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When the Sky Breaks

by Septimus Brown

A lunar prison, a living weapon and a dangerous rebellion

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A lunar prison, a living weapon and a dangerous rebellion

Set around Crescent Five, a remote lunar lockup, the novel brings together a prison break and a conspiracy aimed at a tyrant. Marix Desata is drawn into events by a young woman from his past, while a forbidden artifact that speaks to him offers power at a cost. Assassins, spies and sea serpents populate this science-fiction adventure, whose premise also points toward questions of loyalty, control and the use of power. The description identifies it as YA science fiction with a genderpunk twist and foregrounds a nonbinary and genderqueer subject category.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in science fiction adventure
  • Readers seeking fiction with nonbinary or genderqueer representation
  • Those drawn to lunar settings, rebellions, spies and speculative powers

Themes

Loyalty and powerRebellion against tyrannyGenderpunk and gender identityFreedom and control

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Book overview

An alien artifact. A prison break. A rebel with a secret.

 

When a young woman from Marix Desata's past shows up at Crescent Five-a remote lunar lockup-she pulls him into a conspiracy that could topple a tyrant or destroy them both. A forbidden weapon, powerful and alive, ends up in Marix's hands.

 

It whispers at the edge of his thoughts, demanding loyalty, offering power... if he dares to wield it.

 

But the closer Marix gets to freedom, the more dangerous the journey becomes. To survive, he'll need to outrun assassins, outsmart spies, and navigate a world that wants to use him or kill him-starting with his own mother.

 

⚡ YA science fiction with a genderpunk twist

⚡ Spies, sea serpents, super powers

⚡When the sky breaks, no one falls gently

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