by Amie Kaufman
We are so grateful for the many wonderful friends who support us as we wreak fictional havoc—much love to Marie Lu, Stephanie Perkins, Jay Kristoff, Leigh Bardugo, Kiersten White, Michelle Dennis, CS Pacat, Eliza Tiernan, PM Freestone, Alex Bracken, Sooz Dennard, Sarah Marsh, Kylie Irvin, Erin Bowman, Nic Crowhurst, Kacey Smith, Soraya Een Hajji, Liz Barr, Ryan Graudin, Kate Armstrong, the Roti Boti Gang, the House of Progress, and the Asheville crew.
And finally, of course, our families—you are unfailing in your support, and we are more grateful to you thank we know how to say. To the Spooners, Kaufmans, Cousinses, McElroys, Miskes and Mr. Wolf, thank you, and we love you. To Brendan, a thank-you and I love you from Amie for being the world’s best husband.
Thank you all for following us through two series so far—we’re off to get back to work, and can’t wait to share our next world with you!
AMIE KAUFMAN and MEAGAN SPOONER are longtime friends and sometime flatmates who have traveled the world (but not yet the galaxy), covering every continent between them. They are sure outer space is only a matter of time. Meagan, who is also the author of the Skylark trilogy, currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina. Amie, who is the co-author of the Illuminae Files, lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Although they currently live apart, they are united by their love of space opera, road trips, and second breakfasts. You can find them online at amiekaufman.com and meaganspooner.com.
Praise for the STARBOUND TRILOGY
the bestselling, award-winning debut series by
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
‘One of the most intense, thrilling, and achingly beautiful stories I’ve ever read.’
—Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy
‘A testament to love, loyalty, courage, and the power of good over dystopian greed and perversity.’
—Booklist (starred review)
‘A stunning, gorgeously imagined romance with epic sweep.’
—Ingram Library Group
‘Absolutely brilliant. This is the sci fi I’ve been waiting for!’
—Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of Across the Universe
‘With rich, complex characters and a dynamic—and dangerous—new world, THESE BROKEN STARS completely transported me.’
—Jodi Meadows, author of the Incarnate series
‘Kaufman and Spooner couple an epic romance with dazzling science fiction in a tale that will appeal to lovers of both genres. This is a must-read.’ 5Q (Quality rating of 5/5), Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror List, 2013
—VOYA Magazine
*Top Pick* This is not a lighthearted adventure story; this is a novel about survival. 4.5/5
—Romantic Times book reviews
THESE BROKEN STARS
Book one in The Starbound Trilogy
It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets to the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.
Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.
Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying in this place forever?
The first in a sweeping science fiction trilogy, These Broken Stars is a timeless love story about hope and survival in the face of unthinkable odds.
Winner of the 2013 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel;
The Huffington Post Best Overall YA Book of 2013;
VOYA Magazine’s 2013 Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror List;
Romantic Times Top Pick; and shortlisted for the 2014 Gold Inky Award.
THIS SHATTERED WORLD
Book two in The Starbound Trilogy
Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.
Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the planet’s rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents.
Flynn is leading the rebellion against the powerful conglomerate that rules Avon. These corporations terraform uninhabitable planets across the universe and recruit colonists with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon.
Desperate for any advantage, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape together.
The stunning second novel in the Starbound Trilogy is an unforgettable story of love and forgiveness in a world torn apart by war.
THEIR FRACTURED LIGHT
Book three in The Starbound Trilogy
A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now-infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness LaRoux Industries’ corruption. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were the only survivors of the Icarus shipwreck, forced to live a double life after their rescue.
Now, at the centre of the galaxy on Corinth, all four are about to collide with two new players in the fight against LRI.
Gideon Marchant is an underworld hacker known as the Knave of Hearts, ready to abseil his way past the best security measures on the planet to expose LRI’s atrocities. Sofia Quinn, charming con artist, can work her way into any stronghold without missing a beat. When a foiled attempt to infiltrate LRI headquarters forces them into a fragile alliance, it’s impossible to know who’s playing whom—and whether they can ever learn to trust each other.
With their lives, loves and loyalties at stake, only by joining forces with the Icarus survivors and Avon’s protectors do they stand a chance of taking down the most powerful corporation in the galaxy—before LRI’s secrets destroy them all.
The New York Times bestselling Starbound Trilogy comes to a close with this dazzling final installment about the power of courage and hope in humanity’s darkest hour.
