Illuminae
2015 science fiction novel by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Illuminae is a 2015 young adult[1] space opera epistolary novel written by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. This is the first novel of the three-book series The Illuminae Files.[2][3] The story is told through a series of documents; including classified reports, censored emails, camera transcriptions, and interviews, all of which were curated for a court case against the main antagonist company, BeiTech.[4] Illuminae is set in 2575 and is the collective story of teenage colonist Kady Grant and her boyfriend Ezra Mason, as they become refugees after becoming caught in a political crossfire.[5]
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Author | Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction, Young Adult fiction, Fiction |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | October 20, 2015 |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Book |
Pages | 608 |
Awards | Prime Minister's Literary Award, ABIA, Aurealis Award, Inky Award |
ISBN | 978-0553499117 |
Followed by | Gemina, Obsidio |
The series was acquired by Random House in a preempt in 2013.[6] The first book in the series was published in late October 2015. It debuted at #5 on the New York Times Best Seller List Young Adult Hardcover list,[7] and eventually reached the #2 spot.[8] Illuminae was nominated for the 2016 Prime Minister's Literary Award,[9] won the 2015 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel,[10] the 2016 Gold Inky Award for best teen fiction,[11] and the 2016 Australian Book Industry Award Book of the Year for Older Children.[12]
The sequel, Gemina, debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list[13] and won the 2016 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction novel.[14]
The third book in the series, Obsidio, debuted at #6 on the New York Times children's series list,[15] as the #1 young adult bestseller in Australia,[16] and as a USA Today bestseller.[17]
An 82-page prequel novella, Memento, was released as a pre-order bonus in the United States for the authors' subsequent unrelated novel Aurora Rising.[18][19]