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Jeth Seagrave and his crew of mercenaries are pulled into one last high-stakes mission in this breathtaking sequel to Mindee Arnett's Avalon, which SLJ called, in a starred review, "an exciting piece of science fiction that keeps up its energy from beginning to end."
Jeth Seagrave and his crew are on the run. The ITA, still holding Jeth's mother in a remote research lab, is now intent on acquiring the metatech secrets Jeth's sister Cora carries inside her DNA, and Jeth is desperate to find the resources he needs to rescue his mother and start a new life outside the Confederation. But the ITA is just as desperate, and Jeth soon finds himself pursued by a mysterious figure hell-bent on capturing him and his crew--dead or alive.
With nowhere to run and only one play left, Jeth enters into a bargain with the last person he ever thought he'd see again: Daxton Price, the galaxy's newest and most fearsome crime lord. Dax promises to help Jeth, but his help will only come at a price--a price that could mean sacrificing everything Jeth has fought for until now.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 9 Up-Picking up where Avalon (HarperCollins, 2014) left off, this novel has Jeth Seagrave, along with his newly discovered sister and his crew, the Malleus Shades-a bunch of teen outlaws working jobs for an intergalactic crime lord-on the run from the ITA, who are still holding his scientist mother captive. Long-thought dead, she had been imprisoned for years by the galactic organization because she and her unborn child were radically changed by their time in deep space, gaining the ability to manipulate time and space mentally. Jeth's otherworldly sister Cora holds the key to restoring the failed Metadrives that hold the Confederation together. In order to reunite his family, and ensure their continued freedom, Jeth must rely on his crew and enter into an extremely dangerous partnership with the galaxy's newest crime lord, as he takes the fight to the heart of the ITA itself. While Arnett's previous volume in the series bore some similarity to Joss Whedon's TV show, Firefly, her extremely exciting follow-up finds its own voice and spirit. With its high-octane plot, multidimensional characters, witty banter, and lots of heart, Polaris will appeal to fans of science fiction and action/adventure alike.-Ryan F. Paulsen, New Rochelle High School, NY (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Jeth (Avalon) and his crew aren't doing well now that the ITA is hunting him. To rescue his mother and free the family, Jeth has to choose between making a deal with a dangerous crime boss that would put his own freedom on the line or risking everyone's lives. Less predictable than its predecessor, the twisty and well-plotted narrative should please space-opera fans. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Jeth and his band of interstellar thieves tackle their most dangerous mission yet.Usually, Jeth chooses his gang's escapades himself, even while they're busy evading the Interstellar Transport Authority, the most powerful entity in the universe. The ITA's pursuing Jeth for events from eight months ago (Avalon, 2014). But when crime lord Dax seizes the gang and assigns them to destroy something enormous on First-Earth, there's no refusingnot only because Jeth's long-disappeared mother is involved, but because Dax slides a brain implant into Jeth's head. The implant increases his strength, but it also bends Jeth's will to Dax'sand leaves him going through withdrawal when it's removed. This far-future space opera provides twists and turns aplenty, though the science is very soft: Brain implants that threaten a person's selfhood slide in and out of the skull easy as pie; extraterrestrials called Pyreans enable spaceships to jump through metaspace and humans to communicate brain to brain. Humanity's enslavement of those Pyreans lies at the story's core, but the text soft-pedals the atrocity; Jeth himself initially finds the Pyreans "a remarkable life-form, so useful." Emotions feature more heavily here than in Avalon, which is unfortunate, because Arnett's rugged, macho narration ("Every second he sat here helpless was torture"; Jeth's girlfriend is "all blond hair and pale skin") can't pull them off. Slapdash science and little complexityread for bang-'em-up action. (Science fiction. 14 up) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Teen spaceship captain Jeth Seagrave and his crew are in trouble. His scientist girlfriend and two sisters support the plan to rescue Jeth's mother, who holds the secret to metatech (space travel faster than the speed of light), but the rest of the crew's loyalties are shifting. When the Interstellar Transit Authority captures their spaceship, Jeth meets the fate he narrowly escaped in the first book, Avalon (2014) the insertion of a brain implant that ties him to the ITA and the leaders who killed his father and imprisoned his mother. While it won't stand alone, the cinematic feel and nonstop action will please series fans.--Carton, Debbie Copyright 2010 Booklist