The ship beyond time

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Title:

The ship beyond time

Author:

Heilig, Heidi, author.

Series:

Girl from everywhere ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Nix has spent her whole life journeying to places both real and imagined aboard her time-traveling father's ship. And now it's finally time for her to take the helm. Her father has given up his obsession to save her mother -- and possibly erase Nix's existence -- and Nix's future lies bright before her. Until she learns that she is destined to lose the one she loves. But her relationship with Kash -- best friend, thief, charmer extraordinaire -- is only just beginning. How can she bear to lose him? How can she bear to become as adrift and alone as her father? Desperate to change her fate, Nix takes her crew to a mythical utopia to meet another Navigator who promises to teach her how to manipulate time. But everything in this utopia is constantly changing, and nothing is what it seems -- not even her relationship with Kash. Nix must grapple with whether anyone can escape her destiny, her history, her choices.

General Note:

Sequel to: The girl from everywhere (2016).

Physical Description:

456 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Genre:

Time-travel fiction.

Fantasy fiction.

Subject Term:

Teenage girls -- Fiction.

Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.

Pirates -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9780062380784

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

Call Number:

HEILIG

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003235911	Adult Fiction	HEILIG	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

The breathtaking sequel to the acclaimed The Girl from Everywhere.

"Fresh and exciting . . . truly the perfect playground for adventure."--NPR.org

"Thrilling."--School Library Journal (starred review)

Nix has spent her whole life journeying to places both real and imagined aboard her time-traveling father's ship. And now it's finally time for her to take the helm. Her future lies bright before her--until she learns that she is destined to lose the one she loves.

Desperate to change her fate, Nix sails her crew to a mythical utopia to meet another Navigator who promises to teach her how to manipulate time. But everything in this utopia is constantly changing, and nothing is what it seems. Not even her relationship with Kash: best friend, thief, charmer extraordinaire.

Heidi Heilig weaves fantasy, history, and romance together to tackle questions of free will, fate, and what it means to love another person. At the center of this adventure are extraordinary, complicated, and multicultural characters who leap off the page, and an intricate, recognizable world that has no bounds.

This sequel--and conclusion--to The Girl from Everywhere includes five black-and-white maps of historical and mythical locations. Fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Outlander will be swept away.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 8 Up-This artfully constructed sequel to The Girl from Everywhere does not disappoint, with even more romance and adventure than in the first installment. Based on a devastating prediction, ship captain Nix takes her crew on a time-traveling journey to a mythological kingdom. They are pursuing a method of manipulating time, and with all the responsibility that her role as captain entails, she must make decisions that will change the course of history, risking her own existence-and the existence of those she cares for. As Nix comes to understand the depth of her love for her crewmate Kash, her perception of her parents' bond and her father's behavior reaches a new clarity that leads to forgiveness. Her struggle to faithfully lead her crew while searching for her heart's desire (a way to prevent Kash's death) echoes larger questions of identity within relationships and control (or lack thereof) over one's future. Above all, this time-travel quest emphasizes the importance of living and loving in the moment as the path to true happiness. VERDICT This thrilling, layered maritime fantasy will be best enjoyed by those who have read the first volume. Recommend both titles to fans of Alexandra Bracken's "Passenger" books and Rick Riordan's mythology-inspired fiction.-Kerry Sutherland, Akron-Summit County Public Library, OH © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.