Red Star Rebels - by Amie Kaufman (Paperback)

About the Book

"In 2067, stranded on Mars after an emergency evacuation, seventeen-year-old stowaway Cleo and rich-kid Hunter team up to stop a deadly explosion orchestrated by mercenaries, while battling their growing feelings for each other as they race against the clock"--]cProvided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION...8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE.
From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising comes a high-stakes, high-chemistry, sci-fi romp about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries.

It's 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a lifeless rock into a chaotic patch of settlements--equal parts national pride, and corporate power grab.

Enter Hunter Graves: handsome, ambitious, and with spectacularly bad timing. He shows up at the United Nations base just as an emergency evacuation sends everyone scurrying for safety. Except he's left behind. Uh oh.

Also stranded: Cleo, a sharp-tonged stowaway with no intention of dying today, and even less patience for overconfident trust fund boys. But the enemy of your enemy might just help you survive, so here we are.

Turns out the evacuation was just a cover for the mercenaries who came next, and the plan to blow up the base--and every trace of their crime--in eight hours.

Now, Hunter and Cleo have one shot to stop the explosion, escape alive, and deal with the inconvenient fact that they're falling for each other.

The clock is ticking.

Review Quotes

"This engaging Martian romance will keep readers glued to the page." --Kirkus Reviews

"This hilarious, fast-paced romp will be perfect for reluctant teen readers with its Andy Weir meets Die Hard flair....an accessible, teen-centered sci-fi adventure that anyone can escape into, especially if they're dreaming of being somewhere other than Earth." --Booklist

"An action-packed space romance." --School Library Journal

About the Author

Amie Kaufman is the New York Times bestselling co-author of the Illuminae Files and the Aurora Cycle, with Jay Kristoff, and the Starbound, Unearthed, and Other Side of the Sky series with Meagan Spooner. Raised in Australia and occasionally Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing. She lives in Melbourne with her husband, daughter and rescue dog, and an extremely large personal library. You can learn more about Amie at amiekaufman.com, on social, or via her podcast.