For Darkness Shows the Stars

Zusatztext Praise for ASCENDANT: "I was riveted by Ascendant. It's not only about killer unicorns; it's also about finding the courage to make tough decisions-and to be true to yourself. I think Astrid rocks!" Informationen zum Autor Diana Peterfreund is the author of many books for adults and children! including the critically acclaimed For Darkness Shows the Stars and Across a Star-Swept Sea . She lives with her family outside Washington! DC! in a house full of bookshelves! and is always on the lookout for lost cities or stray rocket ships. Klappentext It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction! decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology. Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart! the servant Kai! choosing duty to her family's estate over love. Since then the world has changed: a new class of Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress! and Elliot's estate is foundering! forcing her to rent land to the mysterious Cloud Fleet! a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain Malakai Wentforth—an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliot wonders if this could be their second chance! Kai seems determined to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she let him go. But Elliot soon discovers her old friend carries a secret—one that could change their society . . . or bring it to its knees. And again! she's faced with a choice: cling to what she's been raised to believe! or cast her lot with the only boy she's ever loved! even if she's lost him forever. Inspired by Jane Austen's persuasion! For Darkness Shows the Stars is a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it. Zusammenfassung Fans of Divergent will love Diana Peterfreund’s take on Jane Austen’s Persuasion set in a post-apocalyptic world.   In the dystopian future of For Darkness Shows the Stars ! a genetic experiment has devastated humanity. In the aftermath! a new class system placed anti-technology Luddites in absolute power over vast estates—and any survivors living there.   Elliot North is a dutiful Luddite and a dutiful daughter who runs her father’s estate. When the boy she loved! Kai! a servant! asked her to run away with him four years ago! she refused! although it broke her heart.   Now Kai is back. And while Elliot longs for a second chance with her first love! she knows it could mean betraying everything she’s been raised to believe is right.   For Darkness Shows the Stars is a breathtaking YA romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Diana Peterfreund
• Editore: Balzer & Bray
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 13 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.06.2012
• EAN: 9780062006141
• ISBN: 978-0-06-200614-1
• Pagine: 416
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 215 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Stars; Stars
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Girls & Women *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Dating & Sex *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Visionary & Metaphysical *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Dystopian *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Technology, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Fantasy / Romance