Amy has left the life she loves for a world 300 years away Trapped in space and frozen in time, Amy is bound for a new planet. But fifty years before she's due to arrive, she is violently woken, the victim of an attempted murder. Now Amy's lost on board and nothing makes sense - she's never felt so alone. Yet someone is waiting for her. He wants to protect her; and more if she'll let him. But who can she trust amidst the secrets and lies? A killer is out there - and Amy has nowhere to hide...
Review
Revis charges into the something’s-wrong-aboard-this-spaceship genre with this cunningly executed thriller. Sixteen-year-old Elder (so named because he will replace Eldest as the ship’s leader once Eldest has died) has his isolated world rocked when he discovers a lower level containing dozens of frozen humans set to be defrosted when the ship, Godspeed, completes its 300-year journey to a new planet. One human has been removed prematurely—17-year-old Amy, who alternates narration with Elder—and she is devastated to have been awakened decades before schedule. Amy is plunged into the hermetic weirdness of Godspeed, where each of the ship’s 2,312 passengers (or inmates?) is categorized Brave New World–style. With Amy acting as catalyst, Elder begins digging through the lies covering up the crushing truth of their mission. The story occasionally strains credibility (a few locked doors would’ve effectively shut down the plot), but Revis’ headlong brio mostly cancels out these deficits, resulting in a compulsively readable crowd-pleaser. ...either romance or sci-fi fans.. should have a blast. Grades 8-11. Booklist
Author Biography
Beth Revis wrote her first books whilst still at university, where she secretly jotted down stories instead of taking notes. In addition to writing teen fiction, Beth spends her time doing things like trying to point out the dramatic irony in 'Oedipus Rex' to gaggles of sixteen-year-olds. This is because she is also a teacher, in case you were wondering. Beth lives in rural North Carolina with her husband and her dog, where she splits her time between writing lesson plans, writing stories, and writing up plans to travel somewhere new. Across the Universe is her debut novel.
