If not, they will still be rich, just not as rich. If they are chosen, then these teens will be rich beyond measure.
When they are first hired for the job, they don’t realize that they are competing for one of 8 spots to go down to the planet. I really enjoyed the Hunger Game vibe I got from the competition these teens are in. As the book unfolds, more secrets are revealed and the less you like the company the teens are there to work for.
Seems sketchy? Yeah that’s because it is. Why send teens? Because the aliens are hostile towards adults but favor children.
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen is the first in a new series about a group of teens that are sent to an alien planet to mine an all-purpose mineral. On the contrary I did enjoy some parts, other parts not so much. I set my expectations too high for this book. I have found that I love the scifi genre this year, especially those that fall into the space opera category. I really, really wanted to like Nyxia by Scott Reintgen, but sadly it was not my favorite read this year. And Emmett will face the ultimate choice: win the fortune at any cost, or find a way to fight that won’t forever compromise what it means to be human. Now each recruit must earn the right to travel down to the planet of Eden-a planet that Babel has kept hidden-where they will mine a substance called Nyxia that has quietly become the most valuable material in the universe.īut Babel’s ship is full of secrets. Why the Babel Corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family.īefore long, Emmett discovers that he is one of ten recruits, all of whom have troubled pasts and are a long way from home. Reading Challenges: #NGEW2017, 2017 New Release ChallengeĮmmett Atwater isn’t just leaving Detroit he’s leaving Earth. Published by Crown Books for Young Readers on This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.
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