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A New York Times BestsellerBrace yourself for GEMINA—the highly anticipated sequel to the book critics called “out-of-this-world awesome”—featuring journal illustrations by bestselling author Marie Lu! Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault. Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy's most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion. When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunction in the station's wormhole means the space-time continuum might be ripped in two before dinner. Soon Hanna and Nik aren’t just fighting for their own survival; the fate of everyone on the Hypatia—and possibly the known universe—is in their hands. But relax. They've totally got this. They hope. Once again told through a compelling dossier of emails, IMs, classified files, transcripts, and schematics, Gemina raises the stakes of the Illuminae Files, hurling readers into an enthralling new story that will leave them breathless. Praise for Illuminae: A New York Times Bestseller A PW Bestseller “Out-of-this-world awesome.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “Stylistically mesmerizing.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred “An arresting visual experience.” —Booklist, Starred “A game-changer.” —Shelf Awareness, Starred
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Series: The Illuminae Files (Book 2)
Hardcover: 672 pages
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (October 18, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553499157
ISBN-13: 978-0553499155
Product Dimensions:
6.4 x 1.9 x 9.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.6 out of 5 stars
299 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#23,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Part two of the most creative and entertaining sci-fi trilogy in the whole universe, Gemina, close on the heels of Illuminae and holding it’s own, does not disappoint. Ever. Also narrated in the form of an incriminating dossier of emails, schematics, transcripts and classified files, Gemina continues to tell the story of what happened after an outer space mining colony was attacked by a hostile corporation. But this time, Kady and Ezra take a backseat and let new characters Hanna and Nik drive for a while.Jump Station Heimdall is an insanely boring place for a teenager, at least according to the station commander’s daughter, Hanna. Spoiled, self-entitled, and a demon in the martial arts, Hanna spends her time sexting her boyfriend, buying overpriced jumpsuits and taunting her drug dealer, Nik. Raised by a long family line of criminals, Nik is easy-going, cocky and quite resourceful when it comes to breaking the law. And he definitely has a thing for Hanna.As in Illuminae, when the cow dung hits the fan, the teenagers are the only ones who can save the ship, or jump station, or universe. Your choice, its all there. At the Terra Day celebration, a highly trained elite force sent by BeiTech, the corporation that attacked the mining colony, invades the Heimdall. Led by a dead-eyed psychopath who finds bliss when everything goes his way, the assassin squad lies in wait for the ship bearing the last refugees from the mining colony. Hanna and Nik, polar opposites, join forces to defend the Heimdall, save their family and friends and prevent BeiTech from destroying the only living witnesses from the colony.My first impression of Hanna was: “I miss Kady.†Hanna is so bratty and self-centered that she is unlikeable and easily dismissed as a tease. Au contraire, mon ami, there is more to this little girl than meets the eye. Raised by a military father, this little girl has studied warfare, battlefield logistics and can quote Sun Tzu, Napoleon and the Bhagavad Gita. She’s sassy, kickass, and clever, and she grew on me.Nik, on the other hand, I loved from the beginning. With his life story inked on his body and his heart on his sleeve, Nik is absolutely charming in a bad boy sort of way.The book is powered by a wicked sense of humor and creative genius. Malware has infected the station’s computer system so that a single raunchy pop song is constantly playing: in the elevator, during a gunfight, while being attacked by mutant eels. Did I mention the mutant eels with their psychotropic body fluids? Evil little monsters. I caught a bunch of pop culture references: a computer actually uses a line from Rocky Horror Picture Show, and I’m pretty sure Nik is channeling the Joker from the movie Batman Beyond at one point. I saw the names of at least two young adult novelists on the Heimdall’s casualty list. And the texts between the teens, even in moments of crisis or sadness, are hysterical.There are more twists in this book than in your intestines. So many times my family heard me loudly proclaim how much I hated this book only to follow with “shhh, can’t talk, I’m at the good part.†It’s engrossing and compelling and entertaining and so so so so good. Now, in case you do miss Kady and Ezra and AIDAN, yes, AIDAN, do not worry, they join the story.What makes the only important difference between Illuminae and Gemina is the reader’s perspective. We know there will be painful twists that gouge our hearts, we know it will make us laugh out loud, make us cry, make us curse the authors and their unborn children (trust me, I did), we went through it all with Illuminae. As seasoned readers of the Illuminae Files, we know to look for the clues, the crumbs, left by the authors because we know they are there and it is so fun when you find them. And, in the end, on the very last page, when a character asks, “You wanna know how it ends?†my answer was a resounding “Yes. Yes, I do.â€The last page always has the best line. Bliss.
Gemina is the second book in the Illuminae Files, and it was told in much the same vein as Illuminae. Where Illuminae took place on a series of spaceships, Gemina takes place at the Heimdall, a space station that sits on a seven-way rip in spacetime. The Heimdall is a wormhole generator and serves as the connection point between the ENTIRE CIVILIZED UNIVERSE and the outskirt systems, such as the Kerenza system.The characters:Hanna - allegedly spoiled, extremely skilled in strategic thinking (her father's idea of quality time = chess, war games, studying Sun Tzu, etc.), and v. physically fit. She does krav maga, people. This is not a drill. Also, every living male who is not a relation is in love with her.Nik - criminal with a heart of gold who did time for a crime THAT SOMEONE, MAYBE HE, committed. Super in love with Hanna from page one for some reason. Has tattoos. Doesn't bring a ton of skills to the table. Is mildly street smart. Has feelings?Ella - Nik's paralyzed cousin who is AN AMAZING HACKER OF YE OLDE COMPUTERS. Not as good as Kady from Illuminae, but then again, no one is.Bad guys - Don't get too attached.Lots of other people - Likewise.The universe - Also likewise.What I liked:You guys. Until a certain point in the book, I was like OMG THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. SO MUCH BETTER THAN ILLUMINAE. MUCH LOVE. SO INTO THIS. The beginning portion of the book was amazing.I like when people play with wormholes and multiverse theories - it definitely took an interesting twist in this story. I especially liked their use of simple diagrams to explain a weird sciency thing that would otherwise have been very confusing. OF NOTE: Gemina comes from geminus, which means twin. BUT THAT'S PROBABLY A COINCIDENCE, PROBABLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STORY, NOTHING TO SEE HERE, KEEP IT MOVING. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I BROUGHT IT UP.The format was a lot more user-friendly this time, with fewer swirly upside-downy pages. I was much less grumpy while reading this book than I was while reading Illuminae.I loved the cousin-to-cousin love between Nik and Ella. It made me like both of them a lot more than I would have, otherwise. Close family relationships are SO FUN TO READ ABOUT because there is this deep connection with inside jokes and pettiness and protectiveness, with none of the "will they/won't they" tension. LOVED their dynamic.During a strategic session with Nik and Ella, Hanna references the Battle of Thermopylae, which I thought was clever. FOR REASONS THAT I SHALT NOT DISCLOSE.I liked how ruthless Hanna was - she was just as ruthless as the bad guys. And smarter, too. In case I have never made it clear, I am PRO smart girls and the bad-assery thereof.What I didn't like:At the beginning of the book, Hanna is practically in love with her Dreamy Boyfriend with a Presumably British Accent. By the end of the book, after a very quick series of events, she is risking EVERYTHING to be with Nik. Granted, Nik is also the key to saving, you know, THE KNOWN UNIVERSE AND ALSO THIS OTHER UNIVERSE THAT IS BARELY EVEN AN ACQUAINTANCE, but still. The feelings progressed very rapidly, especially considering how at the beginning of the book, Hanna repeatedly told Nik (in response to his constant sexual harassment), "Never." Or, "Not if you were the last anything in anything." But whatever. Apparently that is... a thing that... happens.So, remember how I said "Until a certain point in the book..."? Well. There is a plot twist. That happens. And it... is THE SAME PLOT TWIST THAT HAPPENED IN ILLUMINAE. THE SAME. EXACT. PLOT TWIST. The same feeling of the authors hiding behind a tree, smothering giggles, waiting for me to run straight over the banana peel that is their plot twist. And here's why the plot twist was extra disappointing: remember how I said Hanna referenced the Battle of Thermopylae? That reference gave me CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS regarding the SURVIVAL RATE of our MAIN CHARACTERS. Those expectations were dashed. (And simultaneously fulfilled. Things got weird.) Look, the plot twist felt like a tease. It was frustrating and disappointing. Frustrappointing. But my frustrappointment transformed into SHEER, UNMITIGATED RAGE at the OVERT TEASE that followed the BANANA PEEL OF A PLOT TWIST. At that point, I didn't care. I did NOT CARE what happened for the rest of the book. I just wanted the book to be over. That's how angry I was. The stakes were very high in this book - and I would argue that they were too high. Listen: when the LITERAL FATE OF THE LITERAL UNIVERSE is at stake, and you know that this is BOOK TWO OF A TRILOGY, there is no suspense whatsoever. If the fate of the universe was at stake in the FINAL INSTALLMENT of a series, then that would be something. The universe COULD end! But this is book two; and, given the storytelling method (dossier-style, documents compiled after the fact), you know that someone (or at least the AI) survived. Which means you know that the universe does not end up getting destroyed. So the question wasn't (frantically, while biting nails), "Will they survive???" - it was (calmly, while sipping tea), "In what precise manner will they succeed, I wonder?"The villains were a little bit... cartoon villainy. In particular, the main female villain, Kali, really has it out for Hanna. Because... Hanna... killed one of the bad guys (whose nickname was literally Romeo)? With whom we sort of assume Kali had a relationship? But then Kali goes insane and foils HER OWN TEAM'S PLANS so that she can chase a teenager around a space station? Because... heartbreak? Or something? The problem is that Kali doesn't seem like the sort of person who is capable of developing a deep romantic attachment; she seems more like a female spider, the use-and-then-murder-and-eat type. So the whole murdery vengeance deal felt a bit out of nowhere.Like in Illuminae, the main characters seemed a little too cookie-cutter. Smart girl who can fight! Unwilling criminal with a heart of gold! Computer hacking girl with sass to spare! I just... wanted... DEPTH! And a sad back-story involving a puppy didn't really cut it for me.In summary:GEMINA HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL! Most of the book was FIVE STARS, HIGHLY RECOMMEND, WILL READ AGAIN. So when I got to that EXACT SAME PLOT TWIST THAT FRUSTRATED ME LAST TIME and realized that GEMINA AND ILLUMINAE HAVE EERILY SIMILAR PLOTS, I got so upset. So, so, so upset. It had some amazing elements - wormholes! Drugs! Crime families! Bad guys! Romance? But for me it fell short. Three stars out of five.Recommend to people who enjoyed Illuminae. Because... well. If you liked Illuminae, you will definitely like Gemina.
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