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Obsidio (The Illuminae Files)

Amie Kaufman (2019-05-07)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages642 (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age14

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Heroine archetypes

HackerRebel / Revolutionary

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Synopsis

Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza--but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys--an old flame from Asha's past--reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heros will fall, and hearts will be broken.

Tags

Science Fiction ThrillerEpistolary NovelSpace WarfareFound Footage Style

Is Obsidio (The Illuminae Files) appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

This YA sci-fi finale features intense space battle violence, character deaths, and wartime trauma. Strong language and mild romantic content are present but not explicit.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include graphic violence, death, mass death, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will love the high-stakes space battles, clever resistance tactics, and multi-format storytelling as the heroes fight to save their colony planet.