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Austin Aslan

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Tucson, AZ

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Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy

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Austin Aslan's debut novel, The Islands at the End of the World, was named a Best Book of 2014 by Kirkus Reviews. It was ranked by The Guardian as a top-ten climate fiction read, and is listed by BookRiot as a top 100 must-read book in the category of young adult science fiction. His latest novel from HarperCollins, TURBO Racers: Trailblazer, will hit bookstores on January 1, 2019.

Austin earned a master’s degree in tropical conservation biology at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. His research on rare Hawaiian plants located on the high slopes of Mauna Loa won him a pair of destroyed hiking boots, a tattered rain jacket, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He has lived in deserts, jungles, and cloud forests. He ...more

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	The Islands at the End of the World (Islands at the End of the World, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,431 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl at the Center of the World (Islands at the End of the World, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 596 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TURBO Racers: Trailblazer 4.34 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Endangereds (The Endangereds, #1) by Philippe Cousteau, Austin Aslan (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TURBO Racers: Escape Velocity 4.47 avg rating — 30 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Endangereds: Melting Point (The Endangereds, #2) by Philippe Cousteau, Austin Aslan (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crystal Halo: The Prophecies of Fathom Book One by Austin Aslan (Goodreads Author), Clare Aslan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Islands at the End of the World, The by Austin Aslan (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Climate Fiction As “The Slow Blade That Penetrates the Shield.”

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Today we have an essay by Austin and Clare Aslan, authors of The Crystal Halo, an epic high fant

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“If God won’t play by the rules, then I don’t have to, either.”
― Austin Aslan, The Islands at the End of the World

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“The answer to our future is a return to our past,”
― Austin Aslan, The Islands at the End of the World

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“These islands and their sacred tides call me forth.”
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