If Noemi could pray like that, maybe she wouldn't be so scared. Esther Gatson's eyes are shut in fervent prayer. So she looks across the row at her best friend, one of the noncombatants who is here only to map potential trajectories for the Masada Run, not to die in the process.
Inside the troop ship, the air is electrified with terrible purpose. So desperate for the life she's already given up.Įvery single one of them volunteered, but none of them is truly ready to die. She clutches it tighter and wishes she didn't feel so hollow inside. Like the other members of the Second Catholic Church, Noemi has her rosary beads in hand, the small stone-carved crucifix floating near her face. Most of the People of the Book are seated close together: The Jews clasp hands with one another the Muslims have been seated in one corner, to better pray toward the distant dot in the sky where Mecca lies. The troops around her share a mix of faiths. Only the dark star field outside the few small windows reveals how far they are from home. Zero-G even makes it look as if they're underwater-their hair fanning out from their heads, their booted feet swaying out from their launch harnesses as if caught by the tide. The soft ebb and swell of their whispers sounds like waves against the shore. Noemi wants to pray like the other soldiers she hears around her. I N THREE WEEKS, N OEMI V IDAL WILL DIE-HERE, IN THIS very place. The stakes are even higher than either of them first realized, and the more time they spend together, the more they’re forced to question everything they’d been taught was true.Īn epic and romantic adventure, perfect for fans of The Lunar Chronicles and Illuminae.
Their efforts would end the fighting for good, but they’re not without sacrifice. Noemi and Abel are enemies in an interstellar war, forced by chance to work together as they embark on a daring journey through the stars. To the people of Genesis, he’s an abomination. He wants only to protect his creator, and to be free. He’s a machine–Abandoned in space for years, utterly alone, Abel’s advanced programming has begun to evolve. To their enemies on Earth, she’s a rebel. She’s a soldier–Noemi Vidal is willing to risk anything to protect her planet, Genesis, including her own life. From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline comes a thrilling sci-fi adventure that Kass Morgan, bestselling author of The 100 series, calls “startlingly original and achingly romantic…nothing short of masterful.”
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