They’re trying to survive an uninhabited planet, follow the clues and avoid the traps in the alien temple they’re exploring (Think LAST CRUSADE) and outrun all the people trying to get to the end first.

Of course so much is going on at the same time and these two barely have a moment to breathe, let alone make out. And the romance that blooms from that made me so happy. I loved watching Mia and Jules learn how to work together and trust each other.

They clash immediately but they also both realize the benefit of having the other around and team up, albeit tentatively and with lots of secrets and mistrust between them. Jules wants to explore the planet for historic and academic reasons, Mia is there to scavenge treasure. They are there for very different reasons. In Unearthed, Mia and Jules meet after they’ve both landed on the uninhabited planet Gaia, led by messages from a long-dead alien race. If this was what was made of that movie, I would have been all over it. I absolutely adore the Indiana Jones in space vibe to this story, even with the alien a la CRYSTAL SKULL angle. That's also when my Indiana Jones loving heart got all the feels. These two rock the YA Sci-fi genre and Unearthed is a great addition to that and so much fun!Īlthough there's never a dull moment for Mia and Jules and exciting, or rather dangerous, things start happening right away in the story, it wasn’t until they reach the temple they're set to explore that I got hooked. But the more they learn about the Undying, the more their presence in the temple seems to be part of a grand design that could spell the end of the human race.Īfter loving Kaufman and Spooner's Starbound trilogy, I was so excited to hear they were collaborating again for a new series. In order to penetrate the Undying temple and reach the tech and information hidden within, the two must decode the ancient race's secrets and survive their traps. Mia and Jules' different reasons for smuggling themselves onto Gaia put them immediately at odds, but after escaping a dangerous confrontation with other scavvers, they form a fragile alliance. as long as scavengers like Amelia Radcliffe don't loot everything first. The Undying's advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, and Gaia, their former home planet, is a treasure trove waiting to be uncovered.įor Jules Addison and his fellow scholars, the discovery of an alien culture offers unprecedented opportunity for study. Series: YES 1/2? (not sure if it's a duet or trilogy)įind: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Indieboundīook Description: When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution the planet has been waiting for. Category: YA, Sci-fi, Space travel, Archaeology, Aliens

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