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A review by a_chickletz
Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray
5.0
Okay.
So.
I love this book. Well, let's talk about how I have loved this resurgance of Claudia Gray since her Star Wars books. I feel that when it comes to science fiction she is certainly one of those new voices to watch and see what happens.
I also have a WEAKNESS when it comes to books that feature a robot coming to realize that they have sentience and a bond with a human (Silver Metal Lover, ugh). Anyway. The robot in this book has been marooned for 30 years on a decrepit vessel on the boarder between space and a forgotten/sealed off planet. The hero, a girl who is from the said planet and is about the kamikaze herself into an approaching fleet from Earth finds the robot and the story goes from there.
The twist? Robots are angry, nasty, super-destroyers that she has been told to fear because Earth has made them that way. There is a very Terminator-esque vibe to this, think first and second film and the themes they express...
If I say too much more it will cheapen the story, but the beauty of this book is watching the robot and the girl figure out that there is more at stake - the galaxy! - and they must find allies.
If you like YA sci-fi books with kick ass heroines and robots, and craving for something Terminator/Lunar Chronicles, pick this up.
So.
I love this book. Well, let's talk about how I have loved this resurgance of Claudia Gray since her Star Wars books. I feel that when it comes to science fiction she is certainly one of those new voices to watch and see what happens.
I also have a WEAKNESS when it comes to books that feature a robot coming to realize that they have sentience and a bond with a human (Silver Metal Lover, ugh). Anyway. The robot in this book has been marooned for 30 years on a decrepit vessel on the boarder between space and a forgotten/sealed off planet. The hero, a girl who is from the said planet and is about the kamikaze herself into an approaching fleet from Earth finds the robot and the story goes from there.
The twist? Robots are angry, nasty, super-destroyers that she has been told to fear because Earth has made them that way. There is a very Terminator-esque vibe to this, think first and second film and the themes they express...
If I say too much more it will cheapen the story, but the beauty of this book is watching the robot and the girl figure out that there is more at stake - the galaxy! - and they must find allies.
If you like YA sci-fi books with kick ass heroines and robots, and craving for something Terminator/Lunar Chronicles, pick this up.