Dove Exiled (Dove Chronicles Series #2)

by Karen Bao

Overview

The thrilling sequel to Dove Arising, featuring "a brilliant new YA heroine in a world of true science fiction.” (Bustle.com)

Phaet Theta is a fugitive. Hiding in plain sight with her friend Wes’s family on the drowned planet Earth, Phaet discovers the rugged beauty of the world her ancestors once called home. All her life, she’s been taught to fear the “Earthbound,” and their generosity and kindness surprise and touch Phaet.
 
But when the Lunar Bases attack Wes’s isolated village, Phaet’s past catches up with her, and she’s forced to choose: stay on Earth and fight beside the boy she’s falling for, or stow away on a Moon-bound ship so she can save her brother and sister from the government that killed their mother.
 
This dramatic follow-up to Dove Arising plunges readers deeper into a complex and haunting world where freedom comes at a chilling price.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780698152786
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/23/2016
Series:	Dove Chronicles Series , #2
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Karen Bao is a writer, musician, and aspiring ecologist. She’s three years older than her brother and sixty years younger than her violin. Born in California and raised in New Jersey, she currently studies environmental biology at college in New York City. Karen began writing Dove Arising at the age of seventeen. Dove Exiled is her second novel. Visit her at karenbaobooks.com.

Editorial Reviews

Reviews for Dove Exiled:

“Phaet is an engaging character, with whom the readers should readily identify.”—VOYA

"Plenty of action to keep readers intrigued."—School Library Journal


Raves for the Dove Chronicles:

“Karen Bao is an incredibly talented young writer. Beautiful prose and one of the most interesting main characters I've read. Dove Arising marks the debut of a promising new talent. I loved the story, and I can't wait to read more!” —Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon

“Newcomer Bao’s off-world setting and world-building details are intriguing.”—Publishers Weekly
 
"Characters are well developed, especially strong-willed Phaet, and an even pace will keep teens turning pages. Fans of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, Veronica Roth’s Divergent and Marie Lu’s Legend should flock to this well-written debut effort by 19-year-old Bao." —School Library Journal

"Until just recently, the number of formidable young adult authors who got published before they were out of their teens was extremely small: Christopher Paolini and Isamu Fukui. Well, it is time to make room for a third name in this elite list: Karen Bao." —VOYA

“The 20-year-old Bao writes a brilliant new YA heroine in a world of true science fiction.” —Bustle.com
 
“Phaet is a compelling, ‘do what needs doing’ kind of girl, and her desperation to succeed and secure her family’s future is palpable…Revelations at the end pave the way for a sequel.”—Booklist.com
 
“Fans of The 5th Wave, Divergent, and Legend will love this smart, futuristic thriller.” —Justine

From the Publisher

12/01/2015
Gr 7 Up—When readers last saw Phaet in Dove Arising (Viking, 2015), she was fleeing the Moon in order to escape its controlling and dangerous ruling authority, the Committee. Now, Phaet finds herself in exile on Earth, forced to hide her true identity. She is miserable, desperate to find a way to return home and save her young siblings from the wrath of the Committee. She soon finds her opportunity when war breaks out on Earth. It becomes clear that the Committee's power has spread so far that even Earth can no longer escape its influence. Upon her return to the Moon, Phaet is surprised to discover that she has become a symbol of a burgeoning revolution: the "Girl Sage" who stood up to the Committee. The ending sets the stage nicely for the action that is to come in the next installment. Bao has employed a multitude of familiar young adult speculative fiction tropes here, including a controlling and immoral government, a reluctant heroine, and a guilt-ridden love triangle. While the first volume primarily focused on Phaet's militia training, this one steers more toward romance and the building of new alliances. Despite this emphasis on relationships, however, the characterization falls flat, with the main love interest reading more like the concept of the perfect boy than as a real person. Luckily, there is still plenty of action to keep readers intrigued. VERDICT Bao's second effort is not quite as original as her first but should still appeal to teens who enjoy predictable speculative fiction with a dose of romance.—Liz Overberg, Zionsville Community High School, IN

School Library Journal

2015-11-24
Even though she is on Earth, Phaet can't hide from the evil, totalitarian Lunar government for long. Months after Phaet and Wes' desperate flight from the Moon in Dove Arising (2015), they've taken refuge at his home, Saint Oda, where Phaet's become a member of the island community. Still, they cover up what actually happened on Wes' mission as well as the fact that Phaet's from the Moon—the highly religious Odans, who've previously suffered unprovoked Lunar attacks, call Lunars "demons." But when a representative from Pacifia, one of the two large, rival Earthbound powers, shows up with video footage of the Lunar forces torturing Phaet's imprisoned brother, Phaet covertly uses Odan technology to contact one of their Moon spies. She learns that Lunars have allied with Pacifia, located her and Wes, and will attack Saint Oda shortly. Her identity unveiled, Phaet's sent on a suicide mission against Pacifia to halt the attack, only to have Wes join her and decide instead to take them to Pacifia's enemy, Battery Bay, for help. The narrative moments that explore the Earthbound civilizations are interesting but over quickly. When the attack comes, Phaet sneaks back to the Moon to rescue her brother but finds she has become a symbol of the resistance. The slow Lunar plot culminates in elections for the all-powerful council. Glaring weak spots include secondary characters' unconvincing motives and tacked-on romantic plots. Its protagonist of Asian heritage aside, it's a standard-issue dystopian middle volume. (Science fiction. 13-18)

Kirkus Reviews