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Title: BURN OUT Author: Kristi Helvig Publisher: Egmont USA Pages: 272 Pub. Date: April 8, 2014 A futuristic blend of Beth Revis’s Across the Universe and Lenore Appelhans’s Level 2, Burn Out will satisfy the growing desire for science fiction with a thrilling story of survival, intrigue, and adventure. Most people want to save the world; seventeen-year-old Tora Reynolds just wants to get the hell off of it. One of the last survivors in Earth’s final years, Tora yearns to escape the wasteland her planet has become after the sun turns “red giant,” but discovers her fellow survivors are even deadlier than the hostile environment. Holed up in an underground shelter, Tora is alone–her brilliant scientist father murdered, her mother and sister burned to death. She dreams of living on a planet with oceans, plants, and animals. Unfortunately, the oceans dried out ages ago, the only plants are giant cacti with deadly spines, and her pet, Trigger, is a gun–one of the bio-energetic weapons her father created for the government before his conscience kicked in. When family friend, Markus, arrives with mercenaries to take the weapons by force, Tora’s fury turns to fear when government ships descend in an attempt to kill them all. She forges an unlikely alliance with Markus and his rag-tag group of raiders, including a smart but quiet soldier named James. Tora must quickly figure out who she can trust, as she must choose between saving herself by giving up the guns or honoring her father’s request to save humanity from the most lethal weapons in existence.
I’d be willing to bet that there are a good number of sci-fi fans who’d admit to the long-enduring, ever-expanding Star Trek franchise as being fundamental (or at least playing some part) in shaping their love of the genre. I know it was for me. So upon learning that Kristi was a fan of Star Trek, I thought it’d be fun to get a little more insight into her inner Trekkie and to get an idea of what might have helped to inspire her love of sci-fi. So, I give you…
Kristi Helvig is a Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist turned sci-fi/fantasy writer. You can find her musing about space monkeys, Star Trek, and other random topics on her blog. Kristi resides in sunny Colorado with her hubby, kids, and behaviorally-challenged dogs.
1 signed hardcopy of BURN OUT, a red sun necklace, and assorted sun survival items (i.e. chapstick, sunscreen) US ONLY
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Thanks for sharing. This is going on my TBR list right now