Category: Sci Fi

Satellite by Nick Lake

4/23/2019

Leo and his best friends Libra and Orion (twins) have spent their entire lives aboard Moon 2, a space station orbiting the Earth. Living in space, Leo has never done so many things that most of us take for granted -- he's never tasted ice cream or had a pet; never gone to high school or been to a concert; never felt rain or the warmth of a wood fire.
As Leo and the twins turn sixteen, the doctors say they are strong enough to leave their zero gravity home and visit Earth for the first time.
Leo is excited to meet the grandfather he's never known and to try so many new things. However, life on Earth turns out to be harder, more complicated, and more dangerous than Leo could ever have imagined. In fact, his body, so used to outer space, may not be cut out to survive life on Earth -- but what can Leo do?

Grades 8-12

If you liked The Martian by Andy Weir or you've ever dreamed about being an astronaut, then check out Satellite by Nick Lake.

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Red Rising by Pierce Brown

3/20/2018

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Darrow lives on Mars deep underground where he works in the mines and struggles for survival.
When his wife is taken from him, he comes to realize that his people, known as Reds, are essentially slaves who have been lied to for hundreds of years.
Darrow is recruited by a guerrilla group called the Sons of Ares, and in a search for justice and revenge, he accepts a mission to infiltrate the Golds, the powerful and cruel overlords who rule the planets.

This book has it all -- nonstop action; a great plot; brutal, bloody fights; a cooler than cool main character; and lots of twists and turns. Kind of like The Hunger Games (spectator sports! battles! revolution!) but about a million times better -- and it's in outer space!

Book 1 of the Red Rising Saga
Grades 9-12

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Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

4/24/2017

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When the planet of Kerenza is attacked, Kady Grant manages to escape in one of three spaceships while her mom and ex-boyfriend Ezra are each on different ones.
Even though she made it safely off Kerenza, Kady's problems are just beginning: the attackers are in pursuit and plan to finish off the escapees; a plague is infecting the survivors and turning them into deadly zombies; and the artificial intelligence system, AIDEN, that runs the spaceship has gone rogue.
With no one left to turn to in space, it's up to Kady's hacking and Ezra's fighting skills to survive and to save each other as well as the rest of the dwindling number of evacuees on the ships.

This book was such a fun adventure/survival thrill ride (with a smidgen of romance). The format comprised of interview transcripts, memos, instant-messaging transcripts, diary entries, and more made for a unique read. (Don't let the size fool you -- it's a quick read with a lot of white space around the pictures, text messages, and such).

Grades 7-12
Book 1 of the Illuminae Files

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