Waiting On is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
Avalon (Avalon #1) by Mindee Arnett
January 21, 2014
Balzer &Bray
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A ragtag group of teenage mercenaries who crew the spaceship Avalon stumble upon a conspiracy that could threaten the entire galaxy in this fascinating and fast-paced sci-fi adventure from author Mindee Arnett.
Of the various star systems that make up the Confederation, most lie thousands of light-years from First Earth-and out here, no one is free. The agencies that govern the Confederation are as corrupt as the crime bosses who patrol it, and power is held by anyone with enough greed and ruthlessness to claim it. That power is derived from one thing: metatech, the devices that allow people to travel great distances faster than the speed of light.
Jeth Seagrave and his crew of teenage mercenaries have survived in this world by stealing unsecured metatech, and they’re damn good at it. Jeth doesn’t care about the politics or the law; all he cares about is earning enough money to buy back his parents’ ship, Avalon, from his crime-boss employer and getting himself and his sister, Lizzie, the heck out of Dodge. But when Jeth finds himself in possession of information that both the crime bosses and the government are willing to kill for, he is going to have to ask himself how far he’ll go to get the freedom he’s wanted for so long.
Avalon is the perfect fit for teens new to sci-fi as well as seasoned sci-fi readers looking for more books in the YA space-and a great match for fans of Joss Whedon’s cult hit show Firefly.
Why I’m waiting?
THIS BOOK NEEDS TO BE IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOOOOWWWW.
I loooooveee Firefly. I asked for a YA Firefly story on Twitter, and bless my friends for telling me about Avalon, because this is everything I ever want in a book! It has teenage mercenaries, star systems, crime-bosses, and siblings? Let me just add this to my shopping cart. (If you say the right words, I am so easy to pleased.) The synopsis is everything I want for my own sci-fi YA novel!
I hope it is as good as the synopsis sounds, and if the friendships are not Firefly-esque, I will be very disappointed.
What books are you waiting for?
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I guess I’ll have to push this book up on my TBR list so I can lend it to you huh? :P
YOU HAVE THE BOOK????? WUT– *screams into your face* YES. FIX YOUR TBR LIST.