For the First Time, Again
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The gripping speculative fiction and final instalment in the thrilling TAKE THEM TO THE STARS series, perfect for fans of The Man in the High Castle and The Eternals
Aster believes she is a normal teenage girl - she is very wrong . . .
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Teenager Aster barely escapes with her life when her adoptive father is killed in a shooting. Suddenly finding herself under the protection of a special US military unit, blood tests indicate that she's not even human.
Unsure who or what she might be - or if any of this is true - Aster's first instinct is to flee.
Soon she is caught between two warring sides: on one, her mortal enemies, the alien Trackers. And on the other, the American government.
Now Aster can be certain of just two things:
Her blood is more vital than she ever knew. And the fate of the world rests upon her survival . . .
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For the First Time, Again is the mind-bendingly twisty and unputdownable final book in the breathtaking Take The To The Stars trilogy.
Praise for the TAKE THEM TO THE STARS series:
'Introspective, lyrical and with a growing sense of menace running under it all' THE TIMES
'Alt-history with a difference' GUARDIAN
'Wry narration, wired action . . . Fans of alternate history and intelligent sci-fi will love this' Publishers Weekly
'Clever and compelling, it will keep you enthralled until the end' Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative
'Highly crafted and unique' Library Journal
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Neuvel concludes his alternate history Take Them to the Stars trilogy (after Until the Last of Me) with this exciting race against time. In 1999, 12-year-old Aster wakes up in a Mississippi hospital after witnessing her adoptive father's death. Her unusual blood tests draw attention from U.S. Col. Benjamin Veilleux, who attempts to bring her against her will with him to D.C. Aster sneaks away and narrowly evades recapture with the help of Samael, who claims to be a friend of the mother she never met. Aster initially rejects Samael's story that they are both descended from a pair of alien scouts, but submits to his combat training to protect herself from both the government and a different species of invading aliens lured to Earth by a mysterious beacon. The pair hide out from their enemies in a remote Philippine village—until Aster comes up with an audacious plan to send the beacon into space on a probe and so misdirect the incoming aliens. Neuvel keeps the frantically paced plot tight and effectively counterbalances all the action with nuanced character work. Series fans will not be disappointed.
