Protecting Genesis is what gives her life meaning.

“I’m willing to share the danger.” More than willing-by now, Noemi’s very nearly desperate. “Most pilots would be glad to stick a little closer to home.” It also makes possible the war that’s devastating their world. Everyone on Genesis knows that the Gate ties them to Earth and the other colony worlds on the Loop, holding one point of a wormhole in place and making instantaneous cross-galactic travel possible. “Gate patrol’s the most dangerous gig there is.” Baz says it matter-of-factly as she scans through her dataread. I’d really like to take on a shift sometime soon.” “You haven’t put me on Gate patrol in months. “I wanted to ask-” Noemi takes a deep breath. “We’re putting you on close-range patrol today.”īaz stops and comes nearer. She’s wearing her uniform, a dark-patterned head scarf, and the first smile Noemi’s seen all day. “Vidal!” That’s Captain Baz, striding across the hangar with a dataread in her hand. The point between her and her fellow squadron members aims at the heart, for which no protection has ever been invented. You don’t back down from mech fire, so you won’t back down from this.īut Earth’s warrior mechs only aim at the body. If you want them to see you as a fellow soldier again, you act like one. She doesn’t wave to her friends like she always used to-until six months ago.Ĭhin up, shoulders straight, she tells herself, taking what comfort she can in the familiar smells of grease and ozone, the hiss of repair torches, and the thump of boots on tarmac. N OEMI V IDAL WALKS THROUGH THE TWO LONG LINES OF starfighters in the hangar, helmet under one arm, head held high. 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. 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. 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.īut capturing Noemi was only part of Burton Mansfield’s master plan. After all, the entire universe stands between them…or so he thinks. 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.Ī 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. And when a deadly plague arrives on Genesis, Noemi gets her chance. 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.Īn 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.

Defy the worlds claudia gray