Diana Peterfreund
Centuries after wars nearly destroyed civilization, the two islands of New Pacifica stand alone, a terraformed paradise where even the Reductionâ€”the devastating brain disorder that sparked the warsâ€”is a distant memory. Yet on the isle of Galatea, an uprising against the ruling aristocrats has turned deadly. The revolutionariesâ€™ weapon is a drug that damages their enemiesâ€™ brains, and the only hope is rescue by a mysterious spy known as the Wild Poppy.,On the neighboring island of Albion, no one suspects that the Wild Poppy is actually famously frivolous aristocrat Persis Blake. The teenager uses her shallow, socialite trappings to hide her true purpose: her gossipy flutternotes are encrypted plans, her pampered sea mink is genetically engineered for spying, and her well-publicized new romance with handsome Galatean medic Justen Heloâ€¦ is her most dangerous mission ever.,Though Persis is falling for Justen, she canâ€™t risk showing him her true self, especially once she learns heâ€™s hiding far more than simply his disenchantment with his countryâ€™s revolution and his undeniable attraction to the silly socialite heâ€™s pretending to love. His darkest secret could plunge both islands into a new dark age, and Persis realizes that when it comes to Justen Helo, sheâ€™s not only risking her heart, sheâ€™s risking the world sheâ€™s sworn to protect.,In this thrilling adventure inspired by ,The Scarlet Pimpernel,, Diana Peterfreund creates an exquisitely rendered world where nothing is as it seems and two teens with very different pasts fight for a future only they dare to imagine.
Young Adult,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Science Fiction,Romance,Fantasy,Retellings,Fiction,Apocalyptic,Post Apocalyptic,Adventure,Young Adult,Teen
Across a Star-Swept Sea