Defy the Worlds

By Claudia Gray

Book Overview

This is the thrilling and romantic sequel to Defy the Stars from the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline.

An outcast from her home -- Shunned after a trip through the galaxy with Abel, the most advanced cybernetic man ever created, Noemi Vidal dreams of traveling through the stars one more time. And when a deadly plague arrives on Genesis, Noemi gets her chance. As the only soldier to have ever left the planet, it will be up to her to save its people...if only she wasn't flying straight into a trap.

A fugitive from his fate -- On the run to avoid his depraved creator's clutches, Abel believes he's said good-bye to Noemi for the last time. After all, the entire universe stands between them...or so he thinks. When word reaches him of Noemi's capture by the very person he's trying to escape, Abel knows he must go to her, no matter the cost.

But capturing Noemi was only part of Burton Mansfield's master plan. In a race against time, Abel and Noemi will come together once more to discover a secret that could save the known worlds, or destroy them all.

In this thrilling and romantic sequel to Defy the Stars, bestselling author Claudia Gray asks us all to consider where--and with whom--we truly belong.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316394106
• ISBN13: 9780316394109
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

An excellent sequel to an already amazing story.

I bought this sequel after reading halfway through Defy the Stars and it could not arrive fast enough. In my last review for Defy the Stars, I said that reading this book was an attempt at rekindling my love of reading, and it worked! I flew through Defy the Worlds in a couple of days: a feat I have not had the enthusiasm to do since high school. In this adventure, we find out how Genesis fits into Earth’s (specifically Earth’s “elite”) plan to reach beyond human limits. Noemi is once again thrust into danger to follow her own “Directive One”—to protect her home, Genesis, and her beloved mech with a soul, Abel. They become entangled with the elite cyberneticist, father of Abel, Burt Mansfield, and his transhumanist daughter, Gillian Spearer, and many of earth’s elite as they journey to a new planet and a new world of cybernetics. Anyways, I don’t want to give too much away! This series blew me away and I highly recommend it! It’s usually hard for me to enjoy science fiction (a degree in astrophysics will do that to you), but Claudia Gray is very good at giving enough detail to explain the space travel and the livability of the planets. The space travel is woven into the plot without distracting from the wonderful action and interactions between beautifully, thoughtfully written characters. I just finished Defy the Worlds as I’m writing this review and will jump straight into Defy the Fates as soon as I’m done! See you all in the other side of the Gate!