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The Brightness Between Us

Written by: Eliot Schrefer
Narrated by: James Fouhey
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In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, a Stonewall Honor Book, New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer delivers another ambitious, genre-bending novel and epic love story that spans thousands of years and the far reaches of the galaxy.

Seventeen years have gone by since the Coordinated Endeavor crashed on a distant exoplanet. Ambrose Cusk and Kodiak Celius are now the devoted parents of two teenage children, Owl and Yarrow, in a hardscrabble frontier home. Though life on Minerva is full of danger, the family’s bond is enough to make it all worth it—until they learn that the biggest threat to their survival might come from within.

More than thirty thousand years in the past, Ambrose wakes on Earth to find that his mission to save his sister was a ruse. His mother betrayed him, and the cruelty of her true plans sets Ambrose spiraling. When he discovers that another spacefarer is suffering his same fate, he will have to decide whether to risk crossing a world at war to reach him.

Separated by time and space, a young family and two strangers learn that their lives are intimately intertwined. They race to uncover the unexpected connections that might save them all . . . and perhaps humanity as well.

©2024 Eliot Schrefer (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Interstellar

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Survival Thriller

This is nothing like the first novel and I'm GLAD. It takes us to a more focused lens of Being in the future and delving into the past. It moved from a psychological thriller to more of a sci-fi expansion family story. But honestly, it was done well. Give it a go and see if it pulls you in.

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amazing sequel

starts off slow and i wasnt on board at first compared to the first book. this one takes some time to get the mystery and suspense going...but when it did, it really did. beautiful conclusion...i loved seeing OG kodiak and ambrose's timeline even if it tore my heart apart <333
thank u eliot schreferand james fouhey for the great performance :))

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Enjoyable glimpse into what happened next

Although I regretted there was no POV from future Ambrose and Kodiak (instead nearly everything from Owl who wasn't very likeable) the chapters in the past made up for it. So enjoyed those parts and filling in some of the gaps the future characters didn't know. Sometimes it felt like the choices Owl and Yarrow made had no real consequences like Owl leaving the sibling embryo behind when choosing between it or Yarrow, or Yarrow being welcomed back into the family. Like the story was a bit.. light/flippant when there ought to have been some heavy feelings/angst? However I'm probably oldee than the target YA audience! I really wish there were further stories delving into their lives and survival on the new planet. The narrator was excellent last tlme and great this time too.

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Hauntingly Beautiful

This story is the perfect sequel. The cherry on top. This story will live at the back of my head for the rest of my days

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