Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee

Moonstorm

Yoon Ha Lee

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · June 4, 2024

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Who it’s for
A high-energy space adventure pairs elite-pilot training with uneasy questions of loyalty and conformity.
Themes
Conformity and rebellion, Identity and belonging, Trust and divided loyalties
Pacing
Fast

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FINALIST FOR THE NEBULA AND LODESTAR AWARDS • LOCUS AWARD WINNING AUTHOR • "MASTERFULLY CRAFTED."—Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea * "THRILLING." —Booklist, starred review EVEN GRAVITY COMES AT A PRICE.

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In a society where conformity is valued above all else, a teen girl training to become an Imperial pilot is forced to return to her rebel roots to save her world in this adrenaline-fueled sci-fi adventure—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and Skyward! Hwa Young was just ten years old when Imperial forces destroyed her rebel moon home. Now, six years later, she is a citizen of the very empire that made her an orphan. Desperate to shake off her past, Hwa Young dreams of becoming a lancer pilot, one of an elite group of warriors who fly into battle using the empire’s most advanced tech—giant martial robots. When an attack on their boarding school leaves Hwa Young and her classmates stranded on an Imperial space fleet in dire need of pilot candidates, she is quick to volunteer. But training is nothing like she expected, and secrets—like the ominous fate of the fleet’s previous lancer squad—are stacking up. And when Hwa Young uncovers a conspiracy that puts their entire world at risk, she’s forced to make a choice between her rebel roots and an empire she’s no longer sure she can trust.

Pilots and Doubt

A high-energy space adventure pairs elite-pilot training with uneasy questions of loyalty and conformity.

Come here for

  • Giant martial robots and the lure of elite lancer-pilot training
  • A teen caught between rebel roots and imperial belonging

Expect

  • Fleet danger and a conspiracy in the wings
  • A clash between conformity, trust, and rebellion

Where it sits

Space Opera for Teens99%
War & Military35%
YA Adventure25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • Space Opera for Teens
Authors
Yoon Ha Lee
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
June 4, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Conformity and rebellion · Identity and belonging · Trust and divided loyalties
Reading lane
YA Adventure