For fans of Marie Lu and James Dashner comes the first book in an epic new series,
The Illuminae Files_01
By Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
"Not only is ILLUMINAE a twisting, heart-pounding story moving at the speed of light, but it is a truly beautiful novel
that redefines the form. I have never read anything like it.
And it certainly filled the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA shaped hole in my heart."
—Victoria Aveyard bestselling author of
Red Queen
"An edge of your seat thrill ride that left me breathless. Genre: Undefinable. Novel: Unforgettable."
—Kami Garcia, bestselling coauthor of
Beautiful Creatures & author of Unbreakable
Every month, around the 20th, we will reveal new content about
ILLUMINAE as we get closer to the on sale date. This month visit IlluminaeFiles.com
to watch
a video featuring
AIDEN. Then click through to see all of our content:
Ø Ezra’s court martial
Ø Ezra and Kady profiles
Ø
Explore the ships
Ø
Meet the Authors
Ø
Start Reading – book page and excerpt
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Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)
Author: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Genre: YA Science Fiction/Dystopia
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Description:
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.
This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
The
year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet
that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the
universe. Too bad
nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining
down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each
other—are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating fleet,
with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.
But
pursuit by battleship is the least of their worries. Their fleet’s
artificial intelligence—which should be protecting them—may actually be
an enemy.
And a plague is slowly ravaging the fleet with terrifying consequences.
As Kady plunges into a web of data hacking in search of the truth, she
realizes that there’s only one boy who can help her bring everything to
light . . . and of course, it’s her ex-boyfriend,
Ezra.
Told
through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails,
schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—ILLUMINAE
is a ground-breaking, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that will draw teen
and adult readers of James Dashner, Rick Yancey, and Veronica Roth yet
stands on its own with Kaufman and Kristoff’s unique storytelling.
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“…a stylistically mesmerizing tale, where story and art are interchangeable, and words act as pictures.
The more experimental sections may require extra effort on readers’ parts, but the result is worth it.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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“Ambitious, heartbreaking, and out-of-this-world awesome.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“An exuberant mix of space opera, romance, zombies, hackers, and political thrills, told with eccentric aplomb.
ILLUMINAE is both the weirdest and most heartfelt thing you'll read this year. ”
—Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Zeroes
