by Amie Kaufman
Part of The Illuminae Files, book 3
First published 2018
Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik barely escaped the attacks on Heimdall station. Now, crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship Mao, their only option is to return to the invaded planet Kerenza - seven months after the initial attack. With the jump station destroyed and supplies running low, they must face an uncertain future and the unknown horrors that await them on the ground.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, space-opera, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, uncertain-future
Setting: Heimdall Station, Kerenza, Mao
618 pages · Hardcover · Knopf Books for Young Readers