Take one Jane Austen and add in a healthy dose of Sci-fi with a dash of Steampunk and you'll get a fabulous re-telling of Persuasion in For Darkness Shows the Stars. We think this is Diana Peterfreund's best book to date even though we know a number of you really enjoyed her killer unicorns.
After refusing to run away with her childhood sweetheart, Elliot has chosen to stay behind and try to salvage the family estate from economic ruin and a labor uprising. Her father-Baron North and older sister-Titiana seem only to be concerned with spending the family fortune on ridiculous past-times while disregarding the impending collapse of their farm. Elliot learns of an opportunity to make some additional income by renting a portion of the estate to the Cloud Fleet. However, it isn't until after the mysterious fleet has settled in that she is re-united with Kai, her former friend and servant. All grown-up and answering to the title of Captain Malakai Wentforth, Kai plans to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she refused to leave with him.
Readers shouldn't rush through this one- just like the original Jane Austen novel, the personal relationships are key to understanding the storyline. The futuristic setting and inventions give it an updated twist, but the pacing is the same. Don't try to use this version for any Persuasion book reports either, but a comparison between the two could be fun.
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