Sylvain Neuvel

Showing that truth is stranger than fiction, Neuvel weaves a scfi thriller reminiscent of Blake Crouch and Andy Weir, blending a fast moving, darkly satirical look at 1940s rocketry with an exploration of the amorality of progress and the nature of violence. Always run, never fight. Preserve the knowledge. Survive at all cost. Take them to the stars. Over 99 identical generations, Mia’s family has shaped human history to push them to the stars, making brutal, wrenching choices and sacrificing countless lives. Her turn comes at the dawn of the age of rocketry. Her mission: to lure Wernher Von Braun away from the Nazi party and into the American rocket program, and secure the future of the space race. But Mia’s family is not the only group pushing the levers of history: an even more ruthless enemy lurks behind the scenes. A darkly satirical first contact thriller, as seen through the eyes of the women who make progress possible and the men who are determined to stop them...

A Take Them to the Stars Novel

A History of What Comes Next

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Dee B. 

Mi'a is exactly the badass character I went into this wanting, but so is Sara. They are fierce and love each other unapologetically and I get behind those mother-daughter relationship goals. 

The premise of the book intrigued me from page one. The clinical way that the characters set about accomplishing that task was an added bonus. Need to get x to y location, but there are obstacles? Ok, well lying works...but so does killing, so if the first doesn't work well then *RIP*. 

The bits of history that was so intricately woven in (that the author went on to further explain in his discussion) was perfect. It made the story feel authentic.

On the flip side, the relationship that was developed between the main character and her love interest didn't feel genuine to me. I didn't buy it nor did I care for it. I would have loved it if she would have been as clinical about it as the others had been. It didn't fit with who they were as a people. This sudden development of emotions distracted from the single-minded focus that I'd come to appreciate from them.

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I need book two immediately. I am ready for them to be the 100 and to see how the Kibsu responds.

Cindy Lieberman

A weird and fascinating (as in can’t look away) novel about how 99 generations of warrior women aided and abetted the space race. The novel blends history, folklore, and whimsy. I haven’t read other novels by the author but now intend to. And by all means pick the audiobook. The real-life mother-daughter narrators are excellent, and the author provides color commentary and reading suggestions at the end.

Megan

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Ben Nathan

A very interesting idea using history that exists and slotting really cool characters into it. I really enjoyed this and am incredibly excited for the next book in this series.

Kate Sigrist

Always run, never fight. Preserve the knowledge. Survive at all costs. Take them to the stars. _________ Germany, 1945. Mia, a nineteen-year-old girl, is sent by the OSS to find Wernher von Braun. Her mission: stop the Russians getting hold of Germany - and the world's - foremost rocket scientist. Von Braun is suspicious. And so he should be. For Mia is no ordinary girl. She only looks human. And helping the Allies win the Second World War is but one part of her plan. Because there's an even darker conflict on Earth. A secret struggle thousands of years old. It has engulfed and taken generations of Mia's people. But can the firing of rockets finally bring about its end? Can Mia, as the last of her kind, bring the stars down to earth? And if she succeeds, what will happen to us? _________ 'Wry narration, wired action . . . Fans of alternate history and intelligent sci-fi will love this' Publishers Weekly 'Clever and compelling, it will keep you enthralled until the end' Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative 'Highly crafted and unique' Library Journal

The Captivating Speculative Fiction for Fans of the Man in the High Castle

John

Josefina

Germany, 1945. Mia, a nineteen-year-old girl, is sent by the OSS to find Wernher von Braun. Her mission- stop the Russians getting hold of Germany - and the world's - foremost rocket scientist. Von Braun is suspicious. And so he should be. For Mia is no ordinary girl. She only looks human. And helping the Allies win the Second World War is but one part of her plan. Because there's an even darker conflict on Earth. A secret struggle thousands of years old. It has engulfed and taken generations of Mia's people. But can the firing of rockets finally bring about its end? Can Mia, as the last of her kind, bring the stars down to earth? And if she succeeds, what will happen to us?

Imie Kent-Muller

Dave Lehman

Rachel Rozdzial

Valentina Cherednichenko

Pre-order A History of What Comes Next, a speculative fiction as rich as The Man in the High Castle and as packed with thrills as Ready Player One This is a secret history of our world like no other . . . Always run, never fight. Preserve the knowledge. Survive at all costs. Take them to the stars. _________ Germany, 1945. Mia, a nineteen-year-old girl, is sent by the OSS to find Wernher von Braun: Germany's - and the world's - foremost rocket scientist. Her mission: stop the Russians getting hold of him. But von Braun is suspicious. And so he should be. For Mia is no ordinary girl. She only looks human. And helping the Allies win the Second World War is just one part of her plan . . . Because there's an even darker conflict on Earth. A secret struggle thousands of years old. One that has taken generations of Mia's people. But can the firing of rockets finally bring about its end? Can Mia, as the last of her kind, bring the stars down to earth? And if she succeeds, what will happen to us? _________ 'Wry narration, wired action . . . Fans of alternate history and intelligent sci-fi will love this' Publishers Weekly 'Clever and compelling, it will keep you enthralled until the end' Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative 'Highly crafted and unique' Library Journal

A History of What Comes Next A Take Them to the Stars Novel

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