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Synopsis
"Thrillingly ambitious and imaginative." —Soman Chainani, bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil, about Last Day on Mars It is Earth year 2223, but the Earth, along with the entire solar system, is gone. Liam and Phoebe, having barely escaped our exploding sun with their lives, are in stasis for the decade-long journey to the rogue planet Delphi, where they hope to meet up with the rest of the human refugees, find help for their injured parents, and pass along the devastating things they discovered on Mars: that someone destroyed their world intentionally, and that that someone might still be after them, trying to finish the job. Phoebe is carrying her own dark secret. One that finds her waking up secretly at various points in their journey, changing their path through space. One that will decide the fate of the human race, and many more besides. One that, very soon, she must reveal to Liam, whether he’s ready for the truth or not. The second volume in Kevin Emerson's thrilling sci-fi epic is a bold and terrifying quest into the outer reaches of time and space—one that will change our heroes, and their friendship, forever.
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Is The Oceans between Stars (Chronicle of the Dark Star, 2) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
This middle-grade space adventure features children dealing with apocalyptic destruction and injured parents, with moderate peril and death themes. Characters face life-threatening situations and moral dilemmas about humanity's survival.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of parent, grief, and trauma (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids will love this thrilling space journey with two friends racing to save humanity after Earth's destruction, full of secrets, danger, and big questions about the universe.