The Stars Never Rise (Stars Never Rise Duology, 1) - Hardcover

Vincent, Rachel

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9780385744171: The Stars Never Rise (Stars Never Rise Duology, 1)

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ISBN 10: 038574417X ISBN 13: 9780385744171

Publisher: Delacorte Press, 2015

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A girl must join forces with rogue exorcists to save her sister and, ultimately, humanity, in the first in a must-read paranormal duology from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent.

The Church is everywhere.It runs the city. It defends the populace from the demons beyond the wall. But what if it's the church that should be feared?
Sixteen-year-old Nina Kane should be worrying about her immortal soul—hers is a world where they’re in short supply—but only she can protect her younger sister, Mellie, and Mellie’s unborn child, a child that the Church believes shouldn’t exist.
There are only two options. Mellie can pledge her life—and her baby’s life—to the Church. Or she and Nina can go on the run. They choose the latter. Because it's kill or be killed. To save her sister, Nina will need to put her trust in Finn, a fugitive and rogue exorcist. What they’ll do together will change the face of the world.
Holy hellfire, indeed.

And don't miss the spellbinding sequel, The Flame Never Dies.

“Haunting, unsettling and eerily beautiful.”
--Rachel Caine, author of the New York Times bestselling Morganville Vampires series

"Un-put-down-able."--Kirkus Reviews

“A hugely fun and entertaining read."--SLJ

"Vincent (the Soul Screamers series) carves out an intriguing niche in the post-apocalyptic landscape . . . plenty of reasons for readers to look forward to the next installment."--PW

“Eerily reminiscent of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale . . . fans of Divergent and The Hunger Games will love the complexity of the setting and characters.”--VOYA

"The gritty world is compellingly presented . . . much to consider."--The Bulletin

“A devil of a thriller.”—Booklist

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About the Author:

RACHEL VINCENT is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for adults and for teens, including the Shifters, Unbound, and Soul Screamer series, and the upcoming The Flame Never Dies. A resident of Oklahoma, she has two teenagers, two cats, and a BA in English, each of which contributes in some way to every book she writes. When she’s not working, Rachel can be found curled up with a book or watching movies and playing video games with her husband.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 9 Up—Like countless teen novels today, The Stars Never Rise is set in a terrible future. There are many plot elements that readers will recognize: an overarching, corrupt governing body (the Unified Church), a broken family with a beloved younger sibling, and supernatural menace. There is also an inconvenient love interest, conspiracies, and lots of action, and Vincent works these into an entertaining story with a unique approach. In this postapocalyptic world, there are only so many souls to go around, because hordes of demons have been feeding on them for centuries. By the mid-21st century, babies are stillborn if there's no donor soul lined up, and demon possession is a constant fear. Seventeen-year-old Nina lives in relative safety in a restrictive church settlement where walls and exorcists keep people safe from "degenerates," or possessed humans whose souls have been eaten away by demons. After extensive background-laying, Nina discovers that her younger sister is pregnant, that her mother has always been possessed and had children to keep herself alive, that bands of outlaw teenage exorcists roam the town, and that she herself is a natural-born exorcist. There's also a body-hopping boy-soul named Finn and a plot to enslave and destroy humanity. The book contains some mature language and themes, especially as Nina tries to regain autonomy over her body after forced sterilization, but nothing overly graphic. VERDICT The story treads very familiar ground and can be predictable at times, but this is a hugely fun and entertaining read.—Kyle Lukoff, Corlears School, New York City

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