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On the Empyrean, the first generation born in deep‑space, 15‑year‑old Waverly is groomed to marry and ensure a new generation for New Earth. She and her boyfriend Kieran, a promising captain, are set to pioneer the new planet. But after a violent attack by the sister ship New Horizon—whose leaders will do anything to populate the new world first—Waverly’s future is shattered. Separated from Kieran, she must navigate dangerous missions and difficult choices while questioning love, duty, and her own desires. "Glow" is the first book of Amy Kathleen Ryan’s Sky Chasers series, blending space adventure and teen drama in a high‑stakes interplanetary setting.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction
Authors: Amy Kathleen Ryan
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