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Broken Sky

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by John Harvey
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Sir Isaac Newton predicted the world would end before 2090.
He was right.
Jack Scatter is an ordinary teenager with the normal concerns that come with life in a small farming community: school, his job, and a long-distance relationship with Sarah. Sarah Rogers is smart, ambitious, and wants a role in saving her world's endangered species. But their home towns are on Cirrus, a planet-sized space station, and Newton's prophecy threatens both worlds.
When Jack and Sarah uncover a scheme by Pieter Reynard to bring about his own version of the apocalypse, they're launched on an adventure that spans two worlds. While Jack runs to stay ahead of Pieter's thugs, Sarah uncovers more secrets and becomes a target herself.
But Pieter is not the only one plotting. The Travellers—people who can "remember" their own futures—have determined that Earth's final day is just weeks away. They see different versions of the future but agree that Jack and his friends will be at the center of events.
Set in the late twenty-first century, BROKEN SKY is a YA science-fiction adventure, the first of a trilogy where magic increasingly replaces technology, and dragons have political ambitions.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Cirrus Chronicles

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 7, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781777720001

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781777720001
      • File size: 2440 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 14, 2023
      Canadian First Nations debut author Harvey skillfully builds a dystopian world in this first-rate young adult tale, the first in his The Cirrus Chronicles. It’s 2090, and the climate crisis has driven many from Earth to live on Cirrus, a planet-sized space station. Worse yet is the persistent belief that Sir Isaac Newton himself once issued a Nostradamus-style prophecy declaring that the world would end in 2090. Amid all this, Jack Scatter is balancing a romantic relationship with the uber-smart Sarah Rogers. Soon, Jack’s earth-dwelling cousin, Ethan, comes to Cirrus with his family, and all hell breaks loose after they accidentally realize that Pieter Reynard, the Seattle-based CEO of Armenau Industries, is actively planning an experiment which might bring on the true apocalypse.
      This lively and surprising story may strike readers as all-too-plausible as Harvey seizes their attention from the opening pages, kicking off a fast-paced thrill ride as Jack, Sarah, and Ethan race to thwart evil intentions before the terrible prophecy can come to pass. Daring high-tech escapes while the bad guys closely follow will engross readers, and the heightened sense of good and evil is evident on every page—which will stir readers to keep pages turning and invest in the outcome. Still, the bad guys are depicted in shades of gray, rather than black-and-white evil, adding a nuanced layer. Also engaging: clever new technologies like emotion detectors, which offer as many opportunities for affecting character moments as they do suspense.
      Harvey does a masterful job of world-building, easily pulling readers into the compelling tale. His gift for characterization gently demands that readers fall in love with his brave cast of characters, while his able plotting adds weight to the tale. The story ends on a tantalizing cliffhanger—will our protagonists save Earth, Cirrus, or both?—and Harvey ably leaves readers eager to see what’s next. While ostensibly written for young adult readers, this clever tale could reel in their parents and other adults as well.
      Takeaway: Lively YA apocalypse building to a resonant cliffhanger.
      Comparable Titles: Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle trilogy, Kass Morgan’s The 100.
      Production grades
      Cover: B+
      Design and typography: A
      Illustrations: N/A
      Editing: A
      Marketing copy: A

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