USA & Australian Writers
Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
These Broken Stars
Book One in The
Starbound Trilogy
Allen & Unwin 2013
$23.99pb 374pp (originally published
in USA)
ISBN 978 1 7433 1852 2
Themes: Love
stories/ Science fiction/ Survival
A young war hero and the daughter of the richest man
in the universe are thrown together almost literally and find themselves
totally alone when their luxury space ship crashes into a seemingly uninhabited
planet. Although the book has been
described as ‘Titanic in space’ it is ultimately a really gripping story of
survival. It will be read with enjoyment by readers other than those who, lured by the rather corny
cover, are looking for a predictable love story.
It was given the prestigious ‘starred’ review in the American
Library Association’s Booklist.
Year 9 up/ Age 13 up
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