Noemi (a teen soldier of Latin American ancestry) is a Genesis soldier training for the Masada Run-a suicide mission whose best hope is to delay the interstellar war by a few months.īut then, during a training flight, Noemi stumbles on a derelict ship and finds Abel: model 1A of the Mansfield Cybernetics Line. They are therefore at the center of a brutal war for independence that will determine their survival-very literally. The people of Genesis are also intensely religious and protective of their home. Genesis is Noemi Vidal’s home planet, and-of all the known and colonized worlds-it’s the only one that hasn’t been spoiled, raped of its natural resources, and left to rot. Those that aren’t are playgrounds for the rich and powerful. Most of those planets are little more than hollowed-out strip mines that Earth has exploited and drained. “Each Gate stabilizes one end of a singularity-a shortcut through space-time that allows a ship to travel partway across the galaxy in a mere instant.”
Human colonists have spread out to a handful of other planets, which are connected in a loop by a series of interstellar gates. Nevertheless, it’s still the seat of centralized power. The seas have risen, there’s more water than land, and it’s quickly becoming a lifeless hunk of rock hurtling through the cosmos. So, all of that to say that I was eagerly anticipating Gray’s new young adult novel, Defy the Stars, which I should point out is in no way connected to the Star Wars universe.īut it does happen to feature a compelling storyline, vibrant characters, and a kickass female protagonist you won’t soon forget.Įarth is the center of humanity, but it’s become our home world in name only. So it should be welcome news that Gray is returning to Leia with the young adult novel Leia: Princess of Alderaan, which is due out in the run up to December’s The Last Jedi. In my review of that book, I called it “the most personal, relevant, and poignant Star Wars book I’ve ever read.” I still stand by that statement. Her take on Leia in Bloodline, especially, was spot on and amazing. ( Check out my conversation with her here.) But talk about a killer way to first experience an author! I’m on record as saying that Gray’s Star Wars work- Lost Stars and Bloodline-are two of the best (if not the two best) books in the “new canon.” Both feature a compelling storyline, vibrant new characters, kickass female protagonists, and a legitimately exciting new direction for the saga. I’ll admit that I first discovered Claudia Gray through her Star Wars novels.
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