The Deep Sky
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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Book details
- Publisher
- Flatiron Books
- Publication date
- 2024
- Print length
- 416 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 978-1250875358
Post-Apocalyptic
What to Know Before Reading The Deep Sky
A science fiction thriller about eighty elite young people on a one-way space mission to save humanity. As Earth faces environmental collapse, a colossal spaceship named the Phoenix carries these trained graduates toward a distant, livable planet. Halfway through the long voyage, a lethal explosion tears through the vessel, killing three crew members and knocking the ship dangerously off course.
The main character, Asuka, is the only surviving witness of the blast and becomes an immediate suspect. Asuka already struggled with intense self-doubt as an alternate crew member who barely made the cut, making her position on the ship feel fragile. Tasked with helping investigate the saboteur, she must n
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About the author
Yume Kitasei
“Sarah Skaer uses her considerable vocal skill to make each crewmember instantly recognizable. Asuka is strongly characterized by her insecurity and self-doubt, though listeners will likely have more faith in her.”- Library Journal”
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