Illuminae: The Illuminae Files: Book 1

4.5 of 5 stars Illuminae is one of those books that I've been wanting to read for quite a while. It was recommended to me by a few reliable bloggers so it was definitely on the shelf and yet I was reluctant to get to it. Sci Fi isn't my first love, I admit, that and coupled with a book aimed more at a YA audience and the possibility that the story focuses quite heavily on romance well I needed a little push and SciFi Month 2016 provided that gentle nudge. Firstly, to the story. This is definitely a book review that I don't want to give too much away in. There are plenty of twists and turns to this story and future readers don't need me to spoil the surprises along the way. I noticed that Kristoff himself gave an excellent synopsis over on Goodreads which basically summaries the story as: girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl loses planet and family. Girl ends up on a damaged spaceship - with a faster space ship in hot pursuit. On top of this we have a zombie style outbreak taking place on board one of the ships and an AI computer gone insane. Basically as the story opens we make the acquaintance of Kady and Ezra, their planet is under attack from warships and it doesn't seem like they're taking prisoners. Kady and Ezra were in a relationship that literally ended on the evening before the story starts but they're momentarily flung together as they make a desperate attempt to get off planet in a fleet of ships making a bid to escape. Of course they are once again torn apart and although it takes a little while the two of them make tentative moves to once again establish contact with each other. It seems that the threat of a warship hot on your tail, intent on killing any witnesses is a big incentive in putting things in perspective and bringing people back together. There's a lot more to the story than the above of course but Kady and Ezra are the key protagonists that we follow as they not only try to stay alive but also finally reach the conclusion that the people responsible for this attack need to be exposed. The story is written in epistolary format with briefing notes, messages and surveillance transcriptions lending the story a realistic feel. This is a style that I really enjoy it might not be for everyone but I think it's a good way of providing the reader with key information without the need to resort to massive info dumps. What I think really worked well for this story was the build up of momentum. The fleet of escape ships are at a massive disadvantage to the warship pursuing them. They don't have the speed and the damage sustained during the original attack on the planet of Kerensa has left their hyper jump capacity damaged, on top of this they are incapacitated further by being massively overburdened in terms of the numbers they are now carrying. Throughout the story we watch the progress of the warship with visuals that display how many months/days and hours there are before they are intercepted which helps to heighten the tension for the reader. Meanwhile, the feeling on board the ships trying to escape is desperate. Information is not readily forthcoming and suspicions run deep. All of this coincides with what appears to be a massive break down in the AI onboard one of the ships and running alongside this we start to understand that during the original attack on the planet bio weapons were used and those infected need to be quarantined. Kady and an acquaintance she has made have turned to hacking the ship's systems to try and uncover what is really going on. To aid their work they need to make contact with someone on board one of the other vessels and so Kady is forced to reach out to Ezra for help. The characters - well, I really liked Kady. She's a very easy to read character. She's quick witted, intelligent and very cool under pressure - but she has a real person's flaws. She may be quick at hacking into a computer network but she's not a ninja. She can unlock doors but doesn't like to use weapons and she is genuinely afraid when being chased by, well, I won't go into that! Basically she runs the gamut of emotions and I really liked that about her. Ezra on the other hand is probably a bit more of a simple lad - he calls a spade a spade, he doesn't have the quick wit of Kady but he's a good guy and loyal to a fault and I really did feel for the two of them - in fact that was actually what gave me the most tension whilst reading - I so wanted them to get back together and they just kept hitting more and more obstacles to survival. In a reader who cares little for romance that was quite a revelation. This is a fast paced story with plenty of action. The action is virtually instantaneous from the start of the story and it keeps the momentum right through to the conclusion. That thing about having your heart in your throat - I felt that at a few points whilst reading. I wanted things to go smoothly for this pair - and yet they hit set back after set back. In terms of criticisms. Well, I didn't like the layout of the book itself - I understand that it's something of a work of art but reading on a fairly basic e-reader that doesn't come across or work well at all. I'm sure it works better on a traditional paper format but this is a niggle of mine, particularly as I read a lot of my books in electronic format these days - I think the book should work in both formats. I'm not going to use this review as the opportunity to rant though as this didn't really bother me too much as I skipped over the pages in question. Also, I'm not entirely sure that those elements brought anything to the story - others will probably know better on that front. I thought the ending felt a little bit rushed to be honest. There was an opportunity to make it considerably more tense and to really work on the readers' emotions even more - perhaps the authors decided they wanted to give us a break. Overall, niggles aside, I found this a thoroughly enjoyable read. I don't really read a lot of sci fi so for me the plot and themes involved felt really quite original and very gripping. I suppose hardened sci fi readers might feel differently in that respect. I would definitely recommend Illuminae, it does have a romance running throughout the plot but because of the way in which the story is told this doesn't come across as overpowering or 'cheesy'. There's no insta-love here, more a realisation of what's important to the main characters. And, of course there's the mystery at the heart of the novel - which still remains to be uncovered. I will definitely pick up No.2 to see where this goes to next. A wonderful story filled with tension and desperation.

I've heard nothing but good things about Illuminae since it was released in 2015 - I can't believe this novel has been around for four years already - and I feel like I've been seeing Jay Kristoff's name everywhere this year, so when I came across the kindle edition of this YA sci-fi novel told via mixed media for less than £2 I snapped it up. I had a lot of fun with this novel and, despite the fact that it's over 600 pages long, I sped through it because of the format it's told in. In Illuminae we follow teenagers Kady and Ezra who, on the day Kady breaks off their relationship, end up fleeing their planet on two separate fleets with the warship that has destroyed their home in pursuit. What follows is a story that twists and turns as Kady, in particular, tries to find out the hell's going on and why so many lives have been ruined by hacking into government documents. To be honest that's all I want to say about this novel because I went into it knowing practically nothing about it and I enjoyed it so much more because of that. The less you know, the more it feels like this story is unfolding in front of you and you're simply along for the ride. Parts of this novel are pretty dark, and I loved those moments. The mixed media format, sometimes a string of dialogue from an online forum and sometimes a report from someone examining CCTV footage, keeps you on tenterhooks because you're experiencing the story as the characters are experiencing it and finding things out as they're discovering them. I have to say that, without the way it's written, I'm not sure how original this idea is. To be honest that doesn't bother me; I haven't read enough sci-fi to feel bogged down by tropes and there's no such thing as a completely original story anymore anyway. I want to mention it, though, because I think there may be some sci-fi aficionados who might go into this book expecting a completely original concept when it's actually the way this story is written, and not necessarily the contents of the story itself, that makes Illuminae so original. The characters are great; when Kady and Ezra are back on speaking terms their banter is really fun, and you get a sense of the history between them and how, now that their entire lives have changed so drastically, the problems they thought they had don't seem all that big. There was also one plot twist that took me completely by surprise and I loved it. When I say this is a twisty, turny book I mean it in every sense of the word, and I was well on the way to giving this book 5 stars. Then there was another twist, nearer the end, and unfortunately it lessened the impact of that earlier twist for me. I'd've loved this novel even more if Kaufman and Kristoff had been a little braver. If you've read Illuminae then I'm sure you'll know what I'm talking about. That aside I had a lot of fun reading this novel and both Kaufman and Kristoff are authors I'd like to read more from in future. I'm not sure if I'll continue with this series, I've seen most people say the first book is the best and the second and third are just rehashed versions of the first, but I might be tempted to read Gemina if I find a cheap copy somewhere because one of the characters in it is a member of a crime family, and I love me a crime family...

I will not lie, this was a book I bought in April 2020, purely because of the hype. I'd never really been interested in Sci-Fi, but I'd also told myself I needed to expand my reading horizons. And everyone was raving about it so I thought why not. It's only taken until I decided to do the A-Z 2021 challenge that I finally picked this up to fill the I section. And WOW. The formatting of this book is insane, absolutely amazing and so creatively planned out but equally insane. I loved it. When I started my Audible membership I had asked some friends for recommendations and they said Illuminae as its multicast (more than 1 voice actor). So I decided that I'd pair the amazingly formatted physical book with the full cast audiobook and read them in tandem. I do not regret it. The cast on the Audible audiobook is amazing and really bought the book to life. It felt like listening to a radio drama and I truly got lost in the book. The use of sound effects for certain parts really added to the atmosphere. The formatting for the physical book is like nothing I've ever seen before, a mix of transcripts, conversation logs, reports, post analysis and recorded commentary. This book is not written in continuous pro's. Each section designed to represent what it was. A report looked like a report, a IM chat looked like an IM chat. You get the picture. It was refreshing and oddly engaging. By pairing the audiobook with the physical it really helped make sense of the formatting. As we are still in the throws of a pandemic this book might not be for everyone as it deals with its own pandemic. Thankfully, it's not anything like covid. It's probably worse actually. But I loved how the two authors had created the plot of this book, starting with a bang and then leading us up the garden path. Drawing the reader further into the book. As I got near the end of Illuminae, I thought to myself "how have they made this 3 books, it feels like it's coming to a natural close" but it did not. The end left a very intriguing premise still out there and a natural lead into book 2 without giving any of it away. The two main characters felt a bit like chalk and cheese but that's usually how the best main characters are. I love Ezra and his overall vibe. Kady took some getting used to but in the end I did like her and could picture her to be real. There's a wide array of side characters, which I found were bought to life amazing by the narrators of the audiobook. I'm not sure if I'd have done them justice if I'd just read the physical book on it's own. But that should say more about me as a reader than the book. Everything felt really well put together, for me I loved this read and frustrated as to why I put it off for so long. If you want to dabble in sci-fi to see what you think this is the book for you!

How the do I review the delight that is Illuminae?? Well I could start by telling you that this book is like nothing I have read, ever. I could then tell you that it is set in the future, a future which sees a colony of humans mining on a remote planet called Kerenza. I could tell you that the planet is an illegal mining colony and that it is attacked by a huge mega corporation aka the bad guys. I could tell you that this is when the crap hitteth the fan. OK enough of talking in sentences, long story short after the attack on Kerenza the survivors of the attack flee the planet taking refuge on three of their spaceships, the Alexander (the big daddy warship), the Hypatia (sleek and shiny science ship) and the Copernicus (big, bulky freighter ship). Illuminae tells the story of two of those survivors Kady Grant and her ex boyfriend Ezra Mason. They are split up, with Kady ending up with her mother on the Hypatia and Ezra finding his new home on the Alexander. Their new homes are by no means safe, following the battle on and above Kerenza, they are being pursued by the Lincoln, one of the ships that helped end the colony. They are fleeing for their lives, trying to outpace the Lincoln and trying to get to a portal to jump to safer space but the course of escape is not going to be easy. The crew and passengers of the Copernicus start to fall ill, the illness is spreading quickly. Nobody is saying anything about anything but Kady has an ace up her sleeve, she is a computer whiz and she easily finds out what is going on. What she finds out, well you can read for yourself but she does need Ezra's help to try and make sense of it all. The vastness of space is not going to keep them apart. Illuminae is truly immense, I am not going to tell you anymore about the story because quite frankly I don't want to spoil it for you, what I do what to tell you about is the layout of the book. I have the paperback copy and it feels gorgeous first of all, inside it is truly a thing of beauty. This is not a normal book, the story is told through memos, journals, emails, surveillance footage and wonderful pages of artful text. This makes for an incredible, all consuming read. It is really effective, there is a section in which the fighter pilots are out in their planes and the text really makes you feel a sense of urgency, it really is genius. So much detail has gone in to this book from the schematics of the ships to the blacking out of all those swear words and the scoring out of the unnecessary details in the rookies reports. This has been one of the most hyped novels I have seen in a long time, hype can mean an end result that is awful, it can be mean an anti climax but Illuminae deserves the hype, it is above and beyond the hype. It truly does, plus I feel it gives a little nod to some of my favourite sci-fi fandoms most notably Battlestar Galactica. If you love sci-fi, you MUST read this, if you hate sci-fi, still read this - it has romance, young love, humour, horror, thrills and suspense. Oh and it made me cry too, be warned. The worst thing about this book, well that has to be the wait for the next book in the series. God I loved this book! I think this will be my book of the year by miles.

Unusual. That is the word I would use to describe this book. The layout alone threw me off for a few pages as I had never read anything like it before. If you haven’t read this book before have a look at the pictures of just a few of the pages below. The book is made up of logs, interviews, reports and data from an AI. Not your usual read. I had heard a lot of buzz around this book but unfortunately I just did not feel the magic. I’m not saying I did not enjoy some parts but I was easily distracted by other books. I kept putting this book down in order to pick up another one. Which is one of the reasons it took me so long to finish it. I found it to be a book that was difficult to read if you were not in the right mind frame to read it. Mostly because of the unfamiliar format. However, it did pick up speed in the last quarter of the book and at one point there was a little bit of a shock factor. I definitely did not see the last part coming (trust me you will know it when you read it). But even this could not make up for the 3/4 of the book with very little grip factor. Even the characters didn’t pull a lot of emotion from me. I found it confusing to keep up with who was who, and since the main couple only communicated through technology it was difficult to get a feel for what their emotions were. It was all rather robotic. Overall I gave this book 3/5 stars. The plot twists are what saved it from being less. They were numerous occasions near the end when I was completely blind sided and was surprised at a certain change in events. However, it took a lot to get there. Others have expressed their love for this book. But unfortunately it just wasn’t for me.

I unexpectedly received a copy of Illuminae through the post one Christmas. My lovely friend Kirsty had just read it, and loved it so much she promptly gifted 6 of us copies! I think I have since gifted it 3 or 4 times myself. I was immediately struck by the format: the story unfolds through a dossier of hacked documents and includes emails, schematics, military reports, diary entries, interviews and transcripts of security camera footage to name but a few. I’ve not found a book told this way before, and it was fresh and beautifully orchestrated. Paperclipped ‘briefing notes’ from the Illumine Group who gathered the dossier add sardonic comments that appealed to my sarcastic streak, while the IMs and emails frequently have wonderful comedic touches that play off against the impeccably built dramatic tension superbly. I am struck by a realisation: a computer will perform a takeoff or landing with all the grace of a person. It is only for combat – only for the artistry of ruin – that these vessels have pilot seats at all anymore. There is something in humanity more suited to the mechanics of murder than any machine yet devised. The characters have wonderful depth. Kady, our heroine, is tough and resourceful, but we see vulnerable moments. Even tertiary characters are strongly written, relatable and lovable (spoiler: you may wish they weren’t lovable), with some delightful casual representation thrown in, such as character x thinking about his husband and daughter. Winifred grapples with her duty to follow military orders versus doing what she believes is right. Byron is a chubby, geeky hacker with hidden reserves of moral strength. AIDAN (the AI of the fleet) serves as a fascinating contrast as he has a completely different tone and viewpoint to all the human characters. These authors are evil geniuses at getting you heavily invested in characters and then doing horrible things to them! “The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny” The story builds to edge-of-your-seat tension and at one point I even clapped my hand across my mouth in horror! This series is my favourite of all time, which is quite a statement. Brace yourself, and dive in.

I found this book almost by chance and a reviewer's reference to Battlestar Galactica drew me in. There is some commonality with BSG, but really this stands alone as something that feels like it has many influences (BSG, 2001: A Space Odyssey and even Bioshock) but really is a fresh story. It starts the ground running and the first part of the book quickly brings us up to speed on the main characters and the story background. I love a new universe like this and want to know more. The authors don't pull their punches - quiet happy to deal with dark topics, violence and a fair amount of death. I understand this is a 'young adult' book but aside from the main characters being young and a bit precocious this felt every bit a book for all ages. The story did dip a bit in the second quarter... and my interest waned. Lots of chat based interactions where it's really quite annoying having to navigate the slang writing, for example wut = what. It seemed pointless as they would then use overly long words and in other texts showed they were capable of writing properly. But in the chats, they then suddenly regressed and had to talk like "wut u doin cuz im chill". Additionally they use swearing then censor it, so you're constantly slowing down to try and work out what the word is. But that was soon pushed aside when the story picked up pace again at the half way point - and I blew through the rest in days. It took me along for the ride and had plenty of twists and turns. The format is very interesting and for the most part worked, but a word of warning that some dialog in the images is almost impossible to read on Kindles. It's easily solved by reading those bits on a phone or tablet... but it does make me think i'll go with the paper version next time. All in all, heartily recommended.

This book is incredible. It's completely in a field of its own. It has everything you could want - a brilliant cast of characters, a plot that mixes up mystery and action, and the perfect blend of humour and emotion. At first I didn't know what to expect from this book - I'd never seen anything like this format before - but the sample had me laughing out loud, and I bought it straight away. I was instantly sold on the witty and sarcastic characters, and my attachment to them only grew throughout their respective struggles aboard the Hypatia and the Alexander. Kady and Ezra deal with their situation in very different ways, but throughout all their difficulties I was rooting for their relationship. While their fleet fights against the enemy dreadnought chasing them down, their greatest enemy could be within, with a deadly virus rapidly mutating in their midst, and their damaged Artificial Intelligence taking increasingly drastic measures to "protect" the fleet. AIDAN makes for a very interesting character, and it definitely falls into the "morally grey" category - the choices it makes really have you questioning whether it is right or wrong. On the subject of characters, I have to give mention to Analyst ID 7213-0089, who may well now be one of my favourite characters of all time. His narration made me laugh out loud, and his colourful writing style made him one of the stand out features of this book for me. I'd never have guessed I could be so attached to a completely anonymous character, but then again, everything about this book surprised me. I think the writers definitely hit their mark with this one: the humour made me laugh, the plot twists made me gasp, and the emotional scenes had me a crying wreck. If you're looking for a great sci-fi read with some stand-out characters, and a book that knows how to make you laugh, cry, and question everything, then look no further than Illuminae. It's scored a high place on my list of all-time favourites, and I have no doubts that I will be recommending this book for years to come.

Had a crack in the dust jacket

Ich war vorm Lesen skeptisch. Eigentlich lese ich nicht so gerne Science Fiction. Raumschiffe sind eher selten mein Ding. Wie wollen die Autoren es schaffen, aus einer Aneinanderreihung von Dokumenten eine Geschichte zu erzählen und mir die Charaktere nahe zu bringen? Eins vorweg: Meine Skepsis war nach den ersten 30 Seiten verflogen und ich konnte kaum aufhören zu lesen. Wow, was für ein beeindruckendes Buch! Es besteht aus einem Sammelsurium an den verschiedensten Akten und Dokumenten: Gesprächsprotokolle, Chatverlaufe, Mails, Tagebucheinträgen, medizinische Protokolle, diverse Listen, Countdown-Anzeigen, Log-Einträge von AIDAN, Raumschiffpläne, Auswertungen von Überwachungsaufnahmen und so weiter. Besonders kreativ sind die Seiten, auf denen physisch etwas passiert (eine Schlacht, ein Spaziergang im Weltall ...), weil die Handlung immer als Bild dargestellt wird. Das klingt komisch, lässt sich auch schlecht erklären, ist aber absolut einmalig und lässt den Leser so auch die Szenen in der Geschichte erleben, die nicht durch irgendwelche Dokumente abgedeckt werden können. Meine Sorge war, dass mir die Charaktere durch diese sonderbare Erzählform fremd bleiben würden, aber das war gar nicht der Fall. Der Roman beginnt mit dem Debriefing von Ezra und Kady nach der Invasion von Kerenza. Schon auf diesen ersten Seiten wirken beide, besonders Kady, so real und sympathisch, dass ich das Gefühl hatte, ich befinde mich bei den beiden im Verhörraum. Durch die vielen Chats und Mails und besonders durch die ausgewerteten Videoaufnahmen sind mir beide schnell ans Herz gewachsen und Kady ist zu einer meiner Lieblingsprotagonistinnen in letzter Zeit geworden. Bei den Nebencharakteren muss man etwas aufpassen, dass man sie nicht verwechselt. Besonders durch das Springen zwischen den Schiffen kann das leicht passieren. Die Einleitung der Dokumente, also Datum, Uhrzeit sowie betreffende Personen, sollte immer aufmerksam gelesen werden. Da, wo dies aber absolut unerlässlich zum Verständis ist, weist der anonyme Zusammensteller der Akte in einem Vermerk darauf hin, sodass man nichts verpassen kann. Damit kommen wir zum nächsten Punkt. Bis zum Ende ist nicht klar, wer die Akte eigentlich für wen zusammengestellt hat. Das war am Ende noch einmal eine ziemliche Überraschung und gibt der Geschichte eine ganz neue Wende. Teil 2 wird etwa 5 Minuten nach dem Ende von Illuminae an einem anderen Ort einsetzen, allerdings glaube ich, dass man hier nach Band 1 guten Gewissens aufhören könnte zu lesen. Aber ich wette, das wird niemand können, dazu ist die Erzählweise einfach zu innovativ und macht richtig Spaß. Die 599 Seiten sind schnell gelesen, weil es eben nicht vollständig bedruckte Seiten sind sondern immer wieder "Action"-Seiten eingefügt sind, die man nur visuell aufnimmt oder auf denen wenig steht. Ich konnte mich der Sogwirkung nicht entziehen und bin hin und weg von dem Stil des Buchs und auch von der spannenden Geschichte, die mich zwischendurch wirklich atemlos hat umblättern lassen. Die drei Hauptbedrohungen sind jede für sich schon furchtbar, zusammengenommen lassen sie kaum ein Fünkchen Hoffnung für die Flüchtenden und schon nach 50 Seiten eskaliert das Geschehen zum ersten aber bestimmt nicht zum letzten Mal. Etwa in der Mitte des Buchs war ich schon völlig mitgenommen und gleichzeitig irritiert, weil ich der Überzeugung war, die Autoren hätten bereits ihr gesamtes Pulver verschossen. Ich konnte mir nicht vorstellen, was noch folgen sollte. Doch auch hier wurde ich wieder eines Besseren belehrt. Spannung und Schwung steigt bis zum Ende stetig an. 5 Sterne, Band 2 ist vorbestellt.

Ezra et Kady viennent de rompre. Et quand ils pensaient que la journée ne pouvait pas aller en se détériorant, ils étaient loin de la réalité. Il n'a fallut que quelques heures pour que leur planète, Kerenza, ne soit attaquée par BeiTech, complètement ravagée et recouverte des cadavres de leurs amis et connaissances. Avec une chance infinie, Ezra et Kady réussissent, chacun de leur côté à monter à bord de deux vaisseaux spaciaux : Hypatia pour Kady, Alexander pour Ezra. Mais les choses ne sont pas aussi roses qu'ils le pensaient sur ces vaisseaux en partance pour la station Heimdall et très vite Kady commence à suspecter les autorités de leur cacher la vérité. Elle commence à hacker l'Hypatia quand les choses deviennent hors de contrôle. AIDAN l'Intelligence Artificielle, ne réagit plus comme elle le devrait et prend ses propres initiatives, au détriment des passagers. Bientôt Kady et Ezra deviennent les seuls capables d'agir. Avant toute chose, sachez ceci : Illuminae est une sacré claque visuelle. Certains d'entre vous se demanderont certainement comment un roman peut-être « visuellement beau » en dehors de sa couverture. Et bien, Illuminae n'est pas un roman comme les autres. Regardez quelques illustrations sur le net et vous comprendrez. Le livre n'est pas écrit de manière conventionnelle, il est raconté au travers de mail, séance de tchat, interview et retranscription vidéos. Et tout cela est illustré sur chaque page. Un vrai chef d'oeuvre. Concernant l'histoire : J'ai eu du mal, pendant les 100 premières pages, ce qui n'est pas beaucoup quand on prend en compte que le roman en fait plus de 600. Mais ce n'est pas l'histoire qui me posait problème en soit, c'était le format et le thème. En effet, c'était ma première lecture de Science-Fiction et j'ai lu Illuminae et VO, donc beaucoup de termes m'étaient inconnus au début et le format unique et le manque narration « basique » ne m'a pas aidé à visualiser et comprendre l'histoire dans un premier lieu. Mais une fois que je me suis familiariser avec le vocabulaire et que je me suis habituée au format, j'ai été happée par ce roman, rien de moins que ça. J'ai lu ces 500 dernières pages presque d'une traite au beau milieu de la nuit et l'ai finit le lendemain dans le train, sous les regards étonnés des passagers qui ne comprenait pas mon état, entre appréhension, pleurs et soulagement, quand j'ai tourné la dernière page. Kady et Ezra, nos protagonistes, sont de vrais amours. On voit dès le premier chapitre que leur relation ne c'est pas terminée comme elle l'aurait dût et qu'ils en gardent tout deux une certaine rancoeur. Cependant ils s'aiment et c'est indéniable. C'est cet amour qui les fait tout deux carburer quand les choses se corsent et l'évolution de leurs sentiments et de leur relation est absolument magnifique à suivre, selon moi. J'ai aussi beaucoup apprécié AIDAN, l'IA, étrangement. Il a des pages entière pour lui seul. C'est d'abord très étrange, presque anxiogène de voir les choses qui lui passent par le circuit, mais plus l'histoire avance et plus on arrive à le comprendre et avoir de l'empathie pour lui, malgré sa folie. Je tiens également à préciser que ce tome 1 est également sorti en français sous le même titre : Illuminae – Les Dossiers Alexander #1 Avant de finir cette chronique, j'aimerai aussi vous conseiller d'aller voir sur la chaîne Youtube : Random House Kids, où se trouvent plusieurs mini vidéos sur le thème d'Illuminae, tel qu'un message d'Aidan, de Kady et d'Ezra. Je les trouve spécialement bien faites. En conclusion, Illuminae est pour moi un gros coup de coeur et une totale réussite pour ma première lecture de Science-Fiction. Le Tome 2, Gemina, est déjà en ma possession depuis un moment et j'ai plus que hâte de pouvoir me pencher dessus dans les temps à venir. Lisez Illuminae, vous ne pouvez pas être déçu ! Chronique de mon blog : novelteabooks.fr

Num cenário típico de uma Space Opera vamos conhecer duas personagens e as aventuras que as aguardam. Kaufman e Kristoff trazem-nos um livro inovador quanto ao estilo da narrativa, organização e apresentação ao leitor.

超人気らしく、訳本が3ヶ月待ちだったので、クリスマスに間に合わない！ 仕方なくこちらにしました。