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The gripping speculative fiction and final instalment in the thrilling TAKE THEM TO THE STARS series, perfect for fans of The Man in the High Castle and The Eternals

Aster believes she is a normal teenage girl – she is very wrong . . .
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Teenager Aster barely escapes with her life when her adoptive father is killed in a shooting. Suddenly finding herself under the protection of a special US military unit, blood tests indicate that she’s not even human.

Unsure who or what she might be – or if any of this is true – Aster’s first instinct is to flee.

Soon she is caught between two warring sides: on one, her mortal enemies, the alien Trackers. And on the other, the American government.

Now Aster can be certain of just two things:

Her blood is more vital than she ever knew. And the fate of the world rests upon her survival . . .
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For the First Time, Again is the mind-bendingly twisty and unputdownable final book in the breathtaking Take The To The Stars trilogy.

Praise for the TAKE THEM TO THE STARS series:

‘Introspective, lyrical and with a growing sense of menace running under it all’ THE TIMES

‘Alt-history with a difference’ GUARDIAN

‘Wry narration, wired action . . . Fans of alternate history and intelligent sci-fi will love this’ Publishers Weekly

‘Clever and compelling, it will keep you enthralled until the end’ Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative

‘Highly crafted and unique’ Library Journal

Publisher Review

Praise for Take Them To The Stars series * - * Sylvain Neuvel proves once again he deserves the title of the hottest new SF writer of the 21st century * Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative * Series fans and readers of speculative thrillers built around actual historical events will eagerly anticipate book three. * Booklist * ...[T]he stakes of this series have risen exponentially * Tor.com * Praise for Sylvain Neuvel * - * It's fascinating to see how Neuvel weaves together fact and fiction . . . a blast. Seriously clever * SFX * An alt-history with a difference. Traces the true story of the development of rocket science but adds an alien-conspiracy-theory edge . . . Good fun * Guardian * Wry narration, wired action . . . Fans of alternate history and intelligent sci-fi will love this * Publishers Weekly *