Under the Heavens, Ruth Fox
Under the Heavens, Ruth Fox
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Under the Heavens

Author: Ruth Fox

Series: Ark Trilogy #1

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 11 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Baker & Taylor

Published: 08/05/2025


Synopsis

Even the darkest secrets will come to light.Bubbly social media star Hannah Monksman is captaining Seiiki and carrying the last of Earth’s whales to a new paradise planet. Viewers have been following Hannah’s journey, but what they don’t know is her true identity—Kim Teng who won her role as Caretaker with the help of underground operatives known as the Crusaders.Kim forms a close bond with the whales in her care, and their mental Link allows conversation on the lonely spaceship. But when one of the whales, Adonai, begins acting strange, Kim begins to suspect that she is a pawn in a secret mission meant to ensure the whales never reach their destination. Or it may just be the isolation getting to her.

About Emily Woo Zeller

Emily Woo Zeller is an Audie and Earphones Award–winning narrator, voice-over artist, actor, dancer, and choreographer. AudioFile magazine named her one of the Best Voices of 2013. Her voice-over career includes work in animated film and television in Southeast Asia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Merrin on August 17, 2022

Buds you can’t tell me that in 100 years we’re going to put the last remaining whales into the hands of a teenager and a giant spaceship. No offense to teenagers, but like. Come on. I wanted this to be better bc the premise is so interesting, but the world building was lackadaisical at best and Kim......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on April 12, 2022

I do like reading sci fi books. As someone who is into technology, these types of books spark my interest. Thus, the reason I wanted to check out this book. Which I do have to say that I did like it but wished that I loved it more. Although, I knew that Kim had a different persona with Hannah, I was......more

Goodreads review by Read By Kyle on May 10, 2023

This was a really fun concept that I think I would have enjoyed more as an adult book, because the premise ("single teenager gets launched into space with the last of the whales") is just ludacrious and I couldn't take it seriously, but I enjoyed the plot itself. The whales being psychic and able to......more

Goodreads review by Joana on June 02, 2023

Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for allowing me to read this book for free. All the thoughts and opinions here are my own. Hannah Monksman is a caregiver for a group of whales being transported from Earth to their new home in New Eden. The book starts already on board the ship while Hannah......more

Goodreads review by Jaimes_Mystical_Library on April 29, 2023

This was such a unique read! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I picked this one up but I was immediately intrigued by the storyline. This book follows Kim aka Hannah Monksman as she is the caretaker for whales being transported through space to a new planet. This book starts out kind of slow,......more