Red Star Rebels

‘Red Star Rebels is a true page-turner, driven by life-and-death stakes and a steadily ticking clock. The budding romance between Hunter and Cleo heightens the tension, complicated by Cleo’s secrets and the divides between their worlds. Kaufman’s worldbuilding is rich and convincing, depicting life on Mars while subtly exploring humanity’s trajectory under capitalism and the politics of interplanetary expansion … Readers aged 12 and up who love romance and space adventures will be delighted by it.’ Books + Publishing‘The snappy, intelligent story unfolds in eight hours of real time for the reader. The urgency and excitement are interwoven with romance, betrayal, family dynamics, corporate ethics, socio-economic intrigue and interplanetary strife. Hunter and Cleo’s relationship builds strongly. Intermittent direct address makes readers feel part of the drama as the duo’s interplay, vulnerability and attraction grows and the grit and danger increases. The clock is ticking! ’Red Star Rebels is an adventurous escape bursting with thrilling sci-fi scenarios, wise cracks and romantic tension.’ (Five stars) Good Reading

Amie Kaufman is a New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy. Her multi-award winning work has been translated into nearly thirty languages, and has been described as ‘a game-changer’ (Shelf Awareness), ‘stylistically mesmerising’ (Publishers Weekly) and ‘out-of-this-world awesome’ (Kirkus). Several of her series are currently in development for film and TV.

Raised in Australia and occasionally Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing. She is the host of the podcast Amie Kaufman on Writing and the co-host of Pub Dates with Kate J Armstrong.

Amie lives by the sea in Melbourne, Australia with her family and an extremely large personal library.