It is the distant future. The world known as Virga is a fullerene balloon three thousand kilometers in diameter, filled with air, water, and aimlessly floating chunks of rock. The humans who live in this vast environment must build their own fusion suns and “towns” that are in the shape of enormous wood and rope wheels that are spun for gravity.

Young, fit, bitter, and friendless, Hayden Griffin is a very dangerous man. He's come to the city of Rush in the nation of Slipstream with one thing in mind: to take murderous revenge for the deaths of his parents six years ago. His target is Admiral Chaison Fanning, head of the fleet of Slipstream, which conquered Hayden's nation of Aerie years ago. And the fact that Hayden's spent his adolescence living with pirates doesn't bode well for Fanning's chances . . .

Review

“The Day Before is lyrical, vivid, and poignant. Like hidden gems that sparkle in the sand, each verse tells its own story; a heartfelt reminder that life's treasures -- friendship, love, and compassion -- are often discovered when we least expect them.”

-- Sarah Ockler, bestselling author of Fixing Delilah and Twenty Boy Summer

Product Description

One day. Just one day. Amber’s life is about to be turned upside down, and all she needs is one perfect day. Because tomorrow? Tomorrow she has to fly across the country to live with parents she’s never known. Amber was switched at birth, but the mistake was only recently discovered, and the courts have decided that Amber will split each year between her family in Oregon and her birth parents in Texas. At sixteen, it’s a hard reality for Amber to face.

So she escapes to the beach, where she meets a mysterious boy. Cade is dark and intense—and their chemistry is undeniable. As the two spend the day together, Amber discovers that Cade is also looking for escape. A very different escape—for a very different reason.

Dunkle Schatten huschen durchs Treppenhaus. Jolin spürt jemanden in ihrer Nähe. Eine Fledermaus verirrt sich in ihr Zimmer. Seltsame Dinge geschehen, seit Jolin diesen alten Vampirroman liest. Und dann ist da noch der geheimnisvolle Neue in der Klasse: Rouben Varescu, ein blasser, schwarz gekleideter Jüngling. Er verführt sie in einer wunderschönen Neumondnacht und verschweigt ihr dennoch seine Herkunft. Was Jolin zunächst nicht wahrhaben will, wird zur Gewissheit, als sie durch Zufall von der Prophezeiung erfährt. Hin und her gerissen zwischen Liebe, Verzweiflung und Neugier, lässt Jolin sich auf eine lebensgefährliche Begegnung ein.