Books on our Radar: Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
When the cover of your book has a quote on it from none other than Marie Lu and reads “Brace yourself. You’re about to be immersed in a mindscape that you’ll never want to leave” you sit up and take notice. But don’t just take my word for it, read on for the exciting description (which trust me I could not do justice) and be sure to add this one to your TBR list in advance of its release in October of 2015.
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 an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.
But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it’s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again.
Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes
I grabbed this one as a freebie at the Pasadena Loves YA festival in May. =)
Livia, have you read it yet?! It looks amazing!