Best of
Young-Adult-Science-Fiction

2017

From the Stars


David R. BernsteinLindsey R. Loucks - 2017
    Tragedy Will Break it ApartExplore the beauty of science fiction with fourteen complete YA, space-themed short stories from a collection of talented authors. Spanning nearly 450 pages. Exclusive to this anthology only.Sasha lives off the treasure she salvages in abandoned ships on the edge of the solar system: until the day she recovers a lost popstar from 200 years ago.-- Dark Star by S.E. AndersonOne rickety ship. Hundreds of refugees fleeing Earth. Millions of light years to an unknown planet.One chance for a new home.-- Let Me In by Jennifer BrodyAnne has a strange feeling the mysterious lights in the sky have something to do with the number six she keeps seeing everywhere.-- Six by Lindsey R. LoucksWhen Evie meets an unlikely ally on her off-ship excursion, they must race against time before an impending war destroys their new planet.-- Siteron by Krista StreetWhen her father is sent on his most dangerous expedition yet, Cortelia doesn't stop to think and sneaks along for the ride, never imagining a deadly alien agenda.-- Deliverance by Raquel LyonLen is the sole survivor on an irradiated vessel deep in space, but is he really alone?-- Daughters of Ayor by David R. BernsteinSurviving the culling was only the beginning. Can they reclaim earth, or will the invaders destroy them?-- The Culling by Melissa A. CravenA snarky black-market trader who hasn't had a date in way too long, a broke-down, junkyard intergalactic ship with an attitude, and a beautiful alien to fall in love with. What could go wrong? Probably everything.-- Sycorax by Jenetta PennerVega Volante, planetborn, planetstrong…and totally screwed.Vega must use her unique planetborn skills to confront an alien force that not only threatens her squad but could bring disaster to the entire Axis.-- Planetstrong by Pamela StewartForced to marry her brother’s killer. Buried alive in an underground tomb. Celeste, sacrifices all for her terrible vengeance.-- The Stars Between by D.S. MurphyThe ever inquisitive Eos suspects the military is hiding something from the settlers on Sutorax, but she never imagines a deadly alien agenda. -- Interception by Norma HinkensArylia is an unwelcome alien seeking refuge on Earth; will her inexplicable friendship with Kyson, a law-abiding soldier, doom the planet?-- Between the Earth and the Stars by Elle ScottA race of body snatchers is deporting people to Mars, but Matt's fight to escape uncovers a disturbing truth about Earth and the Red Planet.-- Going Home by Holly HookImprisoned. Enslaved. Seven girls dig for the source of life in a fight for freedom from powerful invaders.-- The Crystal Prince by Everly Frost

The Survival Pact


Christy Sloat - 2017
    Forced to flee the city, she heads south where her two best friends Emma and Lou reside in search of answers. As a drunken joke ten years earlier, the three friends made a vow that if the world went to hell they’d survive it together, no matter what. With the pact now a reality, they are forced to face a never ending tidal wave of the dead, tornadoes, earthquakes, and massive storms with hundreds of miles to go. Along with their new dog, Snack, the girls get closer to their destination but no closer to answers as to why their world is filled with such evil. Will their plan of survival keep them alive or will they drown in the sea of the dead?

Aspects, Bright and Fair (The Cordelian Chronicles)


Waugh Wright - 2017
    Or even which world. Three days ago, Joni convinced Kelly to sneak into her parents’ lab and, after fiddling with some suspicious equipment, discovered something astounding: namely, that their world is but one of many, extending in bubbles all around them. Not even Joni’s parents know this, but they will in the future, because somehow Joni’s dad sent her a transmission across time. And his advice was to run.Joni and Kelly soon find themselves chased from one exotic world to the next. They steal cars in a futuristic, gang-infested underground city, repel invaders in a tiny medieval-like kingdom, and duck gunfire at a chilidog stand on the Sunset Strip. They meet assassins and spies, earls and innkeepers, many of whom believe that Joni is one of the Cordelians, powerful young women who can see across time. And those who aren’t so sure still think it might make the most sense just to kill her.