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Stone in the Sky
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In this thrilling follow-up to Tin Star, Tula will need to rely on more than just her wits to save her only home in the sky.
After escaping death a second time, Tula Bane is now even thirstier for revenge. She spends much of her time in the Tin Star Café on the Yertina Feray—the space station she calls home. But when it's discovered that the desolate and abandoned planet ne ...more
After escaping death a second time, Tula Bane is now even thirstier for revenge. She spends much of her time in the Tin Star Café on the Yertina Feray—the space station she calls home. But when it's discovered that the desolate and abandoned planet ne ...more
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Hardcover, 313 pages
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February 24th 2015
by Roaring Brook Press
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This is a duet! Two books! Although there is a short story about the alien Heckleck that will be out in January.
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I struggled with the first book, but this one was MUCH better! I couldn't put it down, I accidentally read until 3 am the first night! There is a lot of action and romance and exploration and it rocks. The only main complaint is the writing style is so choppy and disconnected still which annoys me. Also there is a love triangle though there is minimal angst about it.
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The Story:
Stone in the Sky picked up with Tula on Yertina Feray- she is well acclimated to her environment though she is living with a good amount of guilt over the events in the last novel, Tin Star. The first book was slow paced and focused a great amount of how Tula’s life had developed on this lonely space station. In this novel the action picks up and there was less time on her interactions with others though that was still a main th ...more
The Story:
Stone in the Sky picked up with Tula on Yertina Feray- she is well acclimated to her environment though she is living with a good amount of guilt over the events in the last novel, Tin Star. The first book was slow paced and focused a great amount of how Tula’s life had developed on this lonely space station. In this novel the action picks up and there was less time on her interactions with others though that was still a main th ...more
Feb 23, 2015
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I read this book about 6 months before its release date. It was an absolutely incredible read. It was my 3rd favorite read in 2014 out of 187 books. I have said it before but with every book by Cecil Castellucci that I read I am more impressed. This one was amazing. Literally I finished it and started reading it again at a slower pace to savor it because the first time I could not pause and raced through the book to finish the story.
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I finally got to read this book!
It has been quite the epic to get my hands on this. After wanting to read Tin Star, (because it's Casablanca set in space, yes please) I finished up then ordered book two. Which was out of print, and has remained so for a really long time. I paid for a copy four times, only to be told that no one could get it from their distributors. So now, six years after finishing the first book, I finally got to read how it ends. Crazily enough, I could still remember the firs ...more
It has been quite the epic to get my hands on this. After wanting to read Tin Star, (because it's Casablanca set in space, yes please) I finished up then ordered book two. Which was out of print, and has remained so for a really long time. I paid for a copy four times, only to be told that no one could get it from their distributors. So now, six years after finishing the first book, I finally got to read how it ends. Crazily enough, I could still remember the firs ...more
I LOVED Tin Star, it was the perfect science fiction book and this sequel did not disappoint. There's a little bit of everything in it, space travel, adventure, revenge, and romance. I highly recommend both books!
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Jun 16, 2014
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Abandoned and left for dead on a remote space station, no one expected Tula Bane to survive. Yet over time, she sound friends, family, and even love. When it's discovered that the desolate planet beneath the station is verdant with a rare, invaluable resource, aliens from across the galaxy rave over, including Brother Blue, the man who nearly killed Tula years ago. The man she has dreamed of destroying ever since. But Tula needs him alive to ensure the protection of the Human Wanderers who hitch
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As much as I enjoyed Tin Star last year, the ending left me feeling like I needed (and wanted) something more to the story. Fortunately for me, Stone in the Sky quickly followed and as a sequel it absolutely delivered in every way I hoped it would.
Reasons to Read:
1. Incredible world building:
While Tin Star introduced us to a breathtaking sci fi world, Stone in the Sky fills us in on all the details. Tula ends up leaving the Yertina Feray and we get to explore the galaxy with her as she embarks o ...more
Reasons to Read:
1. Incredible world building:
While Tin Star introduced us to a breathtaking sci fi world, Stone in the Sky fills us in on all the details. Tula ends up leaving the Yertina Feray and we get to explore the galaxy with her as she embarks o ...more
I loved being back on Yertina Feray, and Stone In The Sky was a wonderful continuation of a book I really enjoyed. Once again, the world of the space station, with its multiple alien species and sometime dangerous blending of cultures, formed a world in which I could immerse myself. Tula survived the ordeals of book one, but I knew that she would have many more struggles ahead of her. It was inevitable that Tula would have to confront Brother Blue and, in fact, she wants that. Despite her quiet
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This review originally posted at More Than Just Magic
It was so easy to slide back into the dark and dangerous world of Tula Bane and her life on the Yertina Feray.
In Tin Star, the first book in this series, Tula was struggling to survive. Left for dead she was alone, with absolutely nothing on a strange hunk of metal in the sky. A hunk of metal which wasn’t particularly friendly towards humans. But survive she did. In fact she did more than survive – she thrived. She moved up through the social ...more
It was so easy to slide back into the dark and dangerous world of Tula Bane and her life on the Yertina Feray.
In Tin Star, the first book in this series, Tula was struggling to survive. Left for dead she was alone, with absolutely nothing on a strange hunk of metal in the sky. A hunk of metal which wasn’t particularly friendly towards humans. But survive she did. In fact she did more than survive – she thrived. She moved up through the social ...more
This sequel to TIN STAR begins shortly after the actions in that book. Tula Bane is living on the space station, the Yertina Feray, and has opened a water, sweets and salts store which welcomes aliens of all kinds. While Tournour, the alien sheriff and Tula's love, has been good at keeping the station under the radar of the new Imperium, things change when a ship crashes on Quint, the planet the station orbits, and discovers alin. Alin is a pollen that is very scarce and very much in demand amon
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Like Tin Star, Stone in the Sky is a book that was impossible for me to put down, even though it's a very different story. Whereas Tula Bane and both the alien and human characters she meets on the Yertina Feray in Tin Star are stuck there, Tula travels to various planets, moons, and from one ship to another in Stone in the Sky. In Tin Star, Cecil Castellucci builds a world, peppered with various alien species, but using one setting, she controls the way readers are introduced to the world and e
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This is my FAVORITE book of Cecil Castellucci. I liked Tin Star but Stone in the Sky.....wow, loved every minute of it. I thought the plot was so much more complex than Tula seeking out revenge. I enjoyed how more is revealed about the Imperium's motivations such as not wanting the species to mix. I liked that Tula was a strong female character with vulnerabilities. I appreciated that she wasn't completely unstoppable and doing things like flipping in the air firing two blasters. There seemed to
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A thoroughly enjoyable sequel to Tin Star that continues the adventures of Tula Bane while incorporating the exploration of some very interesting issues. This is science fiction in the style of adult SF and SO welcome for teens!
Castellucci's world-building is so intriguing, particularly the idea of humanity being regarded as a very minor species. Tula was a compelling character still dealing with issues earth-bound teens could sympathize with. ...more
Castellucci's world-building is so intriguing, particularly the idea of humanity being regarded as a very minor species. Tula was a compelling character still dealing with issues earth-bound teens could sympathize with. ...more
This sequel to Tin Star was even better -- why oh why is there no sixth star for special circumstances?
Go read Tin Star, but have this on at the ready for when you finish. Actually -- maybe wait a month in between, because wondering what will happen next in Tin Star and letting your imagination work on Tula's circumstances for a while is part of the magic.
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Go read Tin Star, but have this on at the ready for when you finish. Actually -- maybe wait a month in between, because wondering what will happen next in Tin Star and letting your imagination work on Tula's circumstances for a while is part of the magic.
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Maybe it's just me, but with the way the first book ended with the surprise of Tournour, I expected Stone in the Sky to be more of a story about him and Tula. Was disappointed that it wasn't, but other than that it was a good quick read.
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Words can't even describe how Amazing this is. Review to come closer to release date.
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The writing style was pretty choppy and the plot that this story circled around didn't seem very logical to me.
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Stone in the sky is written by Cecil Castellucci is a sixth grade reading level. Tula gets off of the space station with the help of her friends because she was going to be killed. Once she gets off she travels around the galaxy and goes on a planet and meets the cousin of the alien that she loves. The cousin helps her with a little bit and to get off the planet. She travels from ship to ship and on the way she tells all of the Wanders because Brother Blue puts them on a planet to die so that h
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A definite improvement on the first book and actually quite enjoyable.
The writing and pacing are still hit or miss sometimes and I don't know if I'd actually recommend this duology or not. But I AM glad I read this conclusion.
The first book is really a character study where the plot takes a front seat in this one much more. It's not bad that they were different, and I actually liked to plot quite a bit, but I don't know. Parts of it felt really... simplistic? I think that was the writing style ...more
The writing and pacing are still hit or miss sometimes and I don't know if I'd actually recommend this duology or not. But I AM glad I read this conclusion.
The first book is really a character study where the plot takes a front seat in this one much more. It's not bad that they were different, and I actually liked to plot quite a bit, but I don't know. Parts of it felt really... simplistic? I think that was the writing style ...more
I am happy to say that the sequel did not disappoint. In fact, I wish we had more books set in this world. Tula did get a tad bit annoying with her constant waffling between Reza and Tournador (I know I'm spelling his name wrong, sorry!) but I am happy, for once, with the resolution to the so-called love triangle.
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I'm ashamed to admit this sat on my TBR shelf for far too long. I loved Tin Star and this is equally satisfying. It has a great blend of action, emotion, and surprise, all leading to a grim, but very satisfying end.
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Cecil Castellucci is an author of young adult novels and comic books. Titles include Boy Proof, The Year of the Beasts (illustrated by Nate Powell), First Day on Earth, Rose Sees Red, Beige, The Queen of Cool The Plain Janes and Janes in Love (illustrated by Jim Rugg), Tin Star Stone in the Sky, Odd Duck (illustrated by Sara Varon) and Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure.
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