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**AN OUTCAST FROM HER HOME.** Shunned after a trip through the galaxy with Abel--the most advanced cybernetic man ever created--Noemi Vidal dreams of traveling through the stars one more time. And when a deadly plague arrives on Genesis, Noemi gets her chance. As the only soldier to have ever left the planet, it will be up to her to save its people...if only she wasn't flying straight into a trap. **A FUGITIVE FROM HIS FATE.** On the run to avoid his depraved creator's clutches, Abel believes he's said good-bye to Noemi for the last time. After all, the entire universe stands between them...or so he thinks. When word reaches him of Noemi's capture by the very person he's trying to escape, Abel knows he must go to her, no matter the cost. But capturing Noemi was only part of Burton Mansfield's master plan. In a race against time, Abel and Noemi will come together once more to discover a secret that could save the known worlds, or destroy them all. In this thrilling and romantic sequel to *Defy the Stars*, bestselling author Claudia Gray asks us all to consider where--and with whom--we truly belong. This description comes from the publisher. *Defy the Worlds* is the second book in the Constellations series, the first of which is *Defy the Stars*.
Is Defy the Worlds appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This YA sci-fi romance features space battles, a deadly plague, capture/imprisonment, and romantic tension between a human soldier and an AI. Violence is action-oriented without graphic detail, and romance stays at kissing/emotional intimacy.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, plague/epidemic, and manipulation.
Who'll love this
Teens will be swept up in the star-crossed romance between Noemi and Abel as they race across the galaxy to save worlds and each other.