Karen Bao Books

The second book in the suspenseful, intelligent Dove Chronicles series is perfect for fans ofEnder's GameandThe Maze Runner. Phaet Theta is a fugitive.Hiding in plain sight on the drowned planet Earth, Phaet discovers the rugged beauty of the world her ancestors once called home. All her life, she s been taught to fear the Earthbound, and their generosity and kindness surprise and touch Phaet. But when the Lunar Bases attack her friend Wes s village, Phaet s past catches up with her, and she s forced to choose: stay on Earth and fight, or stow away on a Moon-bound ship so she can save her brother and sister from the government that killed their mother.This thrilling sequel to Dove Arising plunges readers deeper into this complex and haunting world where freedom comes at a chilling price. Phaet is an engaging character, with whom the readers should readily identify. VOYA Karen Bao is an incredibly talented young writer. Beautiful prose and one of the most interesting main characters I've read.Dove Arisingmarks the debut of a promising new talent. I loved the story, and I can't wait to read more Christopher Paolini, New York Timesbestselling author ofEragon onDove Arising"

Phaet Theta has lived her whole life in a colony on the Moon. She's barely spoken since her father died in an accident nine years ago. She cultivates the plants in Greenhouse 22, lets her best friend talk for her, and stays off the government's radar. Then her mother is arrested. The only way to save her younger siblings from the degrading Shelter is by enlisting in the Militia, the faceless army that polices the Lunar bases and protects them from attacks by desperate Earth-dwellers. Training is brutal, but it's where Phaet forms an uneasy but meaningful alliance with the preternaturally accomplished Wes, a fellow outsider. Rank high, save her siblings, free her mom: that's the plan. Until Phaet's logically ordered world begins to crumble... Suspenseful, intelligent, and hauntingly prescient, "Dove Arising" stands on the shoulders of our greatest tales of the future to tell a story that is all too relevant today.