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From the New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of The Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic...

The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch:

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass tech-whiz with the galaxy's biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who's totally not into him, in case you were wondering

And Ty's squad isn't even his biggest problem that'd be Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley, the girl he's just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler's squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

NOBODY PANIC.

Aurora Rising is to sci-fi what Stranger Things is to the cinema of the eighties – a fusion of everything you love about the genre that adds up into something completely fresh.’ Samantha Shannon

'A beyond epic space adventure that will make a sci-fi fan out of anyone.’ Alexandra Christo, author of To Kill A Kingdom



Trade Review

It certainly filled the Battlestar Galactica–shaped hole in my heart.’ Victoria Aveyard, author of The Red Queen


‘Brace yourself. You’re about to be immersed in a mindscape that you’ll never want to leave.’ Marie Lu, author of Legend


‘A battlestar-brilliant, Six of Crows ride! Fantastic world-building, action, tech, romance & fun... An intergalactic rocket of a book.’ Michelle Kenney, author of Book of Fire


This intergalactic space opera has it all: action, thrills, suspense, laughs, and all the feels.’ Kirkus Reviews, starred review


‘A fantastically fun ride.’ MTV

Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle)

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    A Paperback / softback by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

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      Publisher: Oneworld Publications
      Publication Date: 02/04/2020
      ISBN13: 9781786077004, 978-1786077004
      ISBN10: 1786077000

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From the New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of The Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic...

      The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch:

      A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
      A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
      A smart-ass tech-whiz with the galaxy's biggest chip on his shoulder
      An alien warrior with anger management issues
      A tomboy pilot who's totally not into him, in case you were wondering

      And Ty's squad isn't even his biggest problem that'd be Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley, the girl he's just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler's squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

      NOBODY PANIC.

      Aurora Rising is to sci-fi what Stranger Things is to the cinema of the eighties – a fusion of everything you love about the genre that adds up into something completely fresh.’ Samantha Shannon

      'A beyond epic space adventure that will make a sci-fi fan out of anyone.’ Alexandra Christo, author of To Kill A Kingdom



      Trade Review

      It certainly filled the Battlestar Galactica–shaped hole in my heart.’ Victoria Aveyard, author of The Red Queen


      ‘Brace yourself. You’re about to be immersed in a mindscape that you’ll never want to leave.’ Marie Lu, author of Legend


      ‘A battlestar-brilliant, Six of Crows ride! Fantastic world-building, action, tech, romance & fun... An intergalactic rocket of a book.’ Michelle Kenney, author of Book of Fire


      This intergalactic space opera has it all: action, thrills, suspense, laughs, and all the feels.’ Kirkus Reviews, starred review


      ‘A fantastically fun ride.’ MTV

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