Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle Book 1)

Name: Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle Book 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (4359 reviews)
Author: Amie Kaufman

by Amie Kaufman

Science Fiction Young Adult

4.5 (4,359)

4.5 stars from 4,359 reviews. Top 56% of Science Fiction books we track.

477 pages~8 hr readPublished by Bolinda/Audible audioPublished 2019-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love ensemble casts where each character has their own voice and baggage, and their banter is half the fun.
You want space opera with real stakes and actual character development, not just action sequences strung together.
You're after something smart and fast-paced that doesn't take itself too seriously but still delivers on the emotional payoff.

Maybe not for you if...

You need a standalone. This is the first in a series and it ends on cliffhangers that demand you keep reading.
You prefer romance as the central plot. There's chemistry and flirtation, but the galaxy-ending threat is the main event.
You want gritty, bleak space fiction. The tone here is adventurous and sometimes irreverent, with humour woven through.

About this book

The year is 2380. Graduating cadets at Aurora Academy receive their first mission assignments. Star pupil Tyler Jones expects to recruit an elite squad, but his impulsive heroism leaves him saddled with the academy's rejects: a sarcastic diplomat, a scientist with sociopathic tendencies, a tech expert with a grudge, an alien warrior with anger issues, and a pilot uninterested in him. Tyler's real problem emerges when he rescues Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley from interdimensional space. Awakened from two centuries of cryo-sleep, Auri is disoriented and unprepared for her new era. Her presence may trigger a war spanning millions of years. Tyler's misfits and discipline cases may be the galaxy's only defense against catastrophe.

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Currently #8,880 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.5★ from 4,359 reviews

Gaining approximately 11 new reviews per month. Rating has remained stable at 4.5 over the tracking period.

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