Details. Condition: New. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781786075338. Publisher: Rock the Boat. Age Range: Young Adult (14+). Overview. Aurora Rising launches The Aurora Cycle, the space opera series from bestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, creators of the Illuminae Files. Set in the year 2380, it follows Squad 312, a misfit crew of Aurora Academy cadets thrown together under reluctant leader Tyler Jones. Packed with banter, danger, and a slow-build mystery, this hardback edition is a must for fans of character-driven, high-stakes science fiction and a great gift for teen and adult sci-fi readers alike.. About the Book. The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are finally being assigned their first deep-space missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is hoping to build the squad of his dreams, but a moment of reckless heroism leaves him stuck with the cadets nobody else wanted: a razor-tongued diplomat, a scientist with an unsettling fondness for weapons, a tech genius carrying a serious chip on his shoulder, a battle-scarred alien warrior, and a pilot who wants nothing to do with him. To make matters worse, Tyler's first act as leader is to rescue a girl who…

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