"Kirkus" starred review, May 15, 2014:
"A suspenseful and engaging series opener made all the more distinctive through its careful realization of setting."
"School Library Journal" starred review, June 2014:
"Aslan's debut is a riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home."
"Publishers Weekly "starred review, August 15, 2014:
"Debut author Aslan shows off his promise as a writer, delivering a fresh, of-the-moment take on apocalyptic fiction [...] it's an exceptional adventure and survival story that's intimately tied to its setting."
"Kirkus" starred review, May 15, 2014:
A suspenseful and engaging series opener made all the more distinctive through its careful realization of setting.
"School Library Journal" starred review, June 2014:
Aslan s debut is a riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home."
"Publishers Weekly "starred review, August 15, 2014:
Debut author Aslan shows off his promise as a writer, delivering a fresh, of-the-moment take on apocalyptic fiction [ ] it's an exceptional adventure and survival story that's intimately tied to its setting. "
Kirkus starred review, May 15, 2014:
A suspenseful and engaging series opener made all the more distinctive through its careful realization of setting.
School Library Journal starred review, June 2014:
Aslan s debut is a riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home."
Publishers Weekly starred review, August 15, 2014:
Debut author Aslan shows off his promise as a writer, delivering a fresh, of-the-moment take on apocalyptic fiction [ ] it's an exceptional adventure and survival story that's intimately tied to its setting. "
In this fast-paced survival story set in Hawaii, electronics fail worldwide, the islands become completely isolated, and a strange starscape fills the sky. Leilani and her father embark on a nightmare odyssey from Oahu to their home on the Big Island. Leilani’s epilepsy holds a clue to the disaster, if only they can survive as the islands revert to earlier ways.
A powerful story enriched by fascinating elements of Hawaiian ecology, culture, and warfare, this captivating and dramatic debut from Austin Aslan is the first of two novels. The author has a master’s degree in tropical conservation biology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Praise for Islands at the End of the World:
“A riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home.”--School Library Journal, Starred
"Aslan’s debut honors Hawaii’s unique cultural strengths--family ties and love of home, amplified by geography and history--while remaining true to a genre that affirms the mysterious grandeur of the universe waiting to be discovered."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"Aslan’s debut is a riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home."--School Library Journal, Starred
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