Phoebe North creëert verhalen die door critici worden geprezen en die ingaan op de diepgaande thema's van adolescentie en de zoektocht naar identiteit. Hun schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door een lyrische kwaliteit en een aangeboren gevoel voor avontuur, waarbij lezers worden meegevoerd naar rijken vol verwondering en ontdekking. Met een unieke stem verkent het werk van North de complexiteit van de menselijke ervaring en prikkelt het tegelijkertijd de verbeelding. Hun verhalen resoneren met een frisse perspectief, en nodigen lezers uit in levendige en tot nadenken stemmende werelden.
The novel explores the profound impact of a brother's mysterious disappearance on his family and friends. As they navigate their grief and confusion, they grapple with the stories—both real and imagined—that emerge to fill the void he left behind. Through this emotional journey, themes of loss, memory, and the power of narrative come to life, revealing how individuals cope with absence and seek understanding in the midst of uncertainty.
Terra has never known anything but life aboard the Asherah, a city-within-a-spaceship that left Earth five hundred years ago in search of refuge. At sixteen, working a job that doesn't interest her, and living with a grieving father who only notices her when he's yelling, Terra is sure that there has to be more to life than what she's got.But when she inadvertently witnesses the captain's guard murdering an innocent man, Terra is suddenly thrust into the dark world beneath her ship's idyllic surface. As she's drawn into a secret rebellion determined to restore power to the people, Terra discovers that her choices may determine life or death for the people she cares most about. With mere months to go before landing on the long-promised planet, Terra has to make the decision of a lifetime—one that will determine the fate of her people.
Alien foes, forbidden romance, and uneasy alliances await in the sequel to Starglass, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth called “a richly imagined, beautifully written book.” The Asherah has finally reached Zehava, the long-promised planet. There, Terra finds harsh conditions and a familiar foe—Aleksandra Wolff, leader of her ship’s rebel forces. As Terra and Aleksandra lock horns about how best to reach the alien city, they encounter violent beasts—and dangerous hunters. It’s only when they’re taken to the city as prisoners that Terra finally discovers Vadix, the boy who has haunted her dreams. But Vadix has a dark past of his own, and Aleksandra is intent on using violence to lead their tiny band to freedom. When the rebel leader gets humanity expelled from the planet, it’s up to Terra, with Vadix by her side, to unite her people—and to forge an alliance with the alien hosts, who want nothing more than to see humanity gone forever. “Starbreak successfully combines sensuous, forbidden romance with hard science fiction elements like first contact, strange planets, and politics” (VOYA).