The Deep Sky: A Novel

Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission into deep space that begins with a lethal explosion that leaves the survivors questioning the loyalty of the crew.
They left Earth to save humanity. They’ll have to save themselves first.
It is the eve of Earth’s environmental collapse. A single ship carries humanity’s last hope: eighty elite graduates of a competitive program, who will give birth to a generation of children in deep space. But halfway to a distant but livable planet, a lethal bomb kills three of the crew and knocks The Phoenix off course. Asuka, the only surviving witness, is an immediate suspect.
As the mystery unfolds on the ship, poignant flashbacks reveal how Asuka came to be picked for the mission. Despite struggling through training back on Earth, she was chosen to represent Japan, a country she only partly knows as a half-Japanese girl raised in America. But estranged from her mother back home, The Phoenix is all she has left.
With the crew turning on each other, Asuka is determined to find the culprit before they all lose faith in the mission—or worse, the bomber strikes again.
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The synopsis of this book is fantastic. We have a female MC named Asuka who is one of 80 females are on a long range ship to another planet looking to save humankind. Mainly by having childrenâ¦.. But along the way, while Asuka was on a space walk a bomb goes off killing three of them. That sets this book in motion as Asuka is tasked with finding out who was responsible for the attack on their ship.
What follows is a great ScyFi thriller/horror/drama book. It flashes back to Earth when Asuka is in a competition to be one of the 80 to be chosen on this mission to the present day. A great cast of flawed characters joins Asuka on her journey.
Itâs not a perfect bookâ¦â¦. There are some slow parts but on the whole this is a solid ScyFi book which I highly recommend.
I really appreciate Flatiron books for giving me the opportunity to review this book for free for a honest review and it has a publication date of July 18, 2023.
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