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Across the Universe
by Beth Revis
Amy and her parents are ready to be cryogenically frozen for 300 years. Her mother will go first so Amy gets to see the (shocking) process. Amy is to go second, followed by her father. After her mother is frozen Amy's father turns to her and tells her that, in fact, he is going next. He tells her that if she chooses to stay on Earth her aunt and uncle are waiting outside. She can walk away and return to her life, her boyfriend, and resume her natural life on Earth. Amy stands by as her father is frozen, and then follows him.
After endless semi-sleep Amy is awoken, but it is 50 years too early. She is on the spaceship Godspeed, traveling toward Cenaturi-Earth, the planet they will colonize.
How do you keep a closed group of people reproducing for centuries without incest corrupting the genetic stock? How do you keep them motivated and working? What do you want them to know of Earth, and what do you want to build when you arrive at your destination 300 years later?
Dystopian fiction at its best, life on the ship has a creepy undertone as well as a few mysteries. This was a great read, suitable for either boys or girls, with a very satisfying ending. Top marks.
After endless semi-sleep Amy is awoken, but it is 50 years too early. She is on the spaceship Godspeed, traveling toward Cenaturi-Earth, the planet they will colonize.
How do you keep a closed group of people reproducing for centuries without incest corrupting the genetic stock? How do you keep them motivated and working? What do you want them to know of Earth, and what do you want to build when you arrive at your destination 300 years later?
Dystopian fiction at its best, life on the ship has a creepy undertone as well as a few mysteries. This was a great read, suitable for either boys or girls, with a very satisfying ending. Top marks.