Format: Hardcover, 377 pages
Release Date: October 9th 2018
Publisher: Little, Brown Books
Source: Library
Genre: Young Adult / Science Fiction
Ender's Game meets The 100 as hidden secrets and forbidden love collide at an interstellar military boarding school in a new sci-fi series from New York Times bestselling author Kass Morgan.
Reeling from the latest attack by a mysterious enemy, the Quatra Fleet Academy is finally admitting students from every planet in the solar system after centuries of exclusivity.
Hotshot pilot Vesper, an ambitious Tridian citizen, dreams of becoming a captain--but when she loses her spot to a brilliant, wisecracking boy from the wrong side of the asteroid belt, it makes her question everything she thought she knew. Growing up on the toxic planet Deva, Cormak will take any chance he can get to escape his dead-end life and join the Academy--even if he has to steal someone's identity to do it. Arran was always considered an outsider on icy Chetire, always dreaming of something more than a life working in the mines. Now an incoming cadet, Arran is looking for a place to belong--he just never thought that place would be in the arms of a Tridian boy. And Orelia is hiding a dark secret--she's infiltrated the Academy to complete a mission, one that threatens the security of everyone there. But if anyone finds out who she really is, it'll be her life on the line.
Light Years is the first book in a thrilling and romantic new sci-fi series from the bestselling author of The 100, Kass Morgan. Four cadets at the Quatra Fleet Academy will have to put their differences
aside and become a team if they want to defend their world from a
cunning enemy--and they might even fall in love in the process. The four main characters are Cormak, Aryan, Vesper, and Orelia.
The
Quatra Fleet Academy is doing something it has never done before – it
is opening its doors to students from outer planets of the Quatra
Federation to enroll. This means they will have the chance to be a part
of their military, if their squad passes all of their courses and
missions. Not everyone is keen to this idea of Settlers (what people
from the outer planets are referred to as) having the same opportunity
so mysterious (and bad) things start to happen. Will it be enough to make
their bond stronger? Can things work out for the Settlers in the
Academy?
Cormak is from the toxic planet Deva. He's been struggling to survive
with his older brother when he finds out his brother was killed on a
mission. Right before he was killed however, Cormak’s brother had been
admitted into the academy so with him gone Cormak uses his ID to take
his place.
When Cormak arrives at the academy he manages to become captain of his
team of four. Cormak carries a secret of who he really is throughout the story. But, he's probably my favorite because of the choices he makes, yes, even the stupid mistakes.
Vesper
is the daughter of a very well known and respected high-ranking
military officer. She only got into the Academy
because her mother pulled strings, but it is up to Vesper to prove she
belongs there. If she doesn't show that she has what it takes to become a pilot or captain, she will be booted from the academy. Arran, like Cormak, is an outsider from Chetire who only
wanted to escape working the mines and to help his mother. He is brilliant, but probably the weakest character of the four due to how much time is spent on his curiosities with another character.
Orelia comes with her own dark secret. Orelia
claims to be from a well to do planet but that is not the truth. She's actually a spy for the Specters, a very well known enemy of Quatra
Federation. The Specters want nothing more than to wipe the Federation
out, and with Orelia hidden within the student population, they just
might be able to do it. Her story is tense because she could be exposed at any moment. She also has a curious relationship with a secondary character named Zafir.
While the detailed worldbuilding and action-packed plot and twisted cliffhanger will please even
the hardest of sci-fi fans, the characters' dramatic relationships and
juicy back stories make the plot both accessible and commercial. Little, Brown publishers
signed up two Light Years books with Kass Morgan, and they're
sure to be the perfect follow-up to The 100 series, satisfying fans'
desires for high-stakes action, drama, and romance.
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