Release Date: 12 December 2012
Series / Stand Alone: Series
Genre: A Young Adult Dystopian Science Fiction Novel
A broken and desolate Earth. A young girl simply trying to survive. A lost boy with a powerful secret.
A discovery that will change everything.
In the distant wake of a plague that has decimated the Earth's population, humanity is split in two: The rich and powerful live in skycities that float overhead, while those who remain on the ground have gathered in settlements strewn across a dying planet. Eighteen-year-old Terra Rhodon is a terrestrial--a denizen of the barren groundworld--who makes her living as a scav. Long abandoned by her father, her caregivers gone, Terra supports herself and her younger brother, Mica, by scouring the earth for discarded scraps and metals to recycle for profit. One day, while on a routine scavenging run, she discovers something that shocks her home settlement of Genesis X-16. When the value of her discovery is revealed, Terra's world is turned upside down.
Terra suddenly finds herself asking questions no one will answer. Her search for the truth leads her to Adam--a beguiling skydweller unlike any she has ever met. But Adam has secrets and a quest of his own. With him by her side, the world Terra thought she knew begins to unravel. Soon her discoveries unearth a terrifying conspiracy that has the potential to shatter everything--a revelation that will test the bonds of loyalty, family, and love.
The first book in debut author Gretchen Powell's anticipated Terrestrials
(Mild language; recommended for ages 12+)
Gretchen Powell grew
up in far-off places. She is 24 years old, half-Chinese, and the owner
of two adorable miniature schnauzers. They wear many sweaters.
By
day, she types and types (and types and types) for personal,
professional, and cathartic purposes. She is a lover of books both young
and adult, but her favorite genre combines those terms.
By night, she binges on episodes of Doctor Who and sleeps fitfully.
Sometime in
the mid-afternoon, she writes another blog, called "Honey, I Shrunk the
Gretchen!" about food, fitness, and her life.
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“Well,
careful what you wish for,” I say with a grin, running my finger over
the embossed lettering on the blueberry jar, “or you’ll end up with mine
attached to your hip.”
“Could
be worse,” Adam says. “At least your brother had the courtesy not to
punch me in the face when he met me.” I turn to make a face at him, but
the small space between us feels suddenly charged. I tuck a lock of hair
behind my ear self-consciously and we both pull away from the cabinet.
“Mica shouldn’t get so attached,” I say suddenly. “He’s had enough people duck out on him.”
He shuts the cabinet door. “Mica has, huh?” he says, stepping toward me.
“Yes.” It comes out like a whisper.
There is a sudden and noticeable silence. I barely have time to step away from Adam before Mica bursts through the front door.
“Holy crap,” Mica says, his face flushed with excitement. “That was awesome!”
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