#28 in Young adult
Gemina
- 672
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Gemina” moves the “Illuminae Files” to a new space station with two new leads and tells its story with assurance. Some readers find it less gripping than the first book. Hanna, the station captain’s sheltered daughter, and Nik, an unwilling member of a crime family, face the next attack in a 672-page volume that includes illustrated journal entries.
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About the book
A New York Times Bestseller Brace yourself for GEMINA—the highly anticipated sequel to the book critics called “out-of-this-world awesome”—featuring journal illustrations by bestselling author Marie Lu! Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault. Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy's most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion. When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunction in the station's wormhole means the space-time continuum might be ripped in two before dinner. Soon Hanna and Nik aren’t just fighting for their own survival; the fate of everyone on the Hypatia—and possibly the known universe—is in their hands. But relax. They've totally got this. They hope.
Reading order · The Illuminae Files
Full order & progress →- IlluminaeStart here
8.38.3 / 10 - GeminaThis book
8.48.4 / 10 - ObsidioObsidio–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 281 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 66% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 11 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.7 | 270 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is Gemina for?
Gemina sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 672 pages — longer than 88% of the ranked books in Young adult.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Young adult — with scores between 8.3 and 8.4, closest to this book.
