Cathedrals of Glass
(2017)(The first book in the Planet of Blood and Ice series)
A novel by Tom DeLonge and A J Hartley
From the New York Times bestselling author of Steeplejack and co-author of Sekret Machines: Chasing Shadows with Blink-182s Tom DeLonge, comes a "smart, gripping and atmospheric" science fiction thrillerthe Cathedrals of Glass saga
Deviance is unattractive and jeopardizes all we hold dear
Ten teenagers broke behavioral law. Sentenced to be reeducated on the moon of Jerem, they were placed in stasis on the automated ship Phetteron for their six day journey. They never reached their destination.
Home looks after its own
Thrown off course by a computer malfunction, the Phetteron is damaged in an asteroid belt and crash lands on the uninhabited ice planet of Valkrys. Having spent their lives in temperature controlled environments, consuming nutrient supplements, and interacting with people mostly through the infonet, the teens are unprepared to depend on each other to face the harsh, hostile, and hellish landscape. Home will send a rescue party long before their meager supplies run out.
No contrary positions are viable
Sola was a roamer. She wandered the city after curfew, reveling in the freedom of being disconnected from the techgrid and embracing the joy of physical activity. For those actions, Home declared her deviant. But on Valkrys, her deviance is an asset that may be the teens only hope for survival.
As Sola explores their strange new world, she discovers that she and her shipmates are linked by something more frightening than their subversive behaviorsand uncovers a truth about the planet the authorities at Home wanted buried.
Valkrys is not uninhabited. And what lives there is predatory
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Deviance is unattractive and jeopardizes all we hold dear
Ten teenagers broke behavioral law. Sentenced to be reeducated on the moon of Jerem, they were placed in stasis on the automated ship Phetteron for their six day journey. They never reached their destination.
Home looks after its own
Thrown off course by a computer malfunction, the Phetteron is damaged in an asteroid belt and crash lands on the uninhabited ice planet of Valkrys. Having spent their lives in temperature controlled environments, consuming nutrient supplements, and interacting with people mostly through the infonet, the teens are unprepared to depend on each other to face the harsh, hostile, and hellish landscape. Home will send a rescue party long before their meager supplies run out.
No contrary positions are viable
Sola was a roamer. She wandered the city after curfew, reveling in the freedom of being disconnected from the techgrid and embracing the joy of physical activity. For those actions, Home declared her deviant. But on Valkrys, her deviance is an asset that may be the teens only hope for survival.
As Sola explores their strange new world, she discovers that she and her shipmates are linked by something more frightening than their subversive behaviorsand uncovers a truth about the planet the authorities at Home wanted buried.
Valkrys is not uninhabited. And what lives there is predatory
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Praise for this book
"Smart, Gripping, Atmospheric, and Completely unputdownable- Cathedrals of Glass is the exact book I've been dying to read!." - Carrie Ann Ryan
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