I’ve been fascinated by the generation ship idea in science fiction for a long time now. The idea of a group of humans isolated for hundreds, even thousands, of years, makes for fascinating possibilities. One of the classics is Orphans of the Sky by Robert Heinlein, where the ship’s inhabitants no longer even understand that… Read more Starglass by Phoebe North
A boy growing up in a rigid dystopia who turns out to be Special. A ritual sorting ceremony that leads the boy to a new life. It seems like a familiar enough premise for YA science fiction, but then something interesting happens: the book turns into a time travel/alternate history story, and a pretty compelling… Read more Rewinder by Brett Battles
Maybe the title of this blog should “Better Late than Never.” Part of my impetus for writing it is catching up on some of the great YA lit I’ve missed in the past few years, as well as my bad habit of reading the first book of trilogies and not the rest. I’ve got to… Read more The Maze Runner by James Dashner