This is an exciting start to a new series. Fast-paced, lots of action, an intriguing premise. There's a good amount of science woven into the narrative. ( )

Liam, Phoebe, and their families are scheduled to depart Mars on the last colony ship to leave the solar system before the sun goes supernova. But on their last day on Mars, Liam and Phoebe discover a dead alien, a time-traveling watch, and the fact that the sun's impending supernova may have been deliberately caused by a mysterious group called The Drove. Will they be able to catch the starliner before it departs? ( )

Really enjoyed this. Lots of interesting stuff about Mars and how a colony might work, which I am pretty sure is accurate.

Now the idea that you could fly from Mars to Saturn in a couple of hours without pulling enough g's to kill you is, of course, inaccurate, but hey, FICTION.

I'm really intrigued by the bad guys and why the sun is going nova, and will probably pick up the next book. ( )

I really liked this book. When i first got it I sure thought the idea of a whole book on one day would be obscured. But it moved along quickly wanting to turn the page. Our junior protagonist has to live just one last day on the only world he has ever known. Liam was born and raised on Mars, which humanity fled to for a short time when it became clear that the sun was going to explode and Earth was no longer inhabitable.

It would be short stay only while they found a suitable (Star Trek Class M) planet. His parents where on the team determine how to settle the stars. So they are the last to leave when most of his classmates and the rest of humanity had already moved on. What was only going to be day away from school turned into a new adventure and more than anyone every thought possible.

I particularly liked the way Emmerson portrays time travel. ( )

This was a very engaging Science Fiction book. A bit hard to understand at the beginning but oh so fun to read. ( )