A Chain Across the Dawn, Drew Williams
A Chain Across the Dawn, Drew Williams
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A Chain Across the Dawn

Author: Drew Williams

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 11 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2019


Synopsis

Drew Williams continues the Universe After series with A Chain Across the Dawn, an epic space opera chase across the galaxy with witty banter, fantastical planets, and a seemingly unbeatable foe.

"The only thing more fun than a bonkers space battle is a whole book packed with bonkers space battles. Come for the exploding spaceships, stay for the intriguing universe."— Becky Chambers, on The Stars Now Unclaimed

It’s been three years since Esa left her backwater planet to join the ranks of the Justified. Together, she and fellow agent Jane Kamali have been traveling across the known universe, searching for children who share Esa’s supernatural gifts.

On a visit to a particularly remote planet, they learn that they’re not the only ones searching for gifted children. They find themselves on the tail of a mysterious being with impossible powers who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the very children that Esa and Jane are trying to save.

With their latest recruit in tow—a young Wulf boy named Sho—Esa and Jane must track their strange foe across the galaxy in search of answers. But the more they learn, the clearer it becomes—their enemy may be harder to defeat than they ever could have imagined.

About Drew Williams

Drew Williams has been a bookseller in Birmingham, Alabama since he was sixteen years old, when he got the job because he came in looking for work on a day when someone else had just quit. Outside of arguing with his coworkers about whether Moby Dick is brilliant (nope) or terrible (that one), his favorite part of the job is discovering new authors and sharing them with his customers.Drew is the author of The Universe After series, including The Stars Now Unclaimed.

About Brittany Pressley

Brittany Pressley is an Audiofile Earphones award winning narrator in NYC. She has recorded over 100 titles and has received several nominations for American Library Association's annual list of Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. She is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and voice actress. Her voice can be heard on national and international TV and radio commercials as well as several animated series and video games. She is a proud graduate of Columbia University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nathan

This sequel switches narrators from Jane in the original story, to her rescued orphan protégé Esa. The pace slows noticeably, as a big baddie is established in an emergent structure for the rest of the series. There's still a high action count for what is a short novel by modern Sci-Fi standards. Whi......more

I have to put this down for a bit because I started having nightmares about my boys being in danger. I'll pick it back up when I can, though, because I love Jane and Scheherazade and Esa. (Omg everybody, I just typed "Scheherazade" correctly on the first try! This is a big day.) Apparently, covid bra......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

Absolutely brilliant, with the galaxy's best spaceship! Having read and loved the first book, I couldn't wait to read this one. And I wasn't disappointed! The first book was brilliant, in my opinion, and this carried that on. As before, what really sold it for me was the wonderful characterisation - a......more

Goodreads review by Tika

“To continue the metaphor, I believe, if I was human, you might describe me as ‘high as a motherfuckering kite.’ I feel great.” - Scheherazade, The Stars All Unclaimed Set 3 years after the events in All the Stars Unclaimed, ACCATD is a fantastic continuation in Williams' The Universe After series. I......more


Quotes

Praise for The Stars Now Unclaimed:

"Come for the exploding spaceships, stay for the intriguing universe."—Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

"I loved it!"—Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

"You could read this book for the engrossing worldbuilding or for the fascinating characters, but all I needed was ROBOT PRIEST."—Mur Lafferty, author of Six Wakes

"Thoroughly enjoyable"—Jamie Sawyer, author of The Lazarus War

"A total blast"—Rob Boffard, author of Tracer

"[An] amazing, kick-ass book"—K.B. Wagers, author of Behind the Throne

"A thrill ride from start to finish."—Catherine Cerveny, author of The Rule of Luck

"Impossible to put down"—K.S. Merbeth, author of Bite