This science fiction book will definitely catch the
readers' interest. GLOW is an interesting book, it
addresses several odd issues that many people will never
consider-for instance, if you are fertile, should you be
required to provide eggs for non-fertile women? This book
will require the reader to actually sit down, think, and
digest the novel.
The main characters, Kieran and Waverly, act as guides for
the reader throughout the novel. The book is told in third
person, making the characters slightly more detached from
the reader than he/she would be if the novel was told in
first person. Waverly is a careful, inquisitive, and brave
character. Kieran will strike the reader as more impulsive,
dutiful, and strict. They make a bit of an odd pair, but
they are expected to be a couple.
The plot breaks down like this: Earth was inhospitable to
human life, ships left Earth, now that
Earth has renewed itself two ships are returning to Earth.
There is an added complication: fertility. Many women on
the ships are infertile due to the effects of space. One
ship, the one Waverly is on, has discovered the cure to
this infertility; the other ship receives the cure and
either applies it incorrectly or something else, they are
made completely infertile. The other infertile ship's
captain resolves to fix this issue...through whatever means
possible (herein lies the conflict of the book).
There is a cliff-hanger at the end of the book, there will
be a sequel. There are plenty of surprises and twists in
this novel, especially at the end. Literally nothing is
resolved. The reader will be eager to read more about
Waverly and Kieran in the next installment. The author has
a very smooth way of writing that captures the readers'
attention; there aren't any confusing scientific words-made
up or real-that will confuse the reader. This book is
recommended to young adults/teens who enjoy science fiction
novels.
What if you were fifteen, bound for a new world, about to
pledge your life to someone you’d been promised to since
birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival –
not love – the issue?
Out in the murky nebula lurks an
unseen enemy: the New Horizon. On its way to populate a
distant planet in the wake of Earth’s collapse, the ship’s
crew has been unable to conceive a generation to continue
its mission. They need young girls desperately, or their
zealous leader’s efforts will fail.
Onboard their sister
ship, the Empyrean, the unsuspecting families don’t know an
attack is being mounted that could claim the most important
among them… Fifteen-year-old Waverly is part of the first
generation to be successfully conceived in deep space; she
was born on the Empyrean, and the large farming vessel is
all she knows. Her concerns are those of any teenager –
until Kieran Alden proposes to her. The handsome captain-to-
be has everything Waverly could ever want in a husband, and
with the pressure to start having children, everyone is
sure he’s the best choice. Except for Waverly, who wants
more from life than marriage – and is secretly intrigued by
the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.
But when the Empyrean faces
sudden attack by their assumed allies, they quickly find
out that the enemies aren’t all from the outside.
Glow is
the most riveting series debut since The Hunger Games, and
promises to thrill and challenge readers of all ages.
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