From the Publisher
Praise for Light Years:
"Phenomenal...readers will be itching for more when they finish...A must-purchase for fans of the author and science fiction/romance."—SLJ
"The many space-combat scenarios are convincing enough to thrill ardent Trekkies. A fun, fast-paced read laced with a froth of space romance."—Kirkus Reviews
"In this character-driven sci-fi series starter, Morgan...offers smooth, easy prose, clever wit, and excellent character-building."—Publishers Weekly
"A lighter version of Ender's Game, Light Years is a must read for young adult and sci-fi lovers alike...a heartwarming, fast-paced read."—Teenreads.com
"This mash-up of Ender's Game (Tor Books 1985) and The Hunger Gameswill be popular with readers of similar action, sci-fi series. The cliffhanger of an ending will have readers clamoring for the next book in the series."—SLC
Praise for The 100 series:
"It's easy to be drawn in by the Lord of the Flies-style tension that builds as the teens struggle to set up a new society on a battered Earth, and by the smoldering romances that hang in the balance."—Publishers Weekly
"Dark and riveting. A mash-up of The Lord of the Flies, Across the Universe, and The Hunger Games."—Booklist
"The 100 is CW sci-fi done right."—Vulture
School Library Journal
08/02/2019
Gr 7 Up-The saga continues in this science fiction romance follow-up. Readers who haven't visited the first volume recently will find themselves scrambling to refresh their memories as little or no recap is provided. Readers are back with all of the same characters. Orelia, the traitor, has been discovered and is being held prisoner. Arran is on-again off-again with the boy his father doesn't want him involved with. Cormak lives in mortal fear of being discovered for having assumed his dead brother's identity to enter the academy. Meanwhile, Vesper seeks to live up to her high-ranking mother's ambitious expectations. There are several high-action sequences that resolve too easily. Romance is lurking at every turn but never results in anything more than kissing and suggestive overtures. The inappropriate relationship between teacher and student is never addressed and is whisked away by simply graduating the student based on meritorious battle performance. Similarly, all of the tensions created are unsatisfyingly erased in the final chapters. It's a happy ending, but it seems forced. VERDICT Purchase only where the first in the series was popular.-Leah Krippner, Harlem High School, Machesney Park, IL
Kirkus Reviews
2019-07-14
In the sequel to Light Years (2018), the four lead characters struggle to resolve their romantic difficulties and prevent the Sylvans and the Quatrans from destroying each other.
The first Sylvan attack on the Academy was thwarted by Squadron 20, only to be quickly followed by another. Orelia, now unmasked as a Sylvan spy, has a chance to redeem herself by negotiating a cease-fire. Has she already lost Zafir's love and the friendship of her fellow cadets? The Quatran Academy rewards Arran for his technical talent and bravery in combat, but his breakup with Dash has broken his heart. Vesper is closer than she's ever been to her mother, but she's hurt and confused when Rex suddenly breaks up with her. Vesper's malicious ex-boyfriend discovers that Cormak is impersonating his dead brother, Rex; can Cormak keep both the girl he loves and his place at the academy? Meanwhile, intrafederation tensions still run high for reasons as inscrutable as the expression on Zafir's handsome face. The four cadets must overcome the terror flooding their veins, jolts of pain and panic, waves of hot anger and cold terror, and a barrage of other emotions to come together and fight for peace. As with the previous volume, there is diversity in the cast, and race is not significant in this world.
A relationship melodrama that runs now hot, now cold but never quite manages to explode. (Science fiction. 12-17)
