From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae Files comes the first book in a new series that's part Romeo and Juliet, part Terminator, and all adrenaline.On an island junkyard beneath a sky that glows with radiation, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. Seventeen-year-old Eve isn't looking for trouble--she's too busy looking over her shoulder. The robot gladiator she spent months building has been reduced to a smoking wreck, she's on the local gangster's wanted list, and the only thing keeping her grandpa alive is the money she just lost to the bookies. Worst of all, she's discovered she can somehow destroy machines with the power of her mind, and a bunch of puritanical fanatics are building a coffin her size because of it. If she's ever had a worse day, Eve can't remember it. The problem is, Eve
has had a worse day--one that lingers in her nightmares and the cybernetic implant where her memories used to be. Her discovery of a handsome android named Ezekiel--called a "Lifelike" because they resemble humans--will bring her world crashing down and make her question whether her entire life is a lie. With her best friend Lemon Fresh and her robotic sidekick Cricket in tow, Eve will trek across deserts of glass, battle unkillable bots, and infiltrate towering megacities to save the ones she loves...and learn the truth about the bloody secrets of her past.
On sale: April 30, 2019
Age: 12 and up
Grade: Grade 7 & Up
Page count: 416 Pages
ISBN: 9781524713959
Reading level: Lexile: HL710L
Jay Kristoff is the
New York Times and internationally bestselling author of THE LOTUS WAR, THE ILLUMINAE FILES, and THE NEVERNIGHT CHRONICLE. He is the winner of two Aurealis Awards and an ABIA, was a nominee for the David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend awards, has been named multiple times in the
Kirkus and Amazon Best Teen Books lists, and is published in over twenty-five countries, most of which he has never visited. He is as surprised about all of this as you are. He is 6'7" and has approximately 13,030 days to live. He abides in Melbourne with his secret agent kung-fu assassin wife and the world's laziest Jack Russell. He does not believe in happy endings. Follow Jay: jaykristoff.com or @misterkristoff.
"Kristoff's vivid world of grit, metal, and technology evokes all the senses, and his character' every emotion. This is a
breathless, action-packed exploration of what humanity really means." — Marie Lu, #1 NYT Bestselling Author of
The Young Elites “I’d like to live in the
vivid and raw world of
LIFEL1K3, if only I wasn't certain it would kill me." —Beth Revis, bestselling author of
Star Wars: Rebel Rising and the
Across the Universe trilogy
“Put this grimy, beautiful, devastating, hilarious, screaming, writhing, all-out post-apocalyptic girl-buddy-road-warrior-lost princess-techno-thriller in your face and read it right now.
It is every kind of badass.” —Laini Taylor, bestselling author of
Strange the Dreamer and the
Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy
"
Make LIFEL1K3 your next favorite book. Trust me." —Kiersten White,
New York Times bestselling author of
And I Darken
"[A] thoughtful and thought-provoking work of science fiction."—VOYA, starred review “A fast-paced adventure full of energy and verve that
will leave readers breathless.”
—School Library Journal “A
solid, fast-paced adventure.”
—Publishers Weekly “[An]
action-packed thriller. . . . It’s the print love child of movies
Mad Max and
Tank Girl.”
—Booklist “
Inventive and unexpected.”
—Kirkus Reviews
