Beyond

Estelle #2

by H.D. Knightley

In Bright (The Estelle Series, #1) Estelle rebels against her light-polluted world beginning an edge-of-the-city farming revolution. When the Government and the Congloms brutally beat and imprison her for publishing a love story, Estelle’s followers employ civil disobedience and other peaceful tactics to win her freedom.

In the second book, Beyond, Estelle becomes a celebrity dissident, tolerated by the Congloms, acclaimed by the youth of the city, and living the life of her dreams with her brother Terran, and her boyfriend, William. But unbeknownst to her, the Congloms are inventing ways to control her rebellion. Then the Governmental Oversee disappears someone she loves and Estelle must summon the courage to head into the Beyonds, with nothing but a phone, a pillowcase, and barely a plan, and risk everything to save him.

Genres: Science Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 3, 2015

About the author

H.D. Knightley loves weaving tales about characters who are in way over their head. People faced with huge environmental issues—light-polluted skies, droughts, piles of hoarded things, encroaching water—that rise above and carry on anyway.

She likes a story in which everything is a disaster, yet they kiss in the end, so it's all good.

Her characters are not perfectly strong, more like creatively ordinary, yet capable of amazing things.

They include Estelle (The Estelle Series) who becomes a celebrity dissident for starting a farm; the Princess Amelia (Fly: The Light Princess Retold) who discovers gravity and rescues her kingdom from a drought; Edmund who scales heights to rescue Violet (Violet's Mountain); and the paddleboarder Luna (the upcoming Leveling) who finds love, shelter, and possible disaster, at the edge of a rising ocean.

H.D.Knightley lives in Los Angeles in real life and online at http://www.hdknightley.com

Reviews

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read from this author. A wonderful story with much loved characters. I enjoyed continuing Estelle's journey in life. I loved the first book Bright a lot more, but this follow up book is still a five star read.

[D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! So glad I tried something new besides zombie stories! This is a great story about survival and determination. Looking forward to book 3 to see what they do next!

[Michelle Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

This is a great series with innocent love, lots of secrets , true friendships, action, surprises and hope. A must read!

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our cast of supportive revolutionaries grows in Beyond, and they're a likable group. I was so relieved to finally get to MJ's farm (I wanted to meet her family in book 1!) but alas, the action takes us from the comfort of home, as it must when there are oppressive governments to be dismantled. I really enjoy the characters in Estelle's world, and there's enough danger to several of them in this book that I couldn't stop reading and ended up staying awake much too late. I don't want to have to wait for book 3!

[Fiona Dowdee · Rating 5 out of 5]

beyond is a great book which i absolutely adored. all of the characters are well thought out and interesting, and the world that H.D. Knightley has created is amazing. Estelle is strong and funny and in way over her head but she's starting a revaluation.