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By: Amie Kaufman
8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION...8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE.
A high-octane, nail biting, flirty sci-fi adventure about a stowaway girl and an entitled boy who find themselves falling for each other as they race against the clock to outwit a band of mercenaries.
It’s 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a rocky wilderness into a chaotic blend of settlements that are part national pride, part corporate conquest.
Enter Hunter Graves. After his Dad dies on Earth, Hunter decides to make an unannounced visit to his only other living relatives--his mom and sister who live on Mars. Unfortunately, he arrives at the check-in station moments before a toxin is detected...and he can’t find an escape pod.
But a stowaway named Cleo has also missed her chance to escape. And when the two discover each other, they skip the small talk and go straight to sending an SOS. It turns out there is no toxin...but there is a group of mercenaries has infiltrated the station and rigged a bomb to go off in eight hours, obliterating all evidence of their crime. And now for Cleo and Hunter, the race is on to get out.
8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION...8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE.
A high-octane, nail biting, flirty sci-fi adventure about a stowaway girl and an entitled boy who find themselves falling for each other as they race against the clock to outwit a band of mercenaries.
It’s 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a rocky wilderness into a chaotic blend of settlements that are part national pride, part corporate conquest.
Enter Hunter Graves. After his Dad dies on Earth, Hunter decides to make an unannounced visit to his only other living relatives--his mom and sister who live on Mars. Unfortunately, he arrives at the check-in station moments before a toxin is detected...and he can’t find an escape pod.
But a stowaway named Cleo has also missed her chance to escape. And when the two discover each other, they skip the small talk and go straight to sending an SOS. It turns out there is no toxin...but there is a group of mercenaries has infiltrated the station and rigged a bomb to go off in eight hours, obliterating all evidence of their crime. And now for Cleo and Hunter, the race is on to get out.