Book 1 in the new york times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of battlestar gallactica and passengers. Angeldesaray anakin, obiwan, and padme did not expect to find themselves in an entirely new galaxy. A shiny, brand new copy of across the universe s sequel, for me, who probably tormented beth revis by sending her so many pictures and holy crap beth. Across the universe is a great book to let your imagination be set free on an amazing journey that will change you for life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Across the universe book columbus metropolitan library. This book is definitely making me feel some odd feelings. Seventeenyearold amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet three hundred years in the future, but her frozen slumber abruptly ends fifty years too soon when someone on board the ship tries to murder her. So across the universe was a perfect pick for me to approach this foreign genre.
As more and more time has been put between my finishing across the universe and starting a million suns, ive been wondering if i would be quite so forgiving of some of the issues i had in the first book if i were to read it again now. All they knew was they saw something strange in a reflection. Seventeenyearold amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet 300 years in the future, but 50 years before the ships scheduled landing, amy is violently woken from her frozen slumber. Prior to boarding the spaceship godspeed, amy and her parents are cryogenically frozen. Across the universe is the debut book by beth revis. A million suns, the sequel to across the universe, is on sale now. Across the universe by beth revis youngadult fiction, science fiction across the universe is an enthralling read about a love out of time and will provide you with a thoroughly stimulating desire to continue throughout the universe with this book. Then we get into elders charecter some odd years in the future on the space ship godspeed as he. I want to kick things off by saying that i finished read the sequel, a million suns, yesterday and even though it took me a year and a half to get to it, it wasnt because i wasnt interested. Anakin, obiwan, and padme did not expect to find themselves in an entirely new galaxy. Across the universe book trailer video narrated by lauren. They are to be reanimated in 300 years when the ship arrives at centauriearth. At the end of the first book elder promised that he would never use the phydus drug which made people dull and subservient. The id multiverse timeline is a concept created by the developers principally tom hall and john romero of the id games in which many of the games created id are part of a larger multiverse either a single timeline, or parallel worlds connected together as discussed by tom hall see canon or canons.
It appears in the lore of quake arenalivechampions series from 1999 and doom. All she knows is that she must race to unlock godspeeds hidden secrets before whoever woke her tries to kill againand she doesnt know who she can trust on a ship ruled by a. Then we get into elders charecter some odd years in the future on the space ship godspeed as he is trying to learn how to beome a leader for the ship. And this time it all builds to one mindbending conclusion. Amy, a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the vast spaceship godspeed, is nearly killed when her cryo chamber is unplugged fifty years before godspeeds scheduled landing. With evan rachel wood, jim sturgess, joe anderson, dana fuchs. Amy and her parents believe they will wake on a new planet, centauriearth, three hundred years in the future. A million suns across the universe book 2 english edition.
This second book in the across the universe trilogy is very good and flows logically from the first book. There couldve been more, but the world imagine being frozen for 300 freaking years. This book is recommended for young adults and anybody who loves great adventure. A shiny, brand new copy of across the universes sequel, for me, who probably tormented beth revis by sending her so many pictures and holy crap beth. I left my room, hoping none of the others would notice me. Can i just start off by saying that this book has a beautiful cover.
She has left her boyfriend, friendsand planetbehind to join her parents as a member of project ark ship. I have been reading a number of ya or alleged ya books recently because this is an area where i have been told a lot of women are starting to write sf. Hundreds of years in the future, the spaceship godspeed is en route to a new planet awaiting human colonization. Cover book 2 across the universe by beth revis okay. Id take those characters and move them into the present day, years later, and have another crop of young people, either their children or their nieces or nephews or just their friends. A million suns by beth revis picks up several months after the first book ends.
Across the universe 2011 a million suns 2012 shades of earth 20 the body electric 2014. The poster child for this new publishing trend is beth revis, whose across the universe has been long listed for the carnegie medal. This book contains some of the more complicated concepts in metaphysics that dolores cannon discovered through 20 years of using deep hypnosis to explore the subconscious mind. Across the universebeth revis spoilers fairlyliterary. To celebrate andor memorialize the dark universe, we look back on the current status of the series, what went wrong, and what universal needs.
Across the universe book the seattle public library. The across the universe book series by multiple authors includes books across the universe, a million suns, shades of earth, and several more. It incorporates 34 compositions originally written by members of the beatles. Across the universe is an intresting book and a very good first book from beth revis the book starts out with amy about to be cryogenically frozen in the present time. Ever since across the universe came out over a year ago, ive been waiting eagerly for the second book in the trilogy. We once again are introduced to the protagonists elder and amy and their continued journey through space to find another habitable planet. The godspeed is controlled by the tyrannical eldest and elder, his. Ive seen it on numerous book blogs and on the shelves of book stores. How are we supposed to protect the planet without a full on war br. Oh and in the process of trying to solve a mystery who is improperly unfreezing trying to kill the frozens.
I reckon if you had to pick a science fiction book about this sort of futuristic traveling, this is the one to pick. The origin, knowledge, and destruction of atlantis. With 1968 and 2018 being so similar to one another, it begs the question. Update 21117 after reading the second book and having more time to sit on it, im. Beth revis catapulted readers into the far reaches of space with her new york times bestselling debut, across the universe. I stopped in my tracks as i heard a familiar voice. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a million suns. Could we possibly get an across the universe sequel that takes place during the days of trump and brexit. A story of love, murder, and madness aboard an enormous spaceship bound for the future amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the vast spaceship godspeed. Shades of earth, the third book in the across the universe trilogy, is on sale now. The first three books in the series make up the original trilogy, published by penguin books. Book 1 in the new york times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of. Science fictionfantasy, young adult, dystopian publisher.
It is unique with its mix of part space travel, part thriller and part romance. In a million suns, beth deepens the mystery with action, suspense, romance, and deep philosophical questions. I purchased this book myself to read, and i was so excited to start this series. At its launch, 100 military, medical, and scientific personnel are cryogenically frozen. Julie taymor wants to do across the universe sequel set. An across the universe novel ebook written by beth revis. In across the universe, elder was very unsure of himself, always second guessing himself, but its nice in this book to see him grow a backbone and more into the leader personage. Across the universe is the first book in a trilogy and i really liked it. But fifty years before godspeeds scheduled landing, cryo.
I was pulled through it by the front of my shirt, and now im desperate for the sequel even though i know it was originally meant as a standalonehow could it stand alone without the answers to some major plots. May 22, 2019 to celebrate andor memorialize the dark universe, we look back on the current status of the series, what went wrong, and what universal needs to do to right the ship. Across the universe book king county library system. Naturally the book was high on my list of things to read. What does it take to survive aboard a spaceship fueled by lies.
The next couple days, i mostly stayed in my room, avoiding any of the others. Across the universe ebook contra costa county library. It was longlisted for the carnegie medal, and chosen as a yalsa teens top ten book for 2012. Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the spaceship godspeed. Id actually like to do across the universe 2, taymor revealed. As of late, ive been really into science fiction and distopian novels. A sequel, a million suns, followed in 2012, and the trilogy finished with shades of earth in early 20. Mar 03, 2011 buy across the universe by revis, beth isbn. You see, despite the pretty sparkly covers, it is the. Across the universe was my first book out of the scifi genre.
The secrets revealed led to questions and in the end left a few unanswered but i suppose that is to lead into a million suns sequel to across the universe. Id multiverse timeline doom 3 as sequel doom wiki fandom. Teenaged amy, a cryogenically frozen passenger on the spaceship godspeed, wakes up to discover that someone may have tried to murder her. Across the universe is an amazing book, a tale that is built on lies that have been so intertwined it is impossible to tell if it is really the truth. The events featured in across the universe made it an interesting story. Of course, steven tried to help me out of what was almost depression, and i admit i felt a bit better.
Now theyre being told their lives are a movie and theyre on some planet called earth. Across the universe book gwinnett county public library. Ive never been very into stories about space ships or space wars. Short arms wrapped around my midsection in a hug, and i saw stevens dark eyes meet mi. The universe with its wide expanse, planets and stars have always fascinated me in some way though. Apr 23, 20 across the universe is the debut book by beth revis. But as the story moves into book two a million suns and especially book three shades of earth of the series, technology plays an increasingly. See the complete across the universe series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Aug 25, 2012 the events featured in across the universe made it an interesting story. Across the universe is coming to paperback this november. The uprising across the universe sequel wailing stone. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on across the universe by beth revis.
In book two of the across the universe trilogy, new york times bestselling author beth revis mesmerizes us again with a brilliantly crafted mystery filled with action, suspense, romance, and deep philosophical questions. Jan 11, 2011 across the universe was my first book out of the scifi genre. Across the universe is a book that you will get lost in and completely forget about the rest of the world. I think that may be because its interesting how authors interpret things that may happen in the future, etc.
This book is perfect, the plot twists very interesting but not too weird, characters that arent black and white, and a writing style that really draws you in. Time alone the uprising across the universe sequel. Across the universe by beth revis begins with 17 year old amy martin and her parents, maria and robert, in a cryo lab, deciding who will be frozen first. Beth revis astonishing story of love and murder and madness aboard an enormous spaceship bound for the future. This book definitely explores some interesting topics. Across the universe is a 2007 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed by julie taymor, centered on songs by the english rock band the beatles.
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