I originally started reading this as a Webtoon comic, kind of on a whim. It looked interesting and I needed something to read.
It's one of only a handful of books I've read completely through more than once.
Stephen McCranie is an artist in more ways than one. He's a fantastic writer and his drawings and art truly awe me. He has a compelling storyline that I honestly could not have predicted when I started reading this. His work is unique and interesting, a one of a kind story that leaves you on the edge of your seat.
Also, you should know that the man in person, as a person, is very, very nice. He's the kind of guy who does his best to respond to fan mail and genuinely appreciates the people who read his work. He's a great guy with a great talent.
Now, if you are interested in a reader's synopsis, here goes:
To start, you meet Amy, a teenager living in Deep Space with her parents on a mining colony. Due to her father being laid off from his job, they are forced to move to Earth via a cryopod, where they are frozen in time and are sent on a 30 year long voyage to Earth. This means that in 30 years, when she arrives, she will be 30 years younger than the best friend she leaves behind on the mining colony, and it's hard for her to think of that.
Fast forward 30 years, and she wakes up on Earth. She's put through what is essentially "Earth Orientation" before being signed up for school. In a way, she is living in the future. Thirty years has had a way of improving technology to a point where now every student has a pair of "net gear" glasses (think VR as a set of glasses instead of a bulky headset.)
I don't want to spoil the best parts, so I'll sum up the rest by saying that as she goes to this new school and meets new friends, she comes across "the weird one" - a boy about her age, who is detached from the world he lives in in many ways, and who she frequently describes as being empty. She has a knack for naming everybody's "flavor", or personality, but she can't for the life of her figure out what "flavor" this guy is.
As you can guess, getting to know him, along with the antics of figuring out who she is at this new Earth school, leads her on this insane journey that you've just gotta read. It's one of those cases where I want to tell you what happens because it's such a good story - but I'm going to make you read it for yourself.
I'd give it 6/5 stars if I could. Scratch that, All stars out of five stars. It's that awesome.
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Amazing art and series definitely recommend
Amazing! I loved reading theses books I have read the whole series and bought book 7,8 just waiting for them to arrive. The coloring and pictures captured EVERYTHING I Love it. I read the series with my mother who is a high school librarian and she also enjoyed the art and the characters and all their stories. Theses books made me think differently on things and the books that can capture the emotion and feelings in the moment and it’s the type of book where you can read them over and over and you don’t get tired of it. Sometimes I feel like they’ll start someone’s story and then go onto the next character correlating with the last character’s story and it’s like one big amazing story and also the fact he illustrated and wrote the books by himself is just astounding.
Top reviews from other countries
PatJOwl
A heartwarming tale about the power of friendship
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2023Timea
A very beautiful and interesting comic
Reviewed in Germany on February 27, 2019Luis Roberto Garrido Martín
Estupendo comienzo de una saga espacial
Reviewed in Spain on March 9, 2019