The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

Can you fall in love with someone you've never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth – with a single passenger on board. A boy called J. Their only communication is via email – and due to the distance between them, their messages take months to transmit. And yet Romy finds herself falling in love.But what does Romy really know about J? And what do the mysterious messages which have started arriving from Earth really mean? Sometimes, there's something worse than being alone...

Short-listed for Amazing Book Awards (Sussex) 2019 (UK) Short-listed for Lambeth Phoenix Book Award 2019 (UK) Short-listed for Lancashire Book of the Year Award 2019 (UK) Long-listed for Southern Schools Book Award 2018 (UK)

“Gripping psychological thriller with a very relatable heroine.” The Bookseller
“The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is shocking and brutal and has the best twist I've ever read. The sinister realism of Romy's situation is as terrifying as it is gripping, and I was rooting for her from beginning to end.” Alice Oseman
"This book moves at full throttle from beginning to end. James isn’t just headed for the stars – they're already there." Samantha Shannon
“Romy’s plight resonates on a deeply primal, unsettling level […] James is a genius at building tension […] A fantastic slow-build drama.” SFX magazine, 5 star review
“The Loneliest Girl is a page-turning science fiction thriller with some terrific twists.” Philip Reeve

Wren James is the Carnegie-longlisted British author of many young adult novels, and was previously published under the name Lauren James. Their books include Last Seen Online, Green Rising, The Quiet at the End of the World and The Next Together, and they have sold over two hundred thousand copies worldwide in eight languages. They are a RLF Royal Fellow and the story consultant on Netflix’s Heartstopper (Seasons 2 and 3).

Wren is the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League and works as a consultant on climate storytelling for museums, production companies, major brands and publishers, with a focus on optimism and hope.

Wren was born in 1992, and has a Masters degree from the University of Nottingham, where they studied Chemistry and Physics. They run a Queer Writers group in Coventry. Follow them on Instagram at @wrenjameswriter.

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