Chasing Stars

by Helen Douglas

Overview

When Ryan chose to return to 2012 to save Eden from certain death, he knew that he would be altering the timeline of the world--but he didn't expect to be followed, or that the "cleaner" from his own time would be so ruthless. Soon, there is nowhere for the star-crossed lovers to run. Capture is inevitable.

Eden and Ryan must travel to Ryan's present era of 2123 to face trial. In prison, Eve contemplates everyone she has ever known having lived and died many years before and facing a likely permanent separation from Ryan. Escaping would mean certain death. Taking the blame would save Ryan--but would result in life imprisonment. All Eden wants is Ryan, but is it possible--given the threat their love poses to the thread of time--that they can ever be together?

The stakes are high in this epic cross-century romance where love bends the laws of time and reason.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619634114
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/19/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	888 KB
Age Range:	13 Years

About the Author

Helen Douglas graduated from the London School of Economics with a degree in economic history. After a stint as a subeditor in London, she moved to California, where she worked as a theatre director, then as an English teacher. An avid stargazer, one of her first memories is of getting up in the middle of the night to sneak outside and watch the Perseid meteor shower with a friend. It was a telescope that she received as a birthday gift that helped inspire After Eden. She now lives in England with her husband and children.
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Helen Douglas graduated from the LSE with a degree in economic history. After a stint as a subeditor in London, she moved to California, where she worked as a theatre director, then as an English teacher. A keen stargazer, one of her first memories is of getting up in the middle of the night to sneak outside and watch the Perseid meteor shower with a friend. It was a telescope that she received as a birthday gift that helped inspire EDEN. She now lives in Cornwall with her husband and children.

Editorial Reviews

"Offers romance fans their happy ending while leaving room for adventure seekers to hope for possible sequels." - BCCB

"A captivating love story that spans generations and time periods." - School Library Journal

"A satisfying continuation of Eden and Ryan's romance." - Booklist

"Romance, time travel, espionage, and teen angst all come to life in this novel." - BCCB on AFTER EDEN

"The plot is competently constructed and the prose enjoyable—a respectable debut." - Publishers Weekly on AFTER EDEN

"A series of exciting revelations . . . ignite the action." - Kirkus Reviews on AFTER EDEN

"A compelling read." - School Library Journal on AFTER EDEN

From the Publisher

06/01/2016
Gr 7 Up—Ryan is a time traveler from the future. He bravely yet recklessly returns to the past to save his love, Eden. In the year 2123, fundamental laws exist that are never meant to be broken. Putting his life on the line, Ryan ultimately decides to break these laws in order to rescue Eden. She holds a valuable secret that is so important that leaders from the future send a cleaner to end her life. This is a captivating love story that spans generations and time periods. The couple think that they are safe and free to live their lives together, but the admirals, who uphold the laws, seek justice. Ryan is arrested and put on trial. If he is found guilty, he could be sentenced to the Lunar colony for the rest of his short, brutish life. With the help of his closest friends, Eden devises a plan to help Ryan escape from his imprisonment. Together, they must figure out a way not only to set Ryan free but also to set the course for their own destinies. This title is slow-moving in the beginning but eventually finds its way. The ending, however, will feel clichéd and overwrought to some readers. VERDICT A good fit for those who enjoy romantic love stories with a mix of sci-fi; for fans of Meagan Spooner.—Amy Caldera, Dripping Springs Middle School, TX

School Library Journal

2016-04-13
Violations of time-traveling laws in the year 2123 threaten Ryan and Eden's relationship.Their story began in After Eden (2013), when Ryan time traveled back from 2123 to 2012 to complete a mission to save the human race. Success required enlisting the cooperation of 16-year-old Eden, whose knowledge of the future later made her a target of a "clean up" assassin from 2123. This sequel begins as Ryan frantically—and illegally—returns to 2012 to save her. But when the future officials realize what's happened, they send another operative back to 2012 to retrieve the pair. Upon arriving back in 2123, Ryan is imprisoned and eventually sentenced to life in a lunar mining camp for illegal time travel. But Eden soon becomes something of a local celebrity, enjoying parties and outings with Ryan's school friends, which readers may feel is disappointingly like life in 2012. This socializing undermines the sense of desperation she claims to feel about Ryan's fate. In fact none of the characters—including Ryan's friends and family—seem inclined to do much beyond accepting his fate and moving forward with their lives. Unfortunately, the dull characters and social interludes slow the novel's pace. Eventually Eden rallies, concocting some escape plans that seem fairly simplistic considering the security technology readers would expect to be available in 2123. Interestingly, Eden and Ryan were depicted as white teens on the cover of After Eden, but this sequel depicts Eden as ethnically ambiguous and with dark hair rather than the red the text describes.Lacks the dramatic pizazz expected from a science-fiction thriller. (Science fiction. 12-18)

Kirkus Reviews