Red Star Rebels
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From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising comes a high-octane, high-chemistry, sci-fi adventure about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing against the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries.
It's 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a lifeless rock into a chaotic patch of settlements - equal parts national pride, and corporate power grab.
Enter Hunter Graves: handsome, ambitious, and with spectacularly bad timing. He shows up unannounced at the United Nations base just in time for a toxin alert to set off every alarm they've got. Then the evac pods leave without him.
Also stranded: Cleo, a sharp-tongued stowaway with no intention of dying today, and even less patience for overconfident trust fund boys. But the enemy of your enemy is the jerk who might just help you survive.
There is no toxin. There is a team of invading mercenaries planning to blow up the base - and every trace of their crime - in eight hours.
Now, Hunter and Cleo have one shot to stop the explosion, escape alive, and deal with the inconvenient fact that they're falling for each other.
The clock is ticking.
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First of all: imagine my surprise when this was not just an audiobook, but a graphic audio with sound effects and full cast! For this kind of story it was just perfect - dialing up all the urgency and intensity up to 11. I was also immediately fully immersed into the word. Now for the plot: YA in space with a rich boy and a cri... resourceful girl? Just a couple of hours until annihilation? How do we stop this? How do we stop the bad guys? Sign me up for all of this! I love it when even the plans have plans. And while the romance in this limited timeframe must clearly be InstaLove, the author still made me root so much for these kids. If you liked the plot and pace of books like Illuminae, you will love this one. I know I did. 4.5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @bonnierbooks_uk for the eARC! #RedStarRebels #Netgalley #Bookstagram
Immer ein Vergnügen
Es ist schon länger her, dass ich ein Buch von Amie Kaufman gelesen haben. Die, die kenne, liebe ich. Daher war ich sehr neugierig auf dieses Buch. Dieser Science Fiction Roman spielt auf dem Mars. Die Figuren stranden auf einer Station, die von Kriminellen besetzt wird. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt. Durch die ständige Erinnerung an die herunterlaufende Zeit entstand eine fortlaufende Spannung und die Handlung entwickelte sich in einem rasanten Tempo. Die Sichten wechseln schnell und insgesamt wartet die Handlung mit dem einen oder anderen Plottwist auf, die mich an den Kindle gefesselt haben. Die Figuren fand ich sehr gut greifbar und authentisch gezeichnet. Ich fand es aber schade, dass durch das wirklich schwelle Tempo auch die Liebesgeschichte sehr schnell und dadurch irgendwie... nicht so tiefgründig und nicht so einnehmend war, wie ich es von Amie Kaufman eigentlich gewohnt bin. Nichtsdestotrotz hatte ich mega viel Spaß mit dem Buch.
Description
From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising comes a high-octane, high-chemistry, sci-fi adventure about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing against the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries.
It's 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a lifeless rock into a chaotic patch of settlements - equal parts national pride, and corporate power grab.
Enter Hunter Graves: handsome, ambitious, and with spectacularly bad timing. He shows up unannounced at the United Nations base just in time for a toxin alert to set off every alarm they've got. Then the evac pods leave without him.
Also stranded: Cleo, a sharp-tongued stowaway with no intention of dying today, and even less patience for overconfident trust fund boys. But the enemy of your enemy is the jerk who might just help you survive.
There is no toxin. There is a team of invading mercenaries planning to blow up the base - and every trace of their crime - in eight hours.
Now, Hunter and Cleo have one shot to stop the explosion, escape alive, and deal with the inconvenient fact that they're falling for each other.
The clock is ticking.
Book Information
Posts
First of all: imagine my surprise when this was not just an audiobook, but a graphic audio with sound effects and full cast! For this kind of story it was just perfect - dialing up all the urgency and intensity up to 11. I was also immediately fully immersed into the word. Now for the plot: YA in space with a rich boy and a cri... resourceful girl? Just a couple of hours until annihilation? How do we stop this? How do we stop the bad guys? Sign me up for all of this! I love it when even the plans have plans. And while the romance in this limited timeframe must clearly be InstaLove, the author still made me root so much for these kids. If you liked the plot and pace of books like Illuminae, you will love this one. I know I did. 4.5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @bonnierbooks_uk for the eARC! #RedStarRebels #Netgalley #Bookstagram
Immer ein Vergnügen
Es ist schon länger her, dass ich ein Buch von Amie Kaufman gelesen haben. Die, die kenne, liebe ich. Daher war ich sehr neugierig auf dieses Buch. Dieser Science Fiction Roman spielt auf dem Mars. Die Figuren stranden auf einer Station, die von Kriminellen besetzt wird. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt. Durch die ständige Erinnerung an die herunterlaufende Zeit entstand eine fortlaufende Spannung und die Handlung entwickelte sich in einem rasanten Tempo. Die Sichten wechseln schnell und insgesamt wartet die Handlung mit dem einen oder anderen Plottwist auf, die mich an den Kindle gefesselt haben. Die Figuren fand ich sehr gut greifbar und authentisch gezeichnet. Ich fand es aber schade, dass durch das wirklich schwelle Tempo auch die Liebesgeschichte sehr schnell und dadurch irgendwie... nicht so tiefgründig und nicht so einnehmend war, wie ich es von Amie Kaufman eigentlich gewohnt bin. Nichtsdestotrotz hatte ich mega viel Spaß mit dem Buch.