Description
Discover history's biggest secret . . .
For millennia an unbroken line of alien mothers and daughters have secretly been shepherding human technology towards the stars.
Twelve-year-old Aster is the last of this line.
But the loss of her mother in early life means she knows nothing of her alien heritage - believing she is just an ordinary young girl.
Not only is she about to discover how wrong she is - but she'll also learn she's not the only alien on Earth: others are here to stop her.
Yet with revelation comes recovery.
Now Aster has a purpose.
Her life, the future of her species
and that of all life on Earth is at stake.
She's history's biggest secret.
But can she save the future?
'Alt-history with a difference' GUARDIAN
'There's real cleverness at work here' THE TIMES
About the Author
Sylvain Neuvel has a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago. He is an amateur robotics enthusiast and lifelong fan of all things science fiction. He is the author of two critically-acclaimed series: Themis Files novels: Sleeping Giants, Waking Gods and Only Human, and Take Them To the Stars: A History of What Comes Next, and Until the Last of Me. He lives in Montreal.
Reviews
Praise for Take Them To The Stars series * - *
Sylvain Neuvel proves once again he deserves the title of the hottest new SF writer of the 21st century * Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative *
Series fans and readers of speculative thrillers built around actual historical events will eagerly anticipate book three. * Booklist *
...[T]he stakes of this series have risen exponentially * Tor.com *
Praise for Sylvain Neuvel * - *
It's fascinating to see how Neuvel weaves together fact and fiction . . . a blast. Seriously clever * SFX *
An alt-history with a difference. Traces the true story of the development of rocket science but adds an alien-conspiracy-theory edge . . . Good fun * Guardian *
Wry narration, wired action . . . Fans of alternate history and intelligent sci-fi will love this * Publishers Weekly *
Book Information
ISBN 9781405945578
Author Sylvain Neuvel
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 260g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 30mm
