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The second in New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner's sweeping science fiction Starbound Trilogy is an unforgettable story of love and forgiveness in a world torn apart by war, a "sci-fi Romeo and Juliet " ( Booklist ).
Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met. Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, and she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents. Whereas Flynn is leading the rebellion against the powerful corporate conglomerate that make their fortune by terraforming uninhabitable planets across the universe and recruiting colonists to make the planets livable, and rule with an iron fist and unrealized promises.
Desperate for any advantage against the military occupying his home, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape base together, caught between two sides in a senseless war.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up-Lee is one of the most revered soldiers sent to Avon to prevent an uprising among colonists. Flynn happens to be one of the most rebellious of these colonists. The story begins when Flynn takes Lee captive with the intention of holding her for ransom, but when his fellow rebels decide more drastic measures must be taken, Flynn makes the choice to save Lee's life and change his life forever, turning this story into a classic Romeo and Juliet tale. Listeners who are expecting a continuation of These Broken Stars will initially be disappointed and thrown off by the fact that this story is not a straight sequel, but their confusion will be addressed halfway through when characters from the first installment appear. Narration by Callard Harris, Donnabella Mortel, and Lincoln Hoppe bring Lee, Flynn, and their world to life. VERDICT This audiobook will be a valuable addition to collections where science fiction mixed with romance is popular.-Betsy -Davison, Cortland, NY © Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
This follow-up to These Broken Stars spotlights new characters. Flynn is a rebel. Jubilee is an army captain fighting against the rebellion. When Flynn kidnaps her to gain information, neither expects they'll have to work together to survive. There's action and intrigue, but most compelling is the two protagonists' realistic emotional responses to war and how it affects their romance. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
It's not exactly a meet-cute. Despite a cease-fire, the planet of Avon is only a hair's breadth from tipping into open war, so it's not surprising that two characters from opposing sides have an unfriendly first encounter when they meet in a bar. It's unsettling that when Flynn, a white teen from a community of rebels living in hidden caves, uses a gun and gasoline fumes to kidnap Lee, a brown-skinned, partly Chinese military officer with a combat specialty, readers are expected to accept Flynn's physical dominance. Readers unperturbed by this early dynamiclater, Lee becomes more kickass, and her competence equalizes with Flynn'swill find a fast-paced adventure, though enjoyment requires accepting that a forceful kidnapping is a fine start to an oh-but-they're-enemies romance. Alternating first-person narration, Flynn and Lee overcome wariness to work together, coping with barbarous mind manipulation, horrific violence and mysterieslike why Avon's terraforming never progresses to become an ecosystem and how an unidentified compound of buildings repeatedly vanishes into midair. The bad guy and his methodsmind control of humans via torture of aliens from another realmcarry forward from series opener These Broken Stars (2013), and its protagonists have cameos here. The cringe-worthy romantic setup chafes, but on the plus side, this soft science fiction offers intense, nongratuitous bloodshed, corporate conspiracy and intriguing explorations of culpability. (Science fiction. 13 up) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
The format's the same, the worlds are familiar, the authors identical, but the main characters are different in this second book in the Starbound trilogy. Instead of star-crossed lovers Lilac and Tarver, Lee and Flynn a soldier and a rebel are destined to be enemies on the cloud-shrouded, unfinished Avon. Flynn is convinced that something perhaps the wisps or the whispers is sabotaging his planet's progress. Lee is the captain sent to tamp down rebellion, keeping order regardless of the cost. Neither side is right, neither is wrong, but this sci-fi Romeo and Juliet are destined to fall in love in spite of the hatred and danger that surround them. Kaufman and Spooner have transitioned smoothly from These Broken Stars (2013) to this book, while reintroducing Lilac and Tarver at the perfect moment to meld the story lines. The authors' world building, their ability to combine unique and familiar themes, their talent for sustaining dual voices in the midst of romance and tension create a companion series that promises another world, another adventure, and, if we're lucky, another set of lovers, this time on Corinth.--Bradburn, Frances Copyright 2014 Booklist