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    The Ship Beyond Time
    The Ship Beyond Time
    The Ship Beyond Time
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    The Ship Beyond Time

    Written by Heidi Heilig

    Narrated by Kim Mai Guest and James Fouhey

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    The breathtaking sequel to the acclaimed The Girl from Everywhere.

    “Fresh and exciting . . . truly the perfect playground for adventure.”—NPR.org

    “Thrilling.”—School Library Journal (starred review)

    Nix has spent her whole life journeying to places both real and imagined aboard her time-traveling father’s ship. And now it’s finally time for her to take the helm. Her future lies bright before her—until she learns that she is destined to lose the one she loves.

    Desperate to change her fate, Nix sails her crew to a mythical utopia to meet another Navigator who promises to teach her how to manipulate time. But everything in this utopia is constantly changing, and nothing is what it seems. Not even her relationship with Kash: best friend, thief, charmer extraordinaire.

    Heidi Heilig weaves fantasy, history, and romance together to tackle questions of free will, fate, and what it means to love another person. At the center of this adventure are extraordinary, complicated, and multicultural characters who leap off the page, and an intricate, recognizable world that has no bounds.

    This sequel—and conclusion—to The Girl from Everywhere includes five black-and-white maps of historical and mythical locations. Fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Outlander will be swept away.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateFeb 28, 2017
    ISBN9780062661777
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    Heidi Heilig

    Heidi Heilig is the author of The Girl from Everywhere, which was an Indie Next Pick and was also named a Best Book of the Year by NPR; its sequel, The Ship Beyond Time; and the Shadow Players trilogy, For a Muse of Fire, A Kingdom for a Stage, and On This Unworthy Scaffold. Heidi Heilig holds an MFA from New York University in musical theater writing, and she’s written the book and lyrics for several shows. She grew up in Hawaii, where she rode horses and raised peacocks. Her favorite thing, outside of writing, is travel, and she has haggled for rugs in Morocco, hiked the trails of the Ko‘olau Valley, and huddled in a tent in South Africa. Heidi Heilig lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.

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    • 5/5
      It’s definitely important to read both books, one right after the other if at all possible. Some questions not resolved, but others mostly settled.
    • 4/5
      I would totally read more of these books. The characters are multicultural, flawed, and oh so fascinating.

      Nix, now captain of the Temptation, while Slate recovers from his opium addiction, is drawn into an opportunity to perhaps change fate. Why does that matter? Joss predicted that she will lose one she loves to the sea. Unwilling to lose Kashmir, she takes the crew to the mythical island of Kys Kys. Adventure ensues, surprises await, things are changed, and betrayal occurs. But can fate be changed?

    • 4/5
      Received via Greenwillow Books and Edelweiss in exchange for an completely unbiased review.
      Also posted on Silk & Serif

      Well, The Ship Beyond Time was just as good, if not better than its predecessor The Girl From Everywhere. The Girl From Everywhere sometimes dragged with intense descriptions of Hawaii's cultural and historical background and many readers found this detracted from the enjoyability of The Girl From Everywhere. In The Ship Beyond Time, Heilig seems to improved her writing to make it more entertaining for the masses while continuing to educate readers on mythological locations of cultural significance. Although this shift from heavily educating narrative to a more character driven plot could have made the sequel to The Ship Beyond Time a flop, Heilig seems to have taken reader criticism and further developed her writing skills – which were frankly highly developed to begin with - while continuing to be rich in cultural context and detail. The Ship Beyond Time continues to develop the crew of the Temptation into living entities to which every reader can relate.

      Regardless of the reduction in instructive detail behind the cultural significance of her scenes, Heilig’s newest novel is no less poignant and culturally sensitive than book one of her time traveler series.

      The Ship Beyond Time returns to the time-traveling ship Temptation where The Ship from Everywhere left off. Nix has begun to accept the events that unfolded during her last adventure and is actively looking to Navigate her first voyage without the aid of her father. The delivery of a message by a mythological princess fated to die thrusts the crew of the Temptation into another high stakes adventure through time and space. In a beautiful mythological utopia the crew discover revelations about the true nature of Navigation that affects the entire crew.

      In The Ship Beyond Time my struggle with our romantic hero Kashmir was rectified. I was incredibly distrustful of his motives with Nix in The Girl From Everywhere and struggled to get a full picture on what sort of person Kashmir was beyond the Nix’s rose haze of luurve. Don’t get me wrong, I could see why Nix was so intensely connected to Kash: drug addicted father obsessed with resurrecting her dead mother and the lack of permanence of a life at sea and throughout time. Yet, when it came time to trust Kashmir’s intentions and motivations, I found myself holding back and waiting for some sort of betrayal. In The Ship Beyond Time, we get to delve into the history and psyche of Kashmir who is not all swagger as we are brought to believe in The Girl From Everywhere. In fact, by the end of The Ship Beyond Time I trusted and empathized with Kashmir who truly cares for Nix and is more “human” than his secretive and robotic self in The Girl From Everywhere. Go team Kash!

      Keeping in line with character development: the Captain! Upon his drastic decision regarding his drug addiction, we see a different side of Slate. He is weak, emotional and he shows true affection for Nix. The complex relationship between Nix and Slate begins to settle which is a beautiful and welcome addition to The Ship Beyond Time. Unfortunately, without giving much away, we see some major breakthroughs towards healing between Nix and Slate before a major plot twist that changes everything. Dun, dun. Undoubtedly, book three will be all about the strengthened bond between Slate and Nix as well as her stronger bonds with the crew as a whole - if there is a book three, the synopsis claims this is the final book of the series.

      Heiliig has a unique skill in making a diverse cast of characters without making it a political statement. I loved how each character was a different cultural background (even mythological in origin in one case), struggled with serious social issues and were of various sexual orientations. I loved even more that the casts’ diversity was not the main focus of The Ship Beyond Time, but a supportive aspect of the novel. With poise and grace, Heilig diversifies Nix’s rag tag crew aboard the Temptation while weaving together a coherent and enjoyable plot completely unrelated to the character’s diverse and sometimes difficult personal histories. In the realm of diverse literature, Heilig is ahead of the curve in creating sensitive and relatable literature for all ethnic groups. I am in hope that in the future, diverse literature can be more like Heilig’s writing: not focused on the differences between characters, but inclusive and supportive of all cultural backgrounds.

      As with the first book, gorgeous nautical imagery throughout is an inspiring addition, reminding this reader why they started reading in the first place: a love of language and how carefully constructed sentences and create a beautiful message.

      In the end, The Ship Beyond Time was an epic and beautiful novel of acceptance, empathy and forgiveness. Heilig successfully integrates more character development into an action packed plot steeped in mythology and fantasy to create a unique and picturesque novel. A breathtaking tale of survival, self-realization and acceptance, The Ship Beyond Time is a strong follow up to The Girl From Everywhere, with improved character development and more character driven action.

      This novel will appeal to readers who enjoy nautical fiction, young adult fiction, novels featuring strong female leads with healthy romantic aspirations, complicated parental relationships, lovers of the mythological and/or time travel and those who enjoy novels with a diverse cast of characters. I would most definitely recommend reading the entire The Girl From Everywhere series - its not to be missed!
    • 4/5
      A strong follow-up to one of the more original YA novels I've encountered of late. Picking up at the conclusion of The Girl from Everywhere, this book resolves some storylines with nearly jarring suddenness (like Nix's mother) while opening other possibilities and problems. If you enjoyed the first book, definitely pick up this sequel for more fast-paced fun.
    • 3/5
      This novel lacks the love of local that infused The Girl from Everywhere and lifted it above being a simple well told tale. Also the imbalanced split viewpoint doesn't really add much and in fact reduces the tension the reader feels for Nix.
    • 4/5
      I don't know why, but I didn't like this book as much as the first in the series. The first one completely blew me out of the water and I couldn't get enough it. This one, while still good and worth the read, I just couldn't connect with as much as I would have liked. The cover is gorgeous though and the story line is very engaging and well written. It has a little bit of everything, just like [book:The Girl from Everywhere|21979832]. I would recommend this book. 4 out of 5 stars.
    • 5/5
      On a scale of hell to a utopia this book is Ker-Ys .Wow, this book is a masterpiece. The writing is phenomenal and the story line is brilliant. I definitely did not see the ending coming and I cried. Words can’t describe my love for Heidi Heilig’s writing. It truly transports you to the places she describes creating vivid  imagery and amazing mental images.The characters in this book are complex, all with understandable motives, and relatable flaws. Kashmir, stole my heart with his Farsi and cloves (which taste great btw). I had to continuously stop reading the book to repeat aroom bash to myself while my brain had a mini-squeal fest. I absolutely adored reading his point of view because he is honestly the sweetest thing.I recommend this book to everyone. That means you. So kick back, relax, say hipahipa, and delve into the world of time-travelling pirates.
    • 3/5
      This YA time traveling book is the sequel to The Girl from Everywhere, and I suggest the series be read in order. While I find the time traveling method quite novel, reading The Ship Beyond Time made me realize I wasn’t caring about the characters enough to want to continue with this series.Nyx has finally taken the helm, directing her family’s ship through the tides of history. She’s thrilled… until she learns what fate awaits her. She’s destined to suffer the same fate has her father, losing the one she loves. Is it possible to change time itself? A mysterious stranger claims he knows the secret of it, and he requests Nyx’s presence at a mythical island where nothing is as it seems.Here’s my main problem with The Ship Beyond Time: I don’t care a whit for the romance subplot, and a large portion of the stakes revolve around the romance. I am thankful that The Ship Beyond Time ditches the love triangle tentatively established by the first book. I’d rather have one love interest I don’t care about than two. Still, this resulted in me finding the beginning of the book extraordinarily boring. While things did get a bit more interesting later on, the pacing was terribly off.At a certain point, I realized that it wasn’t just the love interests I didn’t care about… it was everyone, including Nyx herself. Characters could suffer tragic fates, and my reaction would be, “Okay, whatever.” I can never put my finger on what makes me care about a character; it’s a nebulous quality that none of the cast of The Ship Beyond Time possessed.I also feel like The Ship Beyond Time sets up some interesting ideas which it never explores in a satisfactory way. I do like how the series has had time looping back around on itself in a way reminiscent of Ted Chiang’s “The Story of Your Life” (the basis for the movie Arrival). But for a book purporting to be about the possibility of changing time, The Ship Beyond Time doesn’t deal with the issue much beyond Nyx’s personal focus. While a larger scale dilemma does arrive towards the end of the book, the ethics of the question are never fully considered. Generally, I found the book biting on more than it could chew in terms of thematic material.The Ship Beyond Time is not bad, it’s simply mediocre. The plot was slow to start, and it never wowed me even when it did show up. The characters weren’t memorable. The most interesting material went unexplored. While I think the series has potential, I won’t be continuing with it.Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
    • 4/5
      The Ship Beyond Time is a sequel to Heilig's earlier novel, The Girl from Everywhere. In both, Nix is a teenage girl who travels by boat with her father & a small crew to various locations in various time periods, provided they have a map to get them there. It's an interesting variation on the time travel theme.I really wanted to like the first book in this series, and though the idea was there, I was disappointed in its execution. While I did enjoy the plot of this 2nd book better than the first and overall I was more engaged with this one, it still lacked a lot of the plot refinement that was also missing in the first book. I give liberty to some of the time travel elements, because time travel stories always leave me at least a little bit confused. They're just mind bending to me, but not in a bad way. But other than that, there were also just too many quick jumps in the plot that made the story feel disjointed. I often felt like small chunks of the story were left out.As a young adult story, this was an okay read, but it could've been better.