The New Horizon – have been set off into space to commence their journey to New Earth. Our two main characters, Kieran and Waverly, are on one of those ships.
I definitely recommend this book to sci-fi and dystopian fans. I’d also like to recommend it to everyone else, whether you’re a fan of politics, family relationships, religion, or none of the above. You can just ignore the fact that it’s set in space, because I can guarantee you are probably going to love this book!
Silver Thistle says
Sounds really good! Dystopian is one of my favourite genre’s too so I’ll definitely be looking out for this one and adding it to my TBR 🙂
ComaCalm says
This hadn’t appealed to me before but I definitely want a copy now! I’ve pre-ordered it for my Kindle App. 😀
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Phanee says
This one really does sound great! I haven’t read much sci-fi and it’s something I’m working on! It’s going on by to-read list right away!
Great review, by the way! You can tell that you really enjoyed this one!
Anna says
I can’t wait to read it 🙂 Eeeeee awesome review!
Christy @TheReaderBee says
I really, really, reaaaaaaally want to read this book! I’ve heard great things about it, and it sounds amazing. I haven’t seen the cover you posted before, it’s gorgeous! Must get this soon. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your review!
Jessica says
This looks like a fantastic book and sounds like Across the Universe which I loved, plus the cover is gorgeous! Great review.
Annette says
Haven’t seen this cover — it’s beautiful!
haleyeliseread says
AH This one is on its way to my house right now! Great review I am even more excited to read it now (:
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Chrissie (Once Upon a Series) says
This sounds like an amazing book and that cover is absolutely beautiful. I haven’t really read any sci-fi before but this could be the book to get me started 🙂