Dove Arising, Karen Bao
Dove Arising, Karen Bao
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Dove Arising

Author: Karen Bao

Narrator: Kim Mai Guest

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/24/2015

Synopsis

Phaet Theta has lived her whole life in a colony on the Moon. She’s barely spoken since her father died in an accident nine years ago. She cultivates the plants in Greenhouse 22, lets her best friend talk for her, and stays off the government’s radar.

Then her mother is arrested.

The only way to save her younger siblings from the degrading Shelter is by enlisting in the Militia, the faceless army that polices the Lunar bases and protects them from attacks by desperate Earth-dwellers. Training is brutal, but it’s where Phaet forms an uneasy but meaningful alliance with the preternaturally accomplished Wes, a fellow outsider.

Rank high, save her siblings, free her mom:  that’s the plan. Until Phaet’s logically ordered world begins to crumble...

Suspenseful, intelligent, and hauntingly prescient, Dove Arising stands on the shoulders of our greatest tales of the future to tell a story that is all too relevant today

About The Author

Karen Bao is a writer, musician, and aspiring ecologist. She’s three years older than her brother and sixty years younger than her violin. Born in California and raised in New Jersey, she currently studies environmental biology at college in New York City. Karen began writing Dove Arising at the age of seventeen. Visit her at karenbaobooks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon on January 28, 2015

2.5 Stars I am kind of having a hard time figuring out my thoughts about this book. On one hand, it was enjoyable and I liked the characters. On the other hand, there were some flaws and some parts that seemed like they were straight out of Divergent, among other books. First of all, this book is set......more

Goodreads review by BookNightOwl on January 27, 2020

I liked the story idea of going off to military school to save your mother. I feel the story lagged in a lot of spots. Felt myself bored and withdrawn from the characters. Like how many times did they have to say she was 15. She was the youngest. She was the smallest. Like oh well. I get that. I rea......more

Goodreads review by Karen’s Library on August 18, 2019

This was a decent sci-fi dystopian story set on the moon. 15 year old Phaet (pronounced Fate) joins the Moon’s military for the pay needed to pay her mom’s medical bills and support her siblings. If she makes it to the top of her class, she’ll become a Sergeant which will give her enough pay to cont......more

Goodreads review by Jessica (Goldenfurpro) on May 11, 2019

This and other reviews can be found on The Psychotic Nerd I received an ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review. MY THOUGHTS I guess I have an odd soft spot for dystopian books. I think I read only the first sentence of the synopsis and immediately added it to my TBR list! A dystopian s......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on March 29, 2015

I received Dove Arising from the publisher via from First To Read in return for an honest review. Phaet lives on the moon she works in the garden and hopes to one day be a bioengineer. However that is never meant to happen when her mom becomes sick only to end up on trial and Phaet with her younger......more

Quotes

“Karen Bao is an incredibly talented young writer. Beautiful prose and one of the most interesting main characters I've read. Dove Arising marks the debut of a promising new talent. I loved the story, and I can't wait to read more!” —Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon

“Newcomer Bao’s off-world setting and world-building details are intriguing.”—Publishers Weekly
 
"Characters are well developed, especially strong-willed Phaet, and an even pace will keep teens turning pages. Fans of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, Veronica Roth’s Divergent and Marie Lu’s Legend should flock to this well-written debut effort by 19-year-old Bao." —School Library Journal

"Until just recently, the number of formidable young adult authors who got published before they were out of their teens was extremely small: Christopher Paolini and Isamu Fukui. Well, it is time to make room for a third name in this elite list: Karen Bao." —VOYA

“The 20-year-old Bao writes a brilliant new YA heroine in a world of true science fiction.” —Bustle.com
 
“Phaet is a compelling, ‘do what needs doing’ kind of girl, and her desperation to succeed and secure her family’s future is palpable…Revelations at the end pave the way for a sequel.”—Booklist.com
 
“Fans of The 5th Wave, Divergent, and Legend will love this smart, futuristic thriller.” —Justine

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