“WesleyChu delivers an action-laced
sci-fi thriller filledwith clever ideas and
witty, engaging characters. A thoroughly
enjoyable ride.”
—JohnMarco, author of The Inhumans
andTheTyrants andKings Trilogy
=9thgrade
JamesBondmeetsDouglasAdams in this taleof
alienpossessionand international espionage.
TheLivesof Tao
byWesleyChu
A
noverweight slacker namedRoenwakesupone
morningwithastrangevoice inhishead.Hesooncomes
to learn that thevoice isadisembodiedalienwhocrashed toearth
millionsof yearsago. Thealien, Tao, ispart of acohort of alienscalled
Quasingwhocrash-landedonEarth together. Since the fall of the
Romanempire, thealienshavebeenwagingawar todecide thebest
means toget home—thepragmaticGenjixdon’t carewhether their
methodsdestoryhumankind,while themoregentilepeopleof Tao’s
tribeareprepared to takea lessdestructiveapproach. Tao trains
Roen tobeawarrior against theGenjix in this first volumeof a
plannedduology.
AngryRobot MM 978-0-85766-329-0 464pp. $7.99/$9.99Can.
ExamCopy:$3.00
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“Abook I just couldn’t put down! It has
the very rare combination of a good,
original story, interestingly real characters
and fascinating technical accuracy.”
—Astronaut ChrisHadfield, Commander of the
International SpaceStation andauthor of An
Astronaut’sGuide to LifeonEarth
=6thgrade
Amission toMars.Afreakaccident.
Oneman’sstruggle tosurvive.
TheMartian
: ANovel
byAndyWeir
A
fter adust stormnearlykillshimand forceshiscrew
toevacuatewhileassuminghimdead,Mark findshimself
strandedonMarsandcompletelyalonewithnoway tosignal Earth that
he’salive—andeven if hecouldgetwordout, hissupplieswouldbegone
longbeforea rescuecouldarrive.
Chancesare, though,Markwon’t have time tostarve todeath. The
damagedmachinery, unforgivingenvironment, or plain-old “humanerror”
aremuchmore likely tokill himfirst. But he isn’t ready togiveup just yet.
Drawingonhis ingenuity, hisengineeringskills—anda relentless, dogged
refusal toquit—Marksteadfastlyconfrontsoneseemingly insurmountable
obstacleafter thenext.Will his resourcefulnessbeenough toovercome the
impossibleoddsagainst him?
Crown HC 978-0-8041-3902-1 384pp. $24.00/$28.00Can.
ExamCopy:$12.00
Donotorderpaperbackbefore11/4/2014.
BroadwayBooks TR 978-0-553-41802-6 384pp.
$15.00/$18.00Can.
ExamCopy:$3.00
EB:
978-0-8041-3903-8 $11.99/$12.99Can.
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Winner,
ALEXAward
Mature
Thematic
Content
CC SS
UniversalThemes:
Identity,Transformation
CompanionTitles:
SlaughterhouseFive,Kafkaon theShore
CCSS
UniversalThemes:
Survival,TheJourney,Courage
CompanionTitles:
TheRightStuff, LifeofPi,Alas,Babylon
