Defy the Stars

By Claudia Gray

Book Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline comes a thrilling sci-fi adventure that Kass Morgan, bestselling author of The 100 series, calls "startlingly original and achingly romantic...nothing short of masterful." She's a soldier--Noemi Vidal is willing to risk anything to protect her planet, Genesis, including her own life. To their enemies on Earth, she's a rebel. He's a machine--Abandoned in space for years, utterly alone, Abel's advanced programming has begun to evolve. He wants only to protect his creator, and to be free. To the people of Genesis, he's an abomination. Noemi and Abel are enemies in an interstellar war, forced by chance to work together as they embark on a daring journey through the stars. Their efforts would end the fighting for good, but they're not without sacrifice. The stakes are even higher than either of them first realized, and the more time they spend together, the more they're forced to question everything they'd been taught was true. An epic and romantic adventure, perfect for fans of The Lunar Chronicles and Illuminae .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316394033
• ISBN13: 9780316394031
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.8" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Really engaging science fiction!

I’ve been trying to recapture my love of reading with anything I could find: classics, fantasy, YA...whatever as long as people swore up and down that it was “really good.” Defy the Stars is actually... really, really good! It’s the first non-textbook since high school that I’ve really gotten lost in. It handles the subjects of religion, environmentalism, and the ethics of technology quite well. How much do you owe your fellow humans, even though you’re light years apart physically and culturally opposed? Can an advanced enough machine simulate personhood convincingly? At what point do they actually have a “soul”?.

Definitely my favorite book

I absolutely love this book. It’s such a beautiful story that combines all of my favorite things. The author has truly created a masterpiece