New Reader: Ages 16–18 Sci-fi, space crews and close calls

@Readpath · 7 books

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Genre guide · 7 books

About this reading path

Meet a crew of space-school dropouts in The Disasters, then read the Illuminae Files and Aurora Cycle trilogies in full. Chats, shipboard secrets, and found family keep these space adventures moving.

Reading guide

A little guidance for each book, and where it might take you next.

  1. 01. The Disasters

    M. K. England

    One-book stop. Go to space with academy dropouts who may be the only people able to stop a disaster.

    Next: Illuminae

  2. 02. Illuminae

    Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    The Illuminae Files, 1 of 3. Begin with a disaster told through messages, files, and reports rather than a usual chapter-by-chapter story.

    Next: Gemina

  3. 03. Gemina

    Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    The Illuminae Files, 2 of 3. Read another emergency through the Illuminae Files' messages and documents, watching how the form changes what you can know.

    Next: Obsidio

  4. 04. Obsidio

    Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    The Illuminae Files, 3 of 3. Bring the Illuminae Files together and compare the official record of a disaster with the lives inside it.

    Next: Aurora Rising

  5. 05. Aurora Rising

    Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    The Aurora Cycle, 1 of 3. Next, join a mismatched squad whose first mission gets complicated very quickly.

    Next: Aurora Burning

  6. 06. Aurora Burning

    Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    The Aurora Cycle, 2 of 3. Stay with Aurora's unlikely squad as teamwork becomes harder than simply sharing a mission.

    Next: Aurora's End

  7. 07. Aurora's End

    Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    The Aurora Cycle, 3 of 3. Complete the Aurora trilogy with the bonds between this mismatched crew carrying the weight of the adventure.

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