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The Deep Sky Saga #2
Thetis
Blind and broken, orphaned teenager Jonah Lincoln reluctantly boards a rescue ship bound for the planet Thetis, but not before it picks up a few more surprising and dangerous survivors from the massacre on the moon Achilles. After regaining his sight, Jonah sees the gated colony on Thetis is just as he feared--cloaked in mystery and under an oppressive rule with no one to trust--and that outside the walls, it’s even worse. Surrounded by terrifying new landscapes and creatures, Jonah and his friends fight to save the colony and restore order to the planet.
Just as Jonah grasps his near-impossible mission, the alien voices from Achilles return, pushing him to discover the truth about the Silver Foot Galaxy and his role in both its future and past. And when another ship arrives, it’s then Jonah knows he has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Just as Jonah grasps his near-impossible mission, the alien voices from Achilles return, pushing him to discover the truth about the Silver Foot Galaxy and his role in both its future and past. And when another ship arrives, it’s then Jonah knows he has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
- GenresScience Fiction
258 pages, Paperback
Published October 9, 2018
About the author
Greg Boose
6 books99 followersThe fourth of six kids, Greg Boose grew up on a large produce farm in northeast Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree from Miami University, and then later received his M.F.A. at Minnesota State University Moorhead where he focused on screenwriting and fiction.
Greg is the former Los Angeles and Chicago Editor for BlackBook Magazine, and his work has appeared on/in many magazines and websites, popping up in culture and news publications like Chicago Public Radio, The Believer, The Huffington Post, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Reader, and NFL.com; writing silly shit for humor sites like McSweeney's, Cracked.com, Yankee Pot Roast, Monkeybicycle, The Nervous Breakdown, Feathertale, and Opium; and working hard on writing TV pilots, humor shorts, and plays. His one-act play "Everybody Else's Fault" was performed by Bakersfield Community Theater in 2010, but he was too broke to travel and see it live.
When he’s not writing or reading, he enjoys skateboarding, boxing, tennis, following the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers, collecting turtle skulls, and testing to see if people read everything closely.
He lives in Santa Monica with his two young daughters.
Greg is the former Los Angeles and Chicago Editor for BlackBook Magazine, and his work has appeared on/in many magazines and websites, popping up in culture and news publications like Chicago Public Radio, The Believer, The Huffington Post, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Reader, and NFL.com; writing silly shit for humor sites like McSweeney's, Cracked.com, Yankee Pot Roast, Monkeybicycle, The Nervous Breakdown, Feathertale, and Opium; and working hard on writing TV pilots, humor shorts, and plays. His one-act play "Everybody Else's Fault" was performed by Bakersfield Community Theater in 2010, but he was too broke to travel and see it live.
When he’s not writing or reading, he enjoys skateboarding, boxing, tennis, following the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers, collecting turtle skulls, and testing to see if people read everything closely.
He lives in Santa Monica with his two young daughters.
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November 9, 2018
Thetis starts exactly where Achilles leaves off - and you really need to read book I to appreciate book II, because there is so much back story to assimilate (don't hesitate - book I is superbe)! Jonah is now on Thetis, and trying to make sense of what happened during the time he spent on Achilles. Thetis seems like a nice planet - but why is everyone coughing? The adults needed something on the spaceship that crashed on Achilles, but no one is telling Jonah the whole truth. It's up to him to put things together. Told from a teen's POV, this story is also amazing in world building and how true to life the characters' actions seem to be. Kudos to the author - read these books - you will not be disappointed!
Note: violence / triggers - I'd recommend for ages 16+
Note: violence / triggers - I'd recommend for ages 16+
October 26, 2018
In Achilles the first book in The Deep Sky Saga we meet a group of teenagers who were on their way to the planet Thetis to help colonize it after teenagers on Thetis were killed. Jonah’s ship crashes on Thetis moon Achilles before they can make it to Thetis. People are slaughter from one side of the moon to the other.
After all of the horrid things that Jonah and his friends experience on Achilles they are finally rescued by people from Thetis. But their nightmares don’t end when they reach Thetis. Jonah runs into more monsters and ghosts on Thetis and they all want him to join them and become their leader.
Monsters or something have taken over the people who were on the Mayflower #2 when it crashed on Achilles and now they have been brought to Thetis where their nightmares continue. Jonah keeps hearing voices his head telling him to follow them and give him instructions of where to go and what he must do. Jonah is not sure where the voices are coming from or if they are even real. Jonah just wants to save all of his friends from the monsters that are taking them over. He wants to help Thetis to become a better place to live for everyone on the planet as well as the people from Earth, hopefully one day.
Thetis is a face paced book that grabbed my attention from the first page and still hasn’t let go. Thetis is just as good as or maybe slightly better than Achilles. But seriously if I had to pick one or the other I don’t think I could I truly and honestly loved both books.
The Deep Sky Saga just gets better and better with each word. I love the world that was created for The Deep Sky Saga. It is filled with lots of action that keeps you hooked from one page to the next not knowing what is going on around you. You feel as if you have been sucked right into that wormhole with Jonah and everyone else. I can’t wait to see where The Deep Sky Saga takes us next and what journeys lay ahead.
I would recommend Thetis to all fans of science fiction. If you like TV shows like The 100, Lost or even Star Trek then you will love Thetis and Achilles.
After all of the horrid things that Jonah and his friends experience on Achilles they are finally rescued by people from Thetis. But their nightmares don’t end when they reach Thetis. Jonah runs into more monsters and ghosts on Thetis and they all want him to join them and become their leader.
Monsters or something have taken over the people who were on the Mayflower #2 when it crashed on Achilles and now they have been brought to Thetis where their nightmares continue. Jonah keeps hearing voices his head telling him to follow them and give him instructions of where to go and what he must do. Jonah is not sure where the voices are coming from or if they are even real. Jonah just wants to save all of his friends from the monsters that are taking them over. He wants to help Thetis to become a better place to live for everyone on the planet as well as the people from Earth, hopefully one day.
Thetis is a face paced book that grabbed my attention from the first page and still hasn’t let go. Thetis is just as good as or maybe slightly better than Achilles. But seriously if I had to pick one or the other I don’t think I could I truly and honestly loved both books.
The Deep Sky Saga just gets better and better with each word. I love the world that was created for The Deep Sky Saga. It is filled with lots of action that keeps you hooked from one page to the next not knowing what is going on around you. You feel as if you have been sucked right into that wormhole with Jonah and everyone else. I can’t wait to see where The Deep Sky Saga takes us next and what journeys lay ahead.
I would recommend Thetis to all fans of science fiction. If you like TV shows like The 100, Lost or even Star Trek then you will love Thetis and Achilles.
February 8, 2019
It’s not very often that I am given a novel that I can’t finish. But it happens. Although it is even rarer that I can’t make it through 13% of a novel or even past the first chapter. This is one said novel.
Now, let’s get this straight, to fully appreciate this novel the reader MUST read the previous novel. Had I known that I would have asked the publisher to provide me with the first book as well as the second. I have read books right in the middle of a series. This isn’t something I do often, but it happens. Sometimes a publisher provides you with a novel and it’s only after the fact that I’m aware that this is a sequel. And sometimes my time is limited to 2 weeks to read and review, so I don’t have the chance to pick up the first novel. But I have never found myself this confused or disoriented by an opening novel as I was with this novel.
Do not read this novel without reading the previous novel.
This novel picks up right where the previous left off, right in the middle of all the chaos and action of the previous novel. There are no slow moments, no summarization and exposition. There is nothing to ground the reader in all the madness, it’s like watching a part two of a sci-fi mini-series. The action is on point, it’s just constantly moving without giving the reader a chance to catch up with the plot and the characters. The pace is simply unrelenting.
I wish I could say more about this novel because the concept of the novel seems very interesting and maybe one day, I’ll have the chance to pick up the previous novel and start right. Honestly, I wish the publisher had provided me with a list of the characters and important events from the previous novel so that I could have at least had the chance to enjoy this novel even a little bit.
Considering I did not finish the novel for the reasons above there will be no grading system provided for this review.
Now, let’s get this straight, to fully appreciate this novel the reader MUST read the previous novel. Had I known that I would have asked the publisher to provide me with the first book as well as the second. I have read books right in the middle of a series. This isn’t something I do often, but it happens. Sometimes a publisher provides you with a novel and it’s only after the fact that I’m aware that this is a sequel. And sometimes my time is limited to 2 weeks to read and review, so I don’t have the chance to pick up the first novel. But I have never found myself this confused or disoriented by an opening novel as I was with this novel.
Do not read this novel without reading the previous novel.
This novel picks up right where the previous left off, right in the middle of all the chaos and action of the previous novel. There are no slow moments, no summarization and exposition. There is nothing to ground the reader in all the madness, it’s like watching a part two of a sci-fi mini-series. The action is on point, it’s just constantly moving without giving the reader a chance to catch up with the plot and the characters. The pace is simply unrelenting.
I wish I could say more about this novel because the concept of the novel seems very interesting and maybe one day, I’ll have the chance to pick up the previous novel and start right. Honestly, I wish the publisher had provided me with a list of the characters and important events from the previous novel so that I could have at least had the chance to enjoy this novel even a little bit.
Considering I did not finish the novel for the reasons above there will be no grading system provided for this review.
September 30, 2023
3/5
This Review was first posted on It’s All Anthony. For more reviews, check out the blog here.
Thank You Diversion Publishing and NetGalley for giving a copy in exchange for an honest review.
When I saw that this was available to review, I remembered that I originally read the first book in the series. All I remembered was a crazy alien story that jumped right into the action right at the beginning. Along with Achilles, Thetis also jumps right into the action, picking it up where Achilles ended.
One thing I quickly learned, was that there was something waiting to be discovered. When the group first arrived to Thetis, all seemed normal and ready to go. The only problem was the group felt resentment from everyone. It only fueled the ideas a few had that there was a dangerous secret lurking around. I really appreciated the sense of mystery here.
Knowing from what I now from Achilles, questions were still looking for answers. There were so many questions that the entire plot was carried over onto the second book. It really made the series feel as a whole so far. There has been so much new information as for what has been going on, it has been so crazy.
The ending was so crazy, you could even say it has been unpredictable. There’s definitely going to be a third book in the series, and I am hoping I get to chance to read it as well. It was crazy from beginning to end and it seems like it not over just yet. I think I am going to be more interested in the final book because everything is going to be different. It seems like to is going be a good, final book in the series.
This Review was first posted on It’s All Anthony. For more reviews, check out the blog here.
Thank You Diversion Publishing and NetGalley for giving a copy in exchange for an honest review.
When I saw that this was available to review, I remembered that I originally read the first book in the series. All I remembered was a crazy alien story that jumped right into the action right at the beginning. Along with Achilles, Thetis also jumps right into the action, picking it up where Achilles ended.
One thing I quickly learned, was that there was something waiting to be discovered. When the group first arrived to Thetis, all seemed normal and ready to go. The only problem was the group felt resentment from everyone. It only fueled the ideas a few had that there was a dangerous secret lurking around. I really appreciated the sense of mystery here.
Knowing from what I now from Achilles, questions were still looking for answers. There were so many questions that the entire plot was carried over onto the second book. It really made the series feel as a whole so far. There has been so much new information as for what has been going on, it has been so crazy.
The ending was so crazy, you could even say it has been unpredictable. There’s definitely going to be a third book in the series, and I am hoping I get to chance to read it as well. It was crazy from beginning to end and it seems like it not over just yet. I think I am going to be more interested in the final book because everything is going to be different. It seems like to is going be a good, final book in the series.
January 23, 2020
A lot of action in an exotic landscape with exotic animals.
I'm still interested in the characters, though I'm disappointed in how thoroughly some characters who started out good turned so thoroughly evil without any explanation. At least the protagonist also wondered, and maybe the third book will explain how it, and several other events in the story, happened.
But I think this second book in the series would benefit from some strict editing. It reads too much like it was written specifically to create a trilogy.
I'll stick with three stars and watch for book three to find out how the author ties everything together.
I'm still interested in the characters, though I'm disappointed in how thoroughly some characters who started out good turned so thoroughly evil without any explanation. At least the protagonist also wondered, and maybe the third book will explain how it, and several other events in the story, happened.
But I think this second book in the series would benefit from some strict editing. It reads too much like it was written specifically to create a trilogy.
I'll stick with three stars and watch for book three to find out how the author ties everything together.
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