I recently was lucky enough to read
short preview excerpts from two sensational science fiction series.
The Midnight
Star by Marie Lu (Legend) is an exciting
finish to her Young Elites series. Readers will be immediately transported
to another world and caught up in the struggle to survive between various
warring factions. Classic anti-hero Adelina returns and exhibits great cruelty.
A fragile alliance is formed; action and adventure is rampant. As I read, I found that I could easily picture
the characters and wanted to know what would happen next! The first in this fantasy series from prolific Marie
Lu is called The Young Elites and received many starred reviews.
More ambitious student readers, particularly those who prefer more of a science focus, will be thrilled to hear about Death’s End, the final book in The
Three-Body Problem trilogy written by award-winning author Cixin Liu.
This series, referring to the Chinese Cultural Revolution and an alien contact plus
astrophysics and virtual reality, has sparked
positive comments from students who were finding the writing of Cixin Liu to be
very engaging and recommending it to friends.
As a result, I have the first title on my own “to read” list and requested
this preview of Death’s End, the third and final book. Based on a quick review, I would definitely
recommend that readers begin with The Three-Body Problem since
there are many characters and some unique terms in addition to the complexity
resulting from the translation from Chinese to English. What a fun way to experience the thinking of
someone from another culture! Booklist
called The Three-Body Problem “a must read” and Kirkus
gave it a starred review.
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