Across the Universe

Name: Across the Universe
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (1457 reviews)
Author: Beth Revis

by Beth Revis

Science Fiction Young Adult

4.2 (1,457)

4.2 stars from 1,457 reviews. Top 85% of Science Fiction books we track.

Published by RazorbillPublished 2011-01-01

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Last checked: May 30, 2026

Price history: $1.99 – $9.99

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Perfect for you if...

You love sci-fi premises with real stakes: a enclosed setting, a mystery, and high-tension romance brewing between two people who shouldn't trust each other.
You enjoyed Passengers or Battlestar Galactica and want that same claustrophobic, paranoid atmosphere but grounded in a teenage perspective.
You're after a trilogy that respects your intelligence: world-building that reveals itself gradually, not through info-dumps, and twists that actually land.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer standalones or self-contained stories; this is book one of three and ends with major threads still unresolved.
You want romance to be the primary plot; the relationship between Amy and Elder is important but secondary to the mystery and survival stakes.
You're looking for fast-paced action throughout; the first half is slower, focused on Amy adjusting to the ship and learning its social structure.

About this book

Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the spaceship Godspeed, traveling with her parents as part of Project Ark Ship. She expects to wake on the planet Centauri-Earth three hundred years in the future. However, fifty years before the scheduled landing, her cryo chamber is mysteriously unplugged, and she is violently awakened. Someone attempted to murder her. Now trapped in an enclosed world she doesn't understand, Amy discovers that Godspeed's 2,312 passengers are under the complete control of Eldest, a tyrannical leader. Elder, Eldest's rebellious teenage heir, is both intrigued by Amy and questioning whether he has the ability to lead. Amy wants to trust Elder, but she is uncertain about relying on someone who has never experienced life beyond the ship's metal walls. Together, Amy and Elder must uncover Godspeed's hidden secrets before the person who woke her strikes again. This is the first book in a trilogy.

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Currently around #533K in the Kindle store — a niche title. Climbing the charts — 40% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.2★ from 1,457 reviews

Gaining approximately 3 new reviews per month. Rating has remained stable at 4.2 over the tracking period.

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This book goes on sale roughly every 175 days. Next drop estimated in about 23 weeks. Typical discount: 80% off.

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