This Shattered World has great narrator performances and very cool sound effects, but These Broken Stars was so phenomenal with their interview segments, voice talent, and sound fx that it's a tough act to follow. In comparison to These Broken Stars, I think that they are equally good stories but the overall production of TBS is more impressive than TSW. I won't give specifics as to how it changes as that would be spoilery. The basic premise is rebel leader and soldier falling in love and trying to stop the fighting, but it is also way more than that. What I like most about this series is that it takes a fairly classic theme/setup, but before it can feel cliche, the story goes way out there. This Shattered World is in the same universe as that book and there is some character overlap/crossover, but TSW could also stand alone. He and Lee escape base together, caught between two sides in a senseless war.įirstly, I was a huge fan of These Broken Stars, particularly the amazing audio production. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades later, Flynn is leading the rebellion.ĭesperate for any advantage against the military occupying his home, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: He returns to base with her as prisoner. These corporations make their fortune by terraforming uninhabitable planets across the universe and recruiting colonists to make the planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children.

His sister died in the original uprising against the powerful corporate conglomerate that rules Avon with an iron fist.

Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents. Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.

This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman