Made of Stars

Informationen zum Autor Jenna Voris Klappentext The sizzling tale of Bonnie and Clyde set in space, starring two interstellar outlaws and the young pilot trying to catch themdead or alive . . . Shane and Ava have always had to make their own destinies, living just outside of the law to escape their impoverished home world. But when they uncover a secret plot to exploit their planet for its natural resources, which would mean destroying its cities in their government's greedy quest, they turn their renegade ways into a crusade to thwart a bloodthirsty agenda. Cyrus took a different route out of poverty by enrolling in the military academy and fighting for a spot in General Noth's security team. Fresh out of flight school, he's determined to catch the infamous rebels Shane and Ava andsecure his role as Noth's righthand man. That is, until he learns there's more toher government's actions than she's telling him, and he might be on the wrongside of this fight. Jenna Voris's debut is as full of red-hot romance as it is action-packed heists, marking this the next must-read in YA sci-fi. Leseprobe CHAPTER ONE The young ones died first. Blood pooled between the stones and crawled across the floor with delicate phantom hands. Shane felt it sink into his bones the longer he lay in the cell. How long had it been since he tasted pure, unrecycled oxygen? Since he felt the steady weight of a weapon in his hand? His finger twitched as he imagined the shock of a rifle against his shoulder, the silent shot in the open vacuum of space. You're not going to die here. Shane rolled over, wincing as his shoulder twisted painfully. He'd popped it back into place after the fight yesterday, but the skin was still swollen and tender. His hands ached, too. He tried not to think about why, but the memories always overcame him in the end. A pulse slowing under his fingers. The other man clawing at the floor, broken nails scratching down the dusty walls. Shane had always thought killing would be harder, that it would take a certain kind of person to wrap their hands around another's throat and squeeze until there was nothing left, but it had been over by the time the warden arrived, before the droids swarmed and the prisoners rioted. Killing was the easiest thing in the world. And Shane wasn't sorry. He exhaled, grimacing at the sharp pain in his chest. They kept it cold in solitary. Add that to the list of things these people would pay for. He'd come for them all eventually­every officer, every warden, every droid. Everyone who funded a place like this. You're not going to die here. Shane's last thoughts before the dark claimed him again were of his hands, pale and trembling without something to hold, and that man's vacant, lifeless stare. CHAPTER TWO Three months of planning and Ava had still managed to underestimate the cold. She shivered as she followed a masked officer through the twisting corridors of the Opian prison moon. They had made it through the first security checkpoint without so much as a whisper from the alarms, but another officer stopped her before she reached the second. He yanked her into a corner between a damp, icy wall and a security droid, and Ava had to remind herself that this was normal as his hands closed around her waist. This was Chess . This level of security was expected. Still, she had to force herself not to flinch, to focus on the camera embedded in the droid's flat, metal face and instead think about all the ways she could take this officer apart while his hands skimmed up her legs. He got as far as her left thigh before finding the protein bar tucked in her stocking. His face twisted into a mocking grin. Not allowed. Ava tried to snatch it back, but the officer shoved it into his own pocket before giving her a pat on the back t...

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Jenna Voris

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The sizzling tale of Bonnie and Clyde set in space, starring two interstellar outlaws and the young pilot trying to catch them—dead or alive . . .

Shane and Ava have always had to make their own destinies, living just outside of the law to escape their impoverished home world. But when they uncover a secret plot to exploit their planet for its natural resources, which would mean destroying its cities in their government’s greedy quest, they turn their renegade ways into a crusade to thwart a bloodthirsty agenda.

Cyrus took a different route out of poverty by enrolling in the military academy and fighting for a spot in General Noth’s security team. Fresh out of flight school, he’s determined to catch the infamous rebels Shane and Ava andsecure his role as Noth’s righthand man. That is, until he learns there’s more toher government's actions than she's telling him, and he might be on the wrongside of this fight.

Jenna Voris's debut is as full of red-hot romance as it is action-packed heists, marking this the next must-read in YA sci-fi.

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Inspired by the lawless love story of Bonnie and Clyde, Jenna Voris’s heart-stopping tale of passion and crime will have you seeing stars.

Shane and Ava are a team. He steals the aircraft, she charms their mark, and together they take what they need. Not even their distracting chemistry could get in the way. Until Shane was caught and left to rot on a prison moon. Now, freshly escaped from confinement and simmering with anger, he has his sights set on their biggest job yet.

Cyrus just graduated from the flight academy with a shiny new position lined up reporting to a well-respected general. On his very first assignment, he stops the outlaws in their tracks—or he would have, if his annoyingly handsome copilot, Lark, hadn’t fallen for Ava’s deception.

But when Shane uncovers a top-secret plot that would leave his and Ava’s home world at the mercy of Cyrus’s military leaders, he makes it his mission to thwart them at all costs. It isn’t long before the two of them make interstellar headlines with each new heist. And thanks to a chance run-in with the rebels, Cyrus is caught between two versions of the truth. He must pick a side—and fast. Because Shane and Ava will bring the planet to its knees . . . or die trying.

Leseprobe
CHAPTER ONE

The young ones died first.

Blood pooled between the stones and crawled across the floor with delicate phantom hands. Shane felt it sink into his bones the longer he lay in the cell. How long had it been since he tasted pure, unrecycled oxygen? Since he felt the steady weight of a weapon in his hand? His finger twitched as he imagined the shock of a rifle against his shoulder, the silent shot in the open vacuum of space.

*You’re not going to die here.

• Shane rolled over, wincing as his shoulder twisted painfully. He’d popped it back into place after the fight yesterday, but the skin was still swollen and tender. His hands ached, too. He tried not to think about why, but the memories always overcame him in the end.

  A pulse slowing under his fingers. The other man clawing at the floor, broken nails scratching down the dusty walls. Shane had always thought killing would be harder, that it would take a certain kind of person to wrap their hands around another’s throat and squeeze until there was nothing left, but it had been over by the time the warden arrived, before the droids swarmed and the prisoners rioted. Killing was the easiest thing in the world. And Shane wasn’t sorry.

  He exhaled, grimacing at the sharp pain in his chest. They kept it cold in solitary. Add that to the list of things these people would pay for. He’d come for them all eventually—­every officer, every warden, every droid. Everyone who funded a place like this. *You’re not going to die here.

• Shane’s last thoughts before the dark claimed him again were of his hands…