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Illuminae

Jay Kristoff

2015599 pagesabout 9–14 hours
2015
first published
  • 2015Allen & Unwin · 599 pagesISBN 9781760113803
  • 2015Knopf Books for Young Readers · 608 pages · ENGISBN 9780553499117
  • 2015Random House Children's Books · 608 pages · ENGISBN 9780553499131
  • 2015Oneworld Publications · 695 pages · ENGISBN 9781780748382
  • 2017Turtleback Books · 608 pagesISBN 9780606398473
  • 2017Ember · 624 pages · ENGISBN 9780553499148
  • 2015Pan Macmillan India · 608 pagesISBN 9781780748375
  • 2015Listening Library (Audio)ISBN 9781101916629

***This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.*** The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit. But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she'd never speak to again.

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