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Alameda, Courtney. PITCH DARK New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2017. IL YA ISBN 9781250085894 (2 booktalks) |
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Booktalk #1 A sci-fi read with monsters?!? Yes, please. You will be hooked from the the first page as Tuck awakes after 400 years and finds his ship, the John Muir, has been sent to a deep space and will likely never be found again. In the quest to colonize Mars, we find that there are other ships out there raiding lost ships to find surviving life. Laura Cruz is an apprentice archaeologist on the Conquistador, her family's ship. Her mission: find and mine ships carrying natural resources colonies desperately need to survive. However, an eco-terrorism group called Pitch Dark, the very group that sent the Muir into deep space, will do anything to keep humanity from salvation. Told in alternating points of view from Tuck and Laura, we find that friendships are forged, secrets are revealed, and humanity is in grave danger. There are monsters out there in this space - Mourners, Weepers, and Griefers. These eerie creatures can only hear and cannot see. Broken ships, hackers, strange beings and sabotage! Come stay a while for an epic space adventure with mystery and a little horror to keep you on the edge of your seat! (Georgia Peach Book Award, 2020) Booktalk #2 What is more important, family or the future? Hacker and ship raider Laura Cruz battles with these conflicts in her heart and mind and has little time to resolve them being stalked by a ghost pirate, possibly a member of a terrorist organization bent on complete annihilation of humanity. Things get more complicated when Laura’s ship collides with a phantom rig, over 400 years old and crawling with undead beings that kill with sound. Tuck who mysteriously survived this ancient ship’s disaster is the only one who can navigate the coming battle, and possibly also the only one who can de-thaw Laura’s skepticism of human nature and her soul. But Laura is stronger than she thinks, and she’s also more than she knows due to a secret that will unravel. This fast-paced horror filled science fiction story will keep you guessing on every page and sweating along with the seemingly impossible trials of Laura and Tuck. This story has the 80’s pop culture humor of Ready Player One, the suspense and friendship bonds of Stephen King’s It, and the social justice of Ayn Rand’s Anthem all rolled into one. (Book Talk by Kathleen Story, Eastlake High School Library) (Washington Evergreen Book Award nominee 2021) |
| SUBJECTS: Science fiction. Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction. Hijacking of aircraft -- Fiction. |
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