Thetis
The Deep Sky Saga Book
2
by Greg Boose
Genre: YA Sci-fi
Fantasy
Pub
Date: 10/8/18
Lost
meets The 100 in this action-packed YA science fiction series.
Blind
and broken, orphaned teenager Jonah Lincoln reluctantly boards a
rescue ship bound for the planet Thetis, but not before it picks up a
few more surprising and dangerous survivors from the massacre on the
moon Achilles. After regaining his sight, Jonah sees the gated colony
on Thetis is just as he feared–cloaked in mystery and under an
oppressive rule with no one to trust–and that outside the walls,
it’s even worse. Surrounded by terrifying new landscapes and
creatures, Jonah and his friends fight to save the colony and restore
order to the planet.
REVIEW:
Achilles
The Deep Sky Saga Book
1
Young
colonists find themselves stranded on an unpopulated moon—and not
as alone as they thought—in a series debut from the author of The
Red Bishop.
The
year is 2221, and humans have colonized a planet called Thetis in the
Silver Foot Galaxy. After a tragic accident kills dozens of teenage
colonists, Thetis’s leaders are desperate to repopulate. So Earth
sends the Mayflower
2—a
state-of-the-art spaceship—across the universe to bring new
homesteaders to the colony.
For
orphaned teen Jonah Lincoln, the move to Thetis is a chance to
reinvent himself, to be strong and independent and brave, the way he
could never be on Earth. But his dreams go up in smoke when their
ship crash-lands, killing half the passengers and leaving the rest
stranded—not on Thetis, but on its cruel and unpopulated moon,
Achilles.
Between
its bloodthirsty alien life forms and its distance from their
intended location, Achilles is a harrowing landing place. When all of
the adult survivors suddenly disappear, leaving the teenage
passengers to fend for themselves, Jonah doubts they’ll survive at
all, much less reach Thetis—especially when it appears Achilles
isn’t as uninhabited as they were led to believe.
REVIEW:
ACHILLES:
Wow, just wow! I started reading Achilles, the first book in the series, and ended up at 3 am, bleary-eyed and completely hooked. The book starts with a horrific crash, as a ship carrying cadets, doctors, and scientists smashes onto an alien planet. They were supposed togo to Thetis, a new colony in space - instead they are wrecked upon Thetis's moon - Achilles. The main character, Jonah, is a teen, an army cadet, and completely overwhelmed by everything. The author gives us bits and pieces about Jonah, as we see the accident and survivors through his eyes. The POV is tight, so we are not privy to anyone else's thoughts, but it works superbly with the story. The action never stops, the characters are amazing, and the world building is breathtaking. Amazing - highly recommended. However, be warned - extremely violent - the bopok also brings up such subjects as drugs and insanity. I'd say for ages 16+
THETIS:
Thetis starts exactly where Achilles leaves off - and you really need to read book I to appreciate book II, because there is so much back story to assimilate (but don't hesitate - book I is superbe)! Jonah is now on Thetis, and trying to make sense of what happened during the time he spent on Achilles. Thetis seems like a nice planet - but why is everyone coughing? The adults needed something on the spaceship that crashed on Achilles, but no one is telling Jonah the whole truth. It's up to him to put things together. Told from a teen's POV, this story is also amazing in world building and how true to life the characters' actions seem to be. Kudos to the author - read these books - you will not be disappointed!
The
fourth of six kids, Greg Boose grew up on a large produce farm
in northeast Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree from Miami
University, and then later received his M.F.A. at Minnesota State
University Moorhead where he focused on screenwriting and fiction. He
lives in Santa Monica with his two young daughters.
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