Sky in the Deep: 1 (Sky and Sea)

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Also very noteworthy was Sarah Skaer's performance on the audiobook. Given that 99% of the characters were female--her ability to differentiate each one and help the reader remain immersed in the story vs expending effort to keep characters straight was remarkable. I’m not worried, she smirked, but I’ll bet my supper that I kill more Riki than you today. She tossed my axe to me. Overall, I was impressed with this as a debut story. It's complex, multifaceted and thought-provoking. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future. He let me go, and my lungs writhed and pulled, begging for air. I turned, looking for Mýra in the mist, opening my mouth to call out for my father. But my breath wouldn’t come.

As with any interstellar mission, space is limited. Asuka is selected as a contender to represent her mother's native-Japan. Although not initially chosen, Asuka earns a spot as an alternate due to unforeseen circumstances. I’m a Texan-born California girl who loves yoga, food, coffee & wine! I have four kids and live in Northern California with my husband who’s a documentary filmmaker. What made you want to become a writer? A planetary nebula is the most common end product of stellar evolution. Stars about as massive as the Sun eject mass when they become red giants near the end of their lives. After about 10,000 years (a short period, astronomically speaking), the inner core of the star collapses and the star pulsates, ejecting much of its outer envelope. This leaves a small star called a white dwarf. The ejected envelope becomes a spherical shell of cool, thin matter expanding into space at 5-25 miles/second (10-40 kilometers/second) — a planetary nebula.On July 12, 1764, French comet hunter Charles Messier (1730–1817) discovered the first planetary nebula and made it number 27 on his famous list of objects that are not comets. M27 also is known as the Dumbbell Nebula. It took 15 years before the next planetary nebula was discovered. The object was the now famous Ring Nebula (M57), and it was found in January 1779 by another French astronomer, Antoine Darquier (1718–1802), who compared it to a “fading planet.” The German-born, English astronomer William Herschel (1738–1822) christened these objects planetary nebulae because they resembled — in shape and color — Uranus, the planet he had discovered only a few years before. I nodded, swallowing hard. I prayed for Iri’s soul every day. If Sigr had sent him to protect me, he really was in Sólbjǫrg—our people’s final sunset. I knew he would make it. I breathed through the tightness in my throat. I cannot gush over this book enough! Sky in the Deep is breathless, vivid, and badass, with a heroine you'll at once want to scream at and for. Debut Adrienne Young has created a book you'll never want to leave, with characters you'll instantly love. Sentences were choppy. Like. A lot. It was hard. Finding a single compound sentence. And. It made it hard. To follow early transitions. Not smooth. Awkward.

The other main cluster type is a globular cluster. These objects are spherical in shape and the greatest concentration of stars lies toward their centers. Globular clusters have many more stars than open clusters, ranging from about ten thousand stars to more than one million stars. Globular clusters are old. Most are in excess of 10 billion years old. Here, Mýra called to me from where she was crouched over an Aska woman. She was lying on her side, eyes open and arms extended like she was reaching for us. Always. I looked behind us where our clansmen stood shoulder to shoulder in a sea of red leathers and bronze, all waiting for the call. Mýra and I had fought for our place at the front.The Deep Sky" also felt remarkably real in the moments it presented. I felt like I could connect with each situation even though it was within a future world that we have yet to experience. Whether it's the intricate dynamics of school hierarchies, the complexities of government bureaucracies, the well-meaning but ill-informed conspiracy theorists, or the poignant exploration of lapsed friendships and estranged parents, the emotions and dilemmas faced by the characters resonate authentically. The guilt of survival, the weight of being chosen or left behind, and the characters' intelligence blended with their flaws make them believable and relatable. The Deep Sky is an epic space thriller that doesn’t let you forget about the humanity of the people that go on adventures like these. It is wide in scope and sincere in characterization. In an striking balance, it makes us think about how the earth came to the brink of demise while this is an amazing sci-fi thriller that will definitely keep you up all night reading. the plot keeps moving forward and you can't help but be curious about the next chapter. it really is like the game Among Us though i've only played it once because i never got the hang of it. the novel is peopled with diverse characters with decent characterization. what i really like about our main character is her motivation and her ability to think outside of the box. i also really like how the characters are all smart and perfect in their own ways, yet still flawed-- showing that they are still human, which adds to the story's verisimilitude. this is a testament to the author's skills, as it is difficult to build believable characters who are incredibly smart and yet flawed in their own unique ways. the atmosphere in the novel was great and i think the setting was developed nicely. it's indeed a thrilling sci-fi read that will keep you reading! i was deeply immersed into the story and i was very invested in the plot.

Iri? My shaking hand clutched at my armor vest, tears coming up into my eyes. The storm in my stomach churned at the center of the chaos surrounding us. Sky in the Deep follows Eelyn who is a fierce and devoted warrior from the Aska clan. She is an independent woman and shows her badass side in the various fight scenes, but she also shows her vulnerable and broken side as she’s still coping with the loss of her brother. Her narration clearly showcases all of her feelings from her pain to her joy and Eelyn is a very easy character to relate to. You can easily feel her emotions, thoughts and conflicts as she reunited with her brother only to lose him again to her enemies. Her betrayal and hurt as well as her joys and love can be felt almost as if she is a real living person. I really liked what this book got right - crewmembers had to be physically capable of bearing children, and the author included both trans men and enby individuals among that list. The story is divided between now, aboard the ship, and the training school they all attended for years in hopes of making it - and that was well done too, being easy to follow and giving the characters depth; seeing them in such an enclosed and high-pressure environment alongside their childhood selves (though plenty of pressure there too, given the competition for such limited spaces).

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Stop worrying about me.” I ran a hand over the right side of my head where my hair was shorn to the scalp under the length of the braids. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched die five years ago. Iri?” My shaking hand clutched at my armor vest, tears coming up into my eyes. The storm in my stomach churned at the center of the chaos surrounding us. In the softening dusk, Asuka went down to the beach, hunting for a keepsake: a seashell, maybe, a piece of green, polished sea glass. It was getting dark, though, and she ended up sitting on a bench on the top of the seawall, watching the waves come in, taking comfort from the surety of its rhythm. Raised to be a warrior, 17-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield - her brother, fighting with the enemy - the brother she watched die five years ago.

FIERCE, VIVID, AND VIOLENTLY BEAUTIFUL. ” —Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval one random thing i really liked: kitasei adeptly weaves between two timelines to tell this story, which, interestingly enough, i found especially strong for this book. usually i don't see the point of dual timeline narratives - i often find them contrived and unhelpful - but in the deep sky, it allows for a lot of depth and character exploration. What really sets globulars apart, however, isn’t their age, but their location. Open clusters lie within the spiral arms (disk) of our Milky Way Galaxy. Globular clusters surround the Milky Way in a spherical distribution. This structure is often called the “halo.” Studying the distribution of globular clusters around the Scorpius-Sagittarius area correctly led Harlow Shapley (1885–1972) to conclude that the center of our galaxy must lie in that direction. An epic space odyssey that seamlessly blends the genres of science fiction, mystery, and thriller, leaving you on the edge of your seat and craving for more…… In her highly-anticipated debut audiobook, Adrienne Young brings to life a lush, vivid world that will enchant listeners everywhere. Sky in the Deep is mythic in scope and speaks straight to the heart.Halvard, the little boy in the book that melts the ice around Eelyn’s heart. I love him. Do you write listening to music? If so, what music inspired or accompanied this current book? I stood, pressing my fingers into the hot wound at my arm and saying Sigr’s name under my breath, asking him to accept me. To welcome me. To watch over my father. Vegr yfir fjor,I whispered. The aspects of this that didn't work as well for me were the story construction, especially in the beginning, and some of the character work. I loved the relationship between Eelyn and the children. She was kind and they cared for her even though she was the enemy and a slave. I pulled my sword from my scabbard with my right hand and caught the axe with my left. “Vegr yfir fjor.”