It's hard to listen to while multitasking since so much keeps happening, but it also feels like fluff. It took me ten times as long to get through than an audiobook normally would.
I was disappointed and finally got into this book (a tiny bit) about 2/3 of the way in. I saw this was in a YA book box and the description sounded awesome, so I went for it.
“ The 100 meets Illuminae in this high-octane sci-fi thriller.” ( Bustle) And Emmett will face the ultimate choice: win the fortune at any cost, or find a way to fight that won't forever compromise what it means to be human. Now each recruit must earn the right to travel down to the planet of Eden - a planet that Babel has kept hidden - where they will mine a substance called Nyxia that has quietly become the most valuable material in the universe.īut Babel's ship is full of secrets. Why the Babel Corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family.īefore long, Emmett discovers that he is one of 10 recruits, all of whom have troubled pasts and are a long way from home. What would you be willing to risk for a lifetime of fortune?Įmmett Atwater isn't just leaving Detroit he's leaving Earth. Nyxia grabs you from the first line and never lets go.” (Marie Lu, number-one New York Times best-selling author of Warcross)Įvery life has a price in this sci-fi thriller - the first in a trilogy - that has the nonstop action of The Maze Runner and the high-stakes space setting of Illuminae. Nyxia grabs you from the first line and never lets go.“A high-octane thriller. The eight who make it will land on an alien world, where they will hunt for Nyxia, the most extraordinary substance in the universe.īut first Emmett must endure frightening tests, rivalry with his fellow chosen ones and the fear that Babel aren't telling the truth.īecause if Babel aren't, they'll be trapped, light years from home. 'Įmmett Atwater is just a poor kid plucked from the streets of Detroit.īut now he and nine teenagers like him are travelling to a distant planet aboard the Babel corporation's lightship.īefore they get there, they are told, two of them will be eliminated. 'And just like that, I'm leaving Earth behind. I was hooked from page one' Victoria Schwab, No.1 New York Times Bestselling Author
'Brilliant concept meets stellar execution in this fast-paced deep space adventure.
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