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    This Shattered World: A Starbound Novel

    Written by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

    Narrated by Callard Harris, Donnabella Mortel and Lincoln Hoppe

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    Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.

    Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents.

    Rebellion is in Flynn's blood. His sister died in the original uprising against the powerful corporate conglomerate that rules Avon with an iron fist. These corporations make their fortune by terraforming uninhabitable planets across the universe and recruiting colonists to make the planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades later, Flynn is leading the rebellion.

    Desperate for any advantage against the military occupying his home, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape base together, caught between two sides in a senseless war.

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    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 23, 2014
    ISBN9780553397161
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    This Shattered World: A Starbound Novel
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    Amie Kaufman

    Amie Kaufman is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of young adult and middle grade fiction, and the host of the podcast Amie Kaufman on Writing. Her multi-award winning work is slated for publication in over 30 countries, and has been described as “a game-changer” (Shelf Awareness), “stylistically mesmerising” (Publishers Weekly) and “out-of-this-world awesome” (Kirkus). Her series include The Illuminae Files, The Aurora Cycle, The Other Side of the Sky duology, the Starbound trilogy, the Unearthed duology, the Elementals trilogy, and The World Between Blinks. Her work is in development for film and TV, and has taken home multiple Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, a Gold Inky, made multiple best-of lists and been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Raised in Australia and occasionally Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing. She lives in Melbourne with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog, and an extremely large personal library. Learn more about her and subscribe to her newsletter at www.amiekaufman.com

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    • 3/5
      This was another 3.5 read for me. Like the first book, I'm really here for the world-building and insight to the universe these characters inhabit. The main characters of Jubilee and Flynn are much like Lilac and Tarver were for me in the first book, not terribly memorable and I'm glad I won't have to spend the next book with them as I feel they couldn't carry another book either. I know this is a YA series but I still had as hard a time getting into the "high ranked teenage solider" with Lee as I did with Tarver in the first book. I accept it but I'm still side-eyeing on the wish-fulfillment front. And speaking of wish-fulfillment, some credibility was lost when Flynn was described as being so beautiful as to "have been put together by an artist". Stop. As I said, I'm not in this for the romance, such as it is, I truly think the strengths of this series and this book, is in the environs & what's actually happening with the war and TerraDyn (corporations) and government/politics. I think the author could have done something great with an adult-centric story in this universe as I find that terribly interesting. It's still light scifi but the world is a scifi worthy one. And on that basis alone, I'll read the next.
    • 4/5
      We're introduced to two new main characters in the second novel of the Starbound trilogy and I loved them as much as I loved Tarver and Lilac. Lee is characterized as "stone cold" by her subordinates and many see her as ruthless, but she is really so much more. Flynn is the rebel with a heart who wants peace for his home world and an answer to why his planet is not prospering. Together they make an almost unstoppable force, coming from opposite sides to find answers and learn the truth behind the many secrets on Avon.I love the conflict these two faced, whether it be against each other or standing together against a third entity. Both had strengths and weaknesses that complemented each other very well. The side characters also played an important role in the development of the story and as it unfolded old faces reappeared (view spoiler), bringing together the Starbound universe in a way that is sure to make for an explosive conclusion next book.
    • 4/5
      I didn't enjoy it as much as the first one, but on it's own it wasn't too bad. I think whatever comes next will be much more epic than the first two. We'll see once that one's released.
    • 5/5
      I think I enjoyed this even more than the first in the series -- I found it fast-paced and compulsively readable, and loved the themes of war/rebellion/reconciliation explored from the POV of two characters on opposite sides of a bloody conflict. I was impressed by how well it stood alone, though it was also nice to see a bit of the characters from the first book! I am very excited to see where things go in the third book!
    • 4/5
      Suspenceful, seat-of-your pants plotting, strong characters and light romance make this an appealing companion to These Broken Stars. I loved Flynn Cormac's passion for peace despite his losses and the battles raging around him. He believed fighting was not the way, never faltered despite overwhelming odds, the threat of losing his beloved people's respect and support, and the potential loss of not only his own life, but that of his newfound love. This may sound corny, but it worked for me. Flynn is a peaceful warrior.
    • 3/5
      I had just finished The Winner's Curse, which also features two star-crossed lovers from different "factions," so I was not blown away by the love story here. I must say, I am rather disappointed and I am kind of taking this personally. These Broken Stars is one of my all-time favorite books, and I had This Shattered World pre-ordered for MONTHS before it was published.The action did not pick up until page 119; I remember that very distinctly because I kept reading feverishly, wondering when something was going to happen and if this book was ACTUALLY by the authors of These Broken Stars.A prior reviewer did a great job outlining the plot -- and I will say, the latter third of the book is pretty dang good. The ending is satisfying without being overly trite, and I like the little reminders that despite all of our technology and blah blah blah, we are all little unique pieces of stardust.However.There is a LOT of jerking and snapping going on in this book. Within two pages, I found five instances of characters jerking their eyes, jerking their hands, jerky movements, jerky jerky jerky. Total overkill of this word and it makes me want to throw a thesaurus at the authors. This overuse of any variation of the word "jerk" drove me absolutely batshit insane by the end of the novel.Please, authors, don't make me go batshit insane with the third book. Take your time, edit, use a thesaurus, and make the last book as brilliant as the first -- and we'll just forget this ever happened.
    • 4/5
      Wow. I'm not usually a fan of sequels that are really more like companion novels, but THIS SHATTERED WORLD is most definitely an exception to that rule!Continuing on in some of the most CINEMATIC prose I have ever read, THIS SHATTERED WORLD is action packed, thought provoking, and completely and utterly mesmerizing.I absolutely loved Jubilee and Flynn --- both their own separate journeys, and the one that they navigate together. And I can't tell you how much I appreciate the way that their alliance/friendship/romance progressed. Theirs was a slow burn that was totally perfect for the situation that they were in. No insta-love here, folks --- thank the stars.Speaking of things that I love: TARVER. MERENDSEN. His and Lilac's cameos were the cherry on top of this absolutely delicious (albeit slightly intense) cake!I can't wait to see what Kaufman and Spooner have up their sleeves for THEIR FRACTURED LIGHT!!!! I'm sure whatever it is, it'll be out of this world!!! See what I did there? ;)
    • 4/5
      THIS SHATTERED WORLD is the second book in a trilogy. It is also a standalone romance novel and science fiction thriller. Captain Jubilee Chase is assigned to Avon where most soldiers rotate in and out frequently because otherwise they fall victim to the Fury - which steals their minds and causes them to commit various acts of mayhem. For some reason Lee is immune to the effects. Lee doesn't dream and hasn't since she was eight and saw her parents murdered in a revolution on her home planet. As soon as she could, she decided to join the military to keep the peace and stop that sort of revolution from happening again.Flynn Cormac is one of the rebels on Avon though he is actually a peacemaker at heart. He is part of the rebel group because his sister led the rebels before she was caught and executed ten years earlier. Flynn wants to try to preserve the current cease fire and decides that kidnapping Captain Chase would be a way to force concessions out of the military.However, things don't work like he hopes. He gets to know Lee and she gets to know him. Despite being enemies, they find that they have lots of things in common. Both would like a peaceful resolution to the situation on Avon. That situation is being complicated by the secret maneuverings of the richest man in the galaxy who is using Avon to conduct experiments on the populace using some alien creatures he has trapped in this universe. I really enjoyed the romance in this action-packed story. I also enjoyed the seeing Tarver Merendsen again as he comes to the planet at the request of one of his former soldiers - Jubilee Chase. They work together to try to expose Roderick LaRoux and his dastardly plot.I can't wait for the third book in this series to find out how this whole situation is resolved.
    • 4/5
      This Shattered World is definitely different in feel from book one, but still has those wonderful aspects of forbidden and heart-wrenching romance mixed with very very very cool sci-fi technology and whispers! The start was slow, but once you get to 50%, everything starts clicking into the place and the mystery needs to be solved. I read the second half at the gym and then sitting on my couch "about to shower" for several hours after the gym >.>. I couldn't stop! No second book syndrome here, it was an epic addition to the series and builds towards an equally epic conclusion. Book three now please???
    • 5/5
      Jubilee & Flynn...

      In the second book in the Starbound trilogy, This Shattered World, we get to meet a new set of "star-crossed lovers," Captain Jubilee Chase and rebel, Flynn Cormac. They live on a planet called Avon which has been in the process of being terraformed. However, the rebels suspect that someone is delaying the terraforming process an purposely causing the citizens to suffer from a disease called Fury but they aren't sure exactly how or why. Flynn reaches out to Jubilee in hopes that she will hear what he has to say and help him figure out what's going on so they can save Avon and its people.

      Going into this book, I was a little disappointed that Tarver and Lilac weren't the stars of the show but after I got to know Jubilee and Flynn, I fell in love with them and their story too. Plus Tarver and Lilac do make a small appearance in this story so that was a nice surprise. The first and second book have both been fantastic though and I'm really looking forward to reading book three. I already know that I'm going to have a huge book hangover when this series ends. It's a definite must read if you like soft sci-fi and space operas.
    • 4/5
      Alternating between Jubilee and Flynn, the action takes place on a planet called Avon where rebels with ties to Irish roots on Earth are scraping out a subsistence living while rebelling against the military installation on the planet. Lee is a military leader who teams up with Flynn to uncover a conspiracy on the planet, both of them turning their backs on their respective groups with their building loyalty and relationship with each other. I read the first installment of the series a long tim ago, when a couple characters showed up the story of book one came back to me a bit. This story is connected to the first but not essential for understanding this book.
    • 4/5
      Please pardon me while I sweep my shattered emotions up off the floor. These two authors made me fall in love with Lilac and Tarver in These Broken Stars. Their story was a perfect mixture of tragic and beautiful, with the kind of romance that makes me all mushy inside. I was a bit upset when I found out that This Shattered World wouldn't focus on the same characters. Still, I had high hopes that Jubilee and Flynn would soon fill that void with their own gorgeous story. They did, my friends. They definitely did.

      Spooner and Kaufman have the tragic love story down to a science. Within the first five or so chapters, I was completely under their spell. Jubilee's hard demeanor, the way she lived her life with detachment, was heartbreaking. As I read, and learned where all of that stemmed from, it was all I could do not to want to hug her tight. She'd probably hate me for that. Then there was Flynn. A member of the rebellion, but with a pure heart and good intentions, he was undeniably likable. When these two met, and their personalities clashed, I just knew there would be sparks. I couldn't wait.

      The fact is that these two characters are the exact opposite of one another, yet perfectly matched. Once again I watched as a tragic and beautiful love story unfolded in front of me. I smiled as they stole moments together, was aghast as war threatened to tear them apart, and teared up when things looked bleak. Let me tell you, I was attached to these two wholeheartedly. I'm genuinely sad that their story is over. It was a Romeo and Juliette of sorts. Two souls, two different sides, tragically meant for one another.

      What I loved about this story more than anything though was that it wasn't all romance. Lilac and Tarver's story was very romance heavy. It was just the two of them on a planet, and so their romance was in the limelight during the course of the story. While Jubilee and Flynn definitely have a romance, there is so much more at stake. Lives lie in the balance. Secrets hide just out of reach. It's easy to get lost. Read this! It's worth it.
    • 3/5
      I loved These Broken Stars, but after all Tarver and Lilac had been through, I was wary about the prospect of their story being dragged out over a whole trilogy, so I was relieved that This Shattered World is actually a companion-novel. Focusing on different characters sounded like an excellent move and while a story about a military captain and a rebel sounded like more clichéd star-crossed lovers, I trusted the authors to tell that story well. Avon is swampy planet stuck in the process of terraforming, with a history of conflict between rebels and the occupying military. When one of the rebels wants information about a hidden military facility he’s stumbled across, he infiltrates the military's main base and to kidnaps Avon’s longest-standing captain.This kept my interest and certainly has its tense moments, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as These Broken Stars. It doesn’t have the same intensity - there’s more going on, which kind of... dilutes the story’s focus. The conflict between the rebels and the military is one full of complexities, with valid grievances on both sides. Both Flynn and Lee are operating in familiar territory, and have other people who they can turn to for help; they’re not so dependent upon each other.They’re also driven by different motivations: Flynn wants to keep the ceasefire, open talks and get better rights and resources for civilians; he wants to find why there isn’t more progress on the terraforming. Lee has had no sympathy for rebels; she wants to find out why most soldiers can’t stay very long on Avon, and why her commander is acting strangely. This sort of conflict is interesting, but it ultimately made the story feel a bit chaotic… and a bit unsatisfying, too, because there’s not enough room for everything to be explored in depth. And after the events of These Broken Stars, I had a fair idea of what those answers would be, which undercut the mystery.Moreover, perpetually overcast Avon doesn’t make for a very epic setting. (Sorry Avon.)
    • 3/5
      This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman is the second volume in her YA Starbound trilogy. This science fiction trilogy introduces a couple of new characters, Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac, although the original couple make an appearance as well. Captain Jubilee Chase is a soldier and is based on the planet Avon, and her mission is to help crush the rebellion that Flynn Cormac is a part of. Flynn on his part is trying to help his people become independent,. These two enemies collide and soon find that their attraction to each other is greater than their drive to win the senseless war.As in the first book, These Broken Stars, the real enemy is a powerful consortium headed up by Lilac’s father. La Roux Industries is up to it’s old tricks and is using this swamp-like planet for it’s experiments and mind control issues that were brought to light in the first book. The book moves at a fast pace and there is more action in this book than in the previous one, but I missed the survival storyline that was a major part of the first book.Knowing full well that This Shattered World is a YA book, I probably shouldn’t have been so annoyed at the over abundance of juvenile romance but I found the “star-crossed lovers” theme a little too repetitive and I would rather have had a little more meat added to the story. Perhaps I just wasn’t in the right mood for this book at this time, because I quite liked the first book but I think I have read enough of this trilogy and will not be continuing on with the third book.
    • 4/5
      These Broken Stars was one of my favorite books I read last year. While I didn't have quite the same connection with this one, I still thought it was a great addition to this world. It was nice to see Lilac and Tarver again and to meet new characters and see the intergalactic struggle from their point of view, although it was sad to meet and lose several characters all at once. Hopefully our new friends we were able to keep will make cameos in the next book as well.I can't wait for the third installment to see who else we will meet and how it will all come together. Now that the whispers seem to have been resolved, it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
    • 4/5
      I got a copy of this book through NetGalley to review. This is the second book in the Starbound series by Kaufman and Spooner. This is supposed to be a trilogy with the third book releasing in December of 2015. This was a well done continuation of this young adult science fiction series. I enjoyed this book a lot. It wasn't quite as good as the first book in the series but it was still a very good, if somewhat predictable read. Jubilee Chase (Lee) is the captain of a military unit sent to the planet of Avon to crush the rebellion there. Flynn Cormac is the brother of the woman who lead the largest rebellion on Avon and is desperately trying to hold the rebel forces together. When Lee and Flynn meet things get out of hand and both of them end up on a journey through the swamps of Avon. The terraforming on Avon hasn’t been going as planned and between the two of them Lee and Flynn may be able to uncover the secrets of Avon.The two characters from These Broken Stars are in the story a small amount. However mostly this story follows another star-crossed couple on a new and interesting planet. The chemistry between Lee and Flynn isn’t as good as it was between Lilac and Tarver, but it is still pretty well done.Lee is your typical tough-girl military commander type. She puts all the boys in their place and is always in control. She is also well-liked and respected. She has a dark history involving rebel forces and would do anything to see them destroyed.Flynn is a peaceful man thrust into the leadership role in a rebel group. He wants to strike a compromise with the military forces and actually solve the mystery behind the delay in the terraforming of Avon. Needless to say his relationship with Lee is definitely star-crossed.The whole story seems unrelated to the events in These Broken Stars at first, however eventually elements in this story dovetail with the events in the first book. I expected a few more twists and turns, but the story is fairly predictable. That being said it is still an interesting book. I enjoyed the new characters and the new planet we get to explore.Overall this was a well done YA science fiction with action and romance. If you enjoyed These Broken Stars I think you will really enjoy This Shattered World as well. I will definitely be reading the third book in this series. I would recommend to those you like YA science fiction with some romance.
    • 4/5
      This book is more of a companion book than a sequel to These Broken Stars, the first very appealing book by this writing duo. This story has many parallels to “Romeo and Juliet,” although thankfully it is not a complete retelling of of that tragic story.Jubilee Chase, 18, is the Captain of a military unit on the planet Avon, where forces have been sent to quell a rebellion. The rebels call themselves the Fianna, after the warrior bands of Irish mythology. They consider themselves the descendants of the Irish from the abandoned planet Earth, and honor Ireland’ language and traditions in Avon.Avon is supposedly being terra-formed but something has gone wrong, and the planet’s denizens are without food, education, or health care. They believe someone is deliberately slowing down Avon’s progress. They would rather farm than fight, but instead their planet is a swampland covered in clouds; the residents have never even seen stars.Flynn Cormac is the leader of the peace party of Fianna, and he kidnaps Jubilee to use her to find out answers from the military. If the Fianna don’t get satisfaction soon, the militant wing will win over the hearts and minds of the people. Flynn, so handsome that Jubilee refers to him as “Romeo” before she knows his name, finds he cannot bring himself to harm Jubilee, and ends up protecting her from the rest of his warrior band. But the odds are against this star-crossed couple; their affinity for one another puts both of them in danger, which only intensifies when they discover the big secret about what is really happening on Avon.Evaluation: These authors do a great job with taking old romantic plot lines and reformulating them in other times on other planets. They also create outstanding female protagonists, who are not females you would take lightly. You can read this book as a standalone, but I would rate the previous book as having a slight edge over this one so it would be worth starting with that one.
    • 5/5
      This book was another great installment in the Starbound trilogy. While it doesn’t concentrate on Tarver & Lilac from TBS, it concentrates on Jubilee & Flynn, a soldier and a rebel.What made this book so much different than the first one, is the fact that it didn’t only revolve around the two main characters. In this book, Jubilee and Flynn are facing some very powerful enemies and together they must figure out what to do before their planet suffers the consequences. I loved the way this book was structured. It is told in both Jubilee and Flynn’s voices, and I loved it. I loved their voices and the fact that they were so distinct. The pacing is steady and fascinating; told in a way that you gradually feel more and more invested into the story. In this book, politics and strategies are much more prominent, which leads to it playing with our minds and deciding who to trust and who not to trust.The romance is absolutely adorable and very low key. Flynn and Jubilee have a way of “clicking” that seemed so effortless. Where Tarver and Lilac had to overcome their differences, Flynn and Jubilee had to remind themselves constantly that they were supposed to be enemies.“This boy, the only one who believes I’m not what they say I am, what I believed I was: a solider without a soul, a girl with no heart to break. He’s the only one who’s proved me wrong.” I loved the fact that it wasn’t the main focus of the book; that the planet Avon and what was going on there was more important. The ending was really intense and frankly beautiful. The way everything clicked and made sense at the end? It was awesome. There were no loose ends, and there was a wonderful resolution. I really really enjoyed this book, I’m not sure which one is my favorite: These Broken Stars or This Shattered World; one thing’s for sure: I cannot wait for the last book in the trilogy.