A stunning blend of action-packed science fiction and love against the odds, perfect for fans of the DIVERGENT series.
Noemi is a young and fearless soldier of Genesis, a colony planet of a dying Earth. But the citizens of Genesis are rising up - they know that Earth's settlers will only destroy this planet the way they destroyed their own. And so a terrible war has begun.
When Noemi meets Abel, one of Earth's robotic mech warriors, she realizes that Abel himself may provide the key to Genesis' salvation. Abel is bound by his programming to obey her - even though her plan could result in his destruction. But Abel is no ordinary mech. He's a unique prototype, one with greater intelligence, skill and strength than any other. More than that, he has begun to develop emotions, a personality and even dreams. Noemi begins to realise that if Abel is less than human, he is more than a machine. If she destroys him, is it murder? And can a cold-blooded murder be redeemed by the protection of a world?
Stranded together in space, they go on a whirlwind adventure through Earth's various colony worlds, alongside the countless Vagabonds who have given up planetary life altogether and sail forever between the stars. Each step brings them closer - both to each other and to the terrible decision Noemi will have to make about her world's fate, and Abel's. Claudia Gray is the New York Times bestselling author of a number of YA paranormal series (Evernight, Spellcaster, Firebird) as well as the author of two Star Wars books for Disney/Lucasfilm. She writes novels full-time, and hopes to do this forever. Her home in New Orleans is over a hundred years old and is painted purple. In her free time she reads, travels, hikes, cooks and listens to music. Follow Claudia on Twitter @claudiagray, or find out more at claudiagray.com A story of romance, rebellion and the stars INTERSTELLAR meets BLADE RUNNER: this thrilling YA story hits all the right notes in an epic space opera Claudia Gray is the New York Times bestselling author of the Evernight series, as well as several other paranormal series published by Harper, including her most recent book A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird series) DEFY THE STARS represents an exciting new direction for Claudia Gray - one to which she is perfectly suited, being the author of the Star Wars books Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: LOST STARS and also Star Wars: Bloodline (Disney/Lucasfilm) Heavy on the romance as well as the action, this book is perfect for all fans of YA dystopia/sci-fi/romance - Veronica Roth (DIVERGENT), Kate Ling (THE LONELINESS OF DISTANT BEINGS), Ally Condie (MATCHED), Lauren Oliver (DELIRIUM), Amie Kaufman (ILLUMINAE) and Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN) Space is a growing genre in the YA market and this book, the first of two, delivers a fantastically page-turning book in this genre Claudia Gray is active on social media, with over 23,000 followers on Twitter Launched with a creative marketing campaign, including a targetted social media push to reach fans of comparison films, TV and books
