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Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which
spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
My WoW for this week is Avalon by Mindee Arnett, I love the cover and the synopsis
sounds sooo good and I’m really enjoying the sci-fi genre at the moment so I’m
definitely eager to read this one.
Author: Mindee Arnett
Series: Avalon
Pages: 432
Publisher:
Balzer & Bray
Release date: 21st January 2014
Synopsis. (Goodreads)
A ragtag group of teenage mercenaries who crew the
spaceship Avalon stumble upon a conspiracy that could threaten the entire
galaxy in this fascinating and fast-paced sci-fi adventure from author Mindee
Arnett.
Of the various star systems that make up the Confederation, most lie thousands of light-years from First Earth-and out here, no one is free. The agencies that govern the Confederation are as corrupt as the crime bosses who patrol it, and power is held by anyone with enough greed and ruthlessness to claim it. That power is derived from one thing: metatech, the devices that allow people to travel great distances faster than the speed of light.
Jeth Seagrave and his crew of teenage mercenaries have survived in this world by stealing unsecured metatech, and they're damn good at it. Jeth doesn't care about the politics or the law; all he cares about is earning enough money to buy back his parents' ship, Avalon, from his crime-boss employer and getting himself and his sister, Lizzie, the heck out of Dodge. But when Jeth finds himself in possession of information that both the crime bosses and the government are willing to kill for, he is going to have to ask himself how far he'll go to get the freedom he's wanted for so long.
Avalon is the perfect fit for teens new to sci-fi as well as seasoned sci-fi readers looking for more books in the YA space-and a great match for fans of Joss Whedon's cult hit show Firefly.
Of the various star systems that make up the Confederation, most lie thousands of light-years from First Earth-and out here, no one is free. The agencies that govern the Confederation are as corrupt as the crime bosses who patrol it, and power is held by anyone with enough greed and ruthlessness to claim it. That power is derived from one thing: metatech, the devices that allow people to travel great distances faster than the speed of light.
Jeth Seagrave and his crew of teenage mercenaries have survived in this world by stealing unsecured metatech, and they're damn good at it. Jeth doesn't care about the politics or the law; all he cares about is earning enough money to buy back his parents' ship, Avalon, from his crime-boss employer and getting himself and his sister, Lizzie, the heck out of Dodge. But when Jeth finds himself in possession of information that both the crime bosses and the government are willing to kill for, he is going to have to ask himself how far he'll go to get the freedom he's wanted for so long.
Avalon is the perfect fit for teens new to sci-fi as well as seasoned sci-fi readers looking for more books in the YA space-and a great match for fans of Joss Whedon's cult hit show Firefly.
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are most anticipating this week?
Oooh that looks pretty awesome!
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I haven't read anything by Mindee Arnett but I'm excited for this book. I'm a huge sci-fi fan, so I can tell I'll enjoy this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Sharon! :)
Nice pick, Sharon. I've never heard of this before, but it sounds cool and the cover is so pretty. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOo this one sounds awesome! This is my first time actually seeing this one. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds good, and has me inner Firefly excited! Awesome pick, thanks for sharing it :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I just downloaded this one off of Edelweiss a while back since it sounded really awesome! Can't wait to get started on it :) Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteI think this looks so cool-I love the reference to Firefly and hope to love this as much!
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