Shades of Earth: An Across the Universe Novel
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Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience.
But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight.
Amy and Elder must race to discover who--or what--else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed--friends, family, life on Earth--will have been for nothing.
FUELED BY LIES.
RULED BY CHAOS.
ALMOST HOME.
Praise for the ACROSS THE UNIVERSE trilogy:
"Entirely original, deeply compelling, and totally unputdownable--I've found a new favorite!" --Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth
"A murder mystery, a budding romance, and a dystopian world gracefully integrated into a sci-fi novel that blows away all expectation." --Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Lovely
"A fast-paced, action-packed follow-up . . . that explores not only the nature of authority and loyalty but fear of the unknown and fulfilling one's personal destiny." --LA Times
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Also... Wow! Spannend bis zur letzten Seite! Habe meinen Kindle sogar mit aufs Klo genommen, damit ich nicht mit dem Lesen aufhören muss! :D Allerdings fand ich die Tatsache, dass Elder überlebt, sehr offensichtlich und außerdem war es äußerst merkwürdig, dass Amys Körper sofort auf die DNA Veränderung reagiert hat. Ich meine, merkt man sowas nicht erst in der nächsten Generation? oO Nichtsdestotrotz ein gelungenes Ende für die Trilogie, auch wenn die letzten 10-15% nur aus Erklärungen bestanden ;)
Satisfying conclusion of an intense series. First I was afraid it falls into some YA tropes at the end but it proves me so wrong. Half of the book was an action packed finale and I couldn't help but read it in one session. A lot of the things happened could have been avoided if people just talk to each other, but hey that's a problem even in reality ;-) Totally recommend the series for people interested in Sci-Fi without a lot of tech talk and with reliable characters and some pretty good mystery instead.
Inhalt: Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience. But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight. Amy and Elder must race to discover who--or what--else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed--friends, family, life on Earth--will have been for nothing. Rezension: Shades of Earth beginnt genau dort, wo der zweite Band endet und ich konnte mich sofort wieder in die Welt von Elder und Amy hineinversetzen. Die beiden Protagonisten kommen also mit den anderen Menschen von Godspeed auf Centauri-Earth an, aber dieser Planet ist gefährlich. Aber nicht nur gefährliche Biester und Aliens müssen sie bekämpfen um zu überleben, auch in den eigenen Reihen befinden sich Verräter. Der Spannungsbogen ist in diesem Roman durchweg oben, es konnte mich aber nicht vollends überzeugen. Ein großer Kritikpunkt stellt das Ende dar, mit dem ich mich einfach nicht anfreunden kann, ich hätte wahrscheinlich noch einen Stern abgezogen, wäre Elder wirklich gestorben. Ich kann die Entscheidung der ersten Kolonie alles zu töten, was sich ihnen in den Weg stellt und potenziell gefährlich ist, nicht nachvollziehen. Chris hätte durchaus erkennen müssen, dass sie mit Elder und Amy hätten verhandeln können. Diese ganze Schlacht war mir dann doch etwas zu unnötig.
Description
Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience.
But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight.
Amy and Elder must race to discover who--or what--else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed--friends, family, life on Earth--will have been for nothing.
FUELED BY LIES.
RULED BY CHAOS.
ALMOST HOME.
Praise for the ACROSS THE UNIVERSE trilogy:
"Entirely original, deeply compelling, and totally unputdownable--I've found a new favorite!" --Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth
"A murder mystery, a budding romance, and a dystopian world gracefully integrated into a sci-fi novel that blows away all expectation." --Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Lovely
"A fast-paced, action-packed follow-up . . . that explores not only the nature of authority and loyalty but fear of the unknown and fulfilling one's personal destiny." --LA Times
Book Information
Posts
Also... Wow! Spannend bis zur letzten Seite! Habe meinen Kindle sogar mit aufs Klo genommen, damit ich nicht mit dem Lesen aufhören muss! :D Allerdings fand ich die Tatsache, dass Elder überlebt, sehr offensichtlich und außerdem war es äußerst merkwürdig, dass Amys Körper sofort auf die DNA Veränderung reagiert hat. Ich meine, merkt man sowas nicht erst in der nächsten Generation? oO Nichtsdestotrotz ein gelungenes Ende für die Trilogie, auch wenn die letzten 10-15% nur aus Erklärungen bestanden ;)
Satisfying conclusion of an intense series. First I was afraid it falls into some YA tropes at the end but it proves me so wrong. Half of the book was an action packed finale and I couldn't help but read it in one session. A lot of the things happened could have been avoided if people just talk to each other, but hey that's a problem even in reality ;-) Totally recommend the series for people interested in Sci-Fi without a lot of tech talk and with reliable characters and some pretty good mystery instead.
Inhalt: Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience. But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight. Amy and Elder must race to discover who--or what--else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed--friends, family, life on Earth--will have been for nothing. Rezension: Shades of Earth beginnt genau dort, wo der zweite Band endet und ich konnte mich sofort wieder in die Welt von Elder und Amy hineinversetzen. Die beiden Protagonisten kommen also mit den anderen Menschen von Godspeed auf Centauri-Earth an, aber dieser Planet ist gefährlich. Aber nicht nur gefährliche Biester und Aliens müssen sie bekämpfen um zu überleben, auch in den eigenen Reihen befinden sich Verräter. Der Spannungsbogen ist in diesem Roman durchweg oben, es konnte mich aber nicht vollends überzeugen. Ein großer Kritikpunkt stellt das Ende dar, mit dem ich mich einfach nicht anfreunden kann, ich hätte wahrscheinlich noch einen Stern abgezogen, wäre Elder wirklich gestorben. Ich kann die Entscheidung der ersten Kolonie alles zu töten, was sich ihnen in den Weg stellt und potenziell gefährlich ist, nicht nachvollziehen. Chris hätte durchaus erkennen müssen, dass sie mit Elder und Amy hätten verhandeln können. Diese ganze Schlacht war mir dann doch etwas zu unnötig.