Crash-landed on a desolate planet light-years from Earth, seventeen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unravel the mystery of the bloody destruction all around her--and the questionable intentions of a familiar stranger. 2199. Deep-space exploration is a reality and teleportation is routine. But this time something seems to have gone very, very wrong. Seventeen-year-old Jessica Mathers wakes up in a lander that's crashed onto the surface of Carver 1061c, a desolate, post-extinction planet fourteen light-years from Earth. The ...
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Crash-landed on a desolate planet light-years from Earth, seventeen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unravel the mystery of the bloody destruction all around her--and the questionable intentions of a familiar stranger. 2199. Deep-space exploration is a reality and teleportation is routine. But this time something seems to have gone very, very wrong. Seventeen-year-old Jessica Mathers wakes up in a lander that's crashed onto the surface of Carver 1061c, a desolate, post-extinction planet fourteen light-years from Earth. The planet she was supposed to be viewing from a ship orbiting far above. The corridors of the empty lander are covered in bloodyhand prints; the machines are silent and dark. And outside, in the alien dirt, there are fresh graves carefully marked with names she doesn't recognize. Now Jessica must unravel the mystery of the destruction all around her--and the questionable intentions of a familiar stranger. Self-determination and survival collide in this haunting, pulse-pounding science fiction novel from Edgar Award-winning author Matthew J. Kirby that spans both space and time.
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Seventeen-year-old Jessica is about to be teleported to a post-extinction planet in deep space to be reunited with her scientist parents that she hasn't seen in six years as they embark on their latest research project. Something goes terribly wrong and Jessica wakes up alone in a lander that is destroyed from a crash, with bloody handprints everywhere. What happened? Why are there graves outside?
STAR SPLITTER was a gripping YA science fiction thriller. I loved the dual timeline. All of the characters were fantastic. The title comes from Robert Frost's poem 'The Star-Splitter,' a portion of which is included at the beginning of the book. References to the poem are weaved throughout the book and add depth to many of the thought-provoking questions that arise while reading. I guessed some of the major twists but still enjoyed the book very much as it's well written. This is a book that I'm glad I didn't read many reviews prior to starting as knowing less going into it is probably best.
STAR SPLITTER was an unputdownable and very thought-provoking YA science fiction thriller that I'd definitely recommend. This is the first book I've read by this author. I'd be interested in checking out his other works.
