Most Popular Books by Amy Kathleen Ryan

Kristi, a sophomore in an alternative high school, is aware that nearly everyone dislikes her--even those obsessed by her large breasts--but begins to doubt her psychic insights after learning long-held family secrets and some classmates'' true feelings.

One of School Library Journal''s Best Fiction Books of 2011 If a violent battle destroyed the only world you''ve ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left? Would love be strong enough to survive the fight? Either way, there''s no turning back. The Empyrean is the only home 15-year-old Waverly has ever known. Part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space, she and her boyfriend Kieran will be pioneers of New Earth. Waverly knows she must marry young in order to have children who can carry on the mission, and Kieran, the handsome captain-to-be, has everything Waverly could want in a husband. Everyone is sure he''s the best choice. Still, there''s a part of Waverly that wants more from life than marriage, and she is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth. Suddenly, Waverly''s dreams are interrupted by the inconceivable – a violent betrayal by the Empyrean''s sister ship, the New Horizon. The New Horizon''s leaders are desperate to populate the new planet first, and will do anything to get what they need: young girls. In one pivotal moment, Waverly and Kieran are separated, and find themselves at the helm of dangerous missions, where every move has potentially devastating consequences, and decisions of the heart may lead to disaster. Pulse-pounding and addictive, Glow begins Amy Kathleen Ryan''s Sky Chasers--the most riveting series since The Hunger Games.

"Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive on board the New Horizon--and take down their enemies before it''s too late"--

Zen and Xander are sisters—truly, madly, deeply sisters, and this is their last summer together. Zen is the "good" girl with a black belt in karate and a newfound penchant for kicking heads. Xander is a wild scientific genius with a self-destructive streak a light-year long. They have three things in common: they’re brown-eyed blondes, they’ve noticed the boy next door has turned into a hottie, and they miss their mom, who died almost a year ago. These sisters are surviving just fine—except Zen keeps getting into fights that are harder and harder to finish, while Xander spirals into a vortex of late-night parties, scary men, and drugs. What’s worse, Xander has scholarships to the most coveted universities in the country, but she’s about to ruin everything. Should Zen keep trying to protect Xander, or finally let her go?

What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone you''d been promised to since birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival-not love-the issue? A ship heading for New Earth is halfway through its incredible journey across the galaxy. On board, sixteen year olds Waverly and Kieran are part of the first generation born in space. They are in love. They believe their future is written in the stars. They have never seen a stranger before... ... until the day they are wrenched apart and suddenly find themselves fighting for their lives. Glow is the most riveting series debut since The Hunger Games.

Waverly, Kieran and Seth are in a race against time – and with the future of humanity hanging in the balance, there''s no room for mistakes... After a desperate escape from the enemy ship, Waverly has finally made it back to the Empyrean. The memory of home has been keeping her alive for the past months... but home is nothing like she left it. Forced to leave their captive parents behind on the New Horizon, she''s returned only to find that Kieran has become a strict leader and turned the crew against Seth. What happened to the Kieran she thought she knew? Now Waverly''s not sure whom she can trust. And the one person she wants to believe in is darkly brilliant Seth, the ship''s supposed enemy. Waverly knows that the situation will only get worse until they can rescue their parents – but how? Before they have time to make a plan, an explosion rocks the Empyrean, and Seth and Waverly are targeted as the prime suspects. Can they find the true culprit before Kieran locks them away... or worse? Will Waverly follow her heart, even if it puts lives at risk? Now more than ever, every step could bring them closer to a new beginning – or a sudden end. Spark is book two in Amy Kathleen Ryan''s thrilling young adult science fiction series Sky Chasers.

After the death of her beloved older brother, fifteen-year-old Anna is forced to spend the summer with her grandfather in Wyoming, where she babysits for a traumatized young boy, learns secrets of her grandfather''s past, and encounters a grizzly bear who seems strangely familiar.

Após uma fuga desesperada da nave inimiga, Waverly e as outras meninas sequestradas conseguiram voltar para a Empyrean. Mas o clima por ali não poderia estar pior. Kieran, o menino gentil e sonhador que Waverly amava, assumiu o posto de capitão e passou a agir como um tirano de sanguefrio, deixando a Empyrean sob uma tensão sinistra. Seth Ardvale, líder brilhante e arquiinimigo de Kieran, foi trancafiado na prisão, sem julgamento. As crianças prodígios que mantêm a nave funcionando estão revoltadas com o autoritarismo do líder. Para completar, uma explosão faz soar o alarme de mais uma ameaça. Eles não estão sozinhos. A tripulação aterrorizada terá que lidar com um inimigo pior do que a New Horizon, ou o delírio de Kieran. Seth descobre um passageiro clandestino na nave, que se move silenciosamente, deixando rastros de sangue por onde passa. O criminoso quer vingança. E só Waverly é a chave para entender seu ódio e impedir que ele detone sua bomba-relógio.!

Waverly, Kieran e Seth lutam para sobreviver a bordo da New Horizon e derrubar seus inimigos antes que seja tarde demais. Waverly e os demais membros da Empyrean se espalharam, e sua nave lar foi destruída. A missão deles para resgatar seus pais não saiu conforme o planejado, e agora estão em uma desvantagem ainda maior: presos com seus inimigos na New Horizon, tentando encontrar uma maneira de sobreviver. Kieran foi posto sob as asas de Anne Mather, mas ela está realmente tentando fazer as pazes, ou simplesmente usando-o para construir o próprio poder? Enquanto isso, Waverly conhece um velho misterioso que quer ajudá-la a derrubar Anne Mather, mas quanto mais Waverly coopera com ele, mais perigosa é a sua posição, e mais problemas com Kieran ela tem. A situação de Seth é ainda pior. Depois de sair da Empyrean por conta própria, com apenas uma vaga estratégia a guiá-lo, ele se torna um fugitivo a bordo da New Horizon. Ele está fazendo o que pode para desafiar o poder de Anne Mather, mas está muito ferido e ficando cada vez mais doente. Será que Seth vai viver o suficiente para ajudar Waverly a derrubar seus inimigos? E Waverly vai encontrar uma maneira de reencontrar seus amigos antes que seja tarde demais? Nada é certo, e cada momento é um risco no emocionante final da saga Em busca de um novo mundo.

Teenagers Waverly and Kieran were the first boy and girl born in space, and the first to fall in love. Cruelly wrenched apart when the enemy ship the New Horizon attacked the Empyrean, they have finally been reunited. Now the young crew on board the Empyrean must chase down the other ship in the race to save their parents. But Kieran''s leadership methods have raised suspicions, and Waverly questions if this could really be the same handsome loving boy she was torn from such a short time ago. Meanwhile she finds herself drawn ever closer to the wild and unpredictable Seth, despite the accusations Kieran has levelled against him...

In the thrilling conclusion to Amy Kathleen Ryan''s Sky Chasers series, Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive on-board the New Horizon-and take down their enemies before it''s too late Waverly and the other members of the Empyrean have been scattered, and their home ship destroyed. Their mission to rescue their parents didn''t go as planned, and now they''re at an even greater disadvantage: trapped with their enemies on the New Horizon, trying to find a way to survive. Kieran has been pulled under Anne Mather''s wing, but is she really trying to make peace, or just using Kieran to build her own power? Meanwhile, Waverly is taken in by a mysterious old man who wants to help her bring Anne Mather down-but the more Waverly cooperates with him, the more dangerous her position is, and the more at odds with Kieran she becomes. Seth''s situation is even worse. After setting out from the Empyrean on his own, with only a vague strategy to guide him, he is a fugitive aboard the New Horizon. He''s doing what he can to challenge the power of Anne Mather, but he''s badly hurt, and getting sicker. All the while, unknown to him, the terrorist Jacob is making plans of his own. Will Seth ever see Waverly again? Will his health hold out long enough to help her topple their enemies? And will Waverly find a way to unite with her friends before they all fall? Nothing is sure and every moment is a risk in Flame, the explosive finale of the Sky Chasers series.

A mais fascinante trilogia desde Jogos Vorazes. A Terra não existe mais, e em duas naves que procuram um novo mundo no espaço, uma menina de 15 anos precisa casar e engravidar para garantir a sobrevivência da humanidade. Enquanto isso, uma sucessão de acontecimentos eletrizantes torna a jornada pelo espaço algo absolutamente imprevisto. Temas como religião, a escolha da mulher e a ideia de poder e dominação vão aparecendo muito suavemente articulados ao longo da trama, amarrando o leitor com surpresas e reviravoltas estonteantes. São temas universais, postos num livro por uma escritora surpreendente e que promete arrasar a cena literária a partir desta sua fantástica criação.

Alors que la Terre menace de disparaître, deux vaisseaux sont envoyés pour un long voyage dans l''espace afin de coloniser la Nouvelle Terre. À bord de l''Empyrée, Kieran et Waverly, seize ans, se préparent à se marier pour accomplir leur mission : donner naissance aux nombreux enfants qui peupleront la terre promise. En effet, le voyage doit s''étendre sur plusieurs décennies et il est primordial d''assurer le renouvellement des générations sur les deux vaisseaux. Si l''Empyrée a largement atteint son objectif, le Nouvel Horizon est quant à lui menacé d''extinction. En désespoir de cause, l''étrange pasteur Anne Mather décide d''attaquer le vaisseau et d''enlever toutes les jeunes filles qui s''y trouvent. Alors que les adultes de l''Empyrée s''élancent à leur poursuite, leur navette disparaît dans l''espace, laissant les garçons, dont Kieran, seuls maîtres du vaisseau.