Ten Thousand Skies Above You [electronic resource] :

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In this stunning sequel to A Thousand Pieces of YouEver since she used the Firebird, her parents' invention, to cross through to alternate dimensions, Marguerite has caught the attention of enemies who will do anything to force her into helping them dominate the multiverse—even hurt the people she loves. She resists until her boyfriend, Paul, is attacked, and his consciousness is scattered across multiple dimensions.The hunt for each splinter of Paul's soul sends Marguerite racing through a war-torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris, where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret.Each dimension brings Marguerite one step closer to rescuing Paul. But with every trial she faces, she begins to question the one constant she's found between the worlds: their love for each other.

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HarperCollins,

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2015

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In this stunning sequel to A Thousand Pieces of You by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray, Marguerite must race through various dimensions in a desperate attempt to save the boy she loves.

Ever since she used the Firebird, her parents' invention, to cross through to alternate dimensions, Marguerite has caught the attention of enemies who will do anything to force her into helping them dominate the multiverse--even hurt the people she loves. She resists until her boyfriend, Paul, is attacked, and his consciousness is scattered across multiple dimensions.

The hunt for each splinter of Paul's soul sends Marguerite racing through a war-torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris, where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret.

Each dimension brings Marguerite one step closer to rescuing Paul. But with every trial she faces, she begins to question the one constant she's found between the worlds: their love for each other.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 10 Up-This follow-up to A Thousand Pieces of You (HarperCollins, 2014) blends elements of science fiction, time travel, and romance. Eighteen-year-old Marguerite and her 20-something friend Theo travel to alternate realities including Renaissance Rome, an alternative San Francisco at war, and the futuristic "home office" of the evil Triad corporation to rescue fragments of the splintered soul of Marguerite's boyfriend, Paul. As she meets different versions of Paul, Theo, and her family, the heroine begins to question her earlier notions of destiny and of people's essential natures. The protagonist's journeys form a travelogue of sorts, and her descriptions of alternate Earth cities and the ways these settings have changed her loved ones' characters are the strongest parts of the book. The parallel worlds allow readers to wonder how different they would be if they lived in different circumstances. Explanations of the mechanics and limits of dimensional travel are skimpy and a bit forced, but that won't bother fans of the previous volume. Attractive characters, plenty of suspense and danger, and a cliff-hanger ending add to the story's appeal. The characters' age and some sexual situations make the book best suited for older teens. VERDICT Purchase where the first title is popular.-Beth Wright Redford, Richmond Elementary School Library, VT © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Reseña de Horn Book

Marguerite (A Thousand Pieces of You) must travel through multiple alternate dimensions to save her love Paul, but meeting Paul's alternate selves leads her to question everything she thought she knew about their relationship and about the human soul. A gripping plot melds suspense and self-reflection as Marguerite races through uniquely realized worlds, battling an evil multi-dimensional corporation while grappling with probing philosophical questions. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

The parallel-universe sci-fi/romance story begun with A Thousand Pieces of You (2014) continues. Marguerite travels with her friend Theo through the multiverse to new worlds (here persistently called "dimensions") with her parents' marvelous Firebird device, trying to save Paul, the love of her life. Villain Wyatt Conley, tech whiz and corporate mogul, has splintered Paul's soul into four parts. If Marguerite sabotages the Firebird technology in other universes, thus allowing Conley to control it all, he will give her the coordinates necessary to find all the parts of Paul's soul. On her travels she learns some disturbing things about Paul even as she tries to outwit Conley. On one world, however, she learns that a new technology threatens all worlds, including her own. The author creates some intriguing worlds: there's one in which a world war dominates everything and another which, if readers spot a small hint, they might recognize as our own, adding a nice twist to the story. The suspense ratchets up as Marguerite begins to question Paul's character when she meets different versions of him on different worlds, knowing that all are essentially the same person and positioning Marguerite for some unexpected moral choices. Although overlong, the book holds readers' interest with drastic changes of scene as Marguerite jumps from world to world. Characters remain fairly shallow but accessible. The inventiveness of the many worlds Marguerite traverses should keep fans happy. (Science fiction. 12-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Reseña de Booklist

Marguerite has her father back, and she is finally with her destined love, Paul. But the devious Wyatt Conley still wants to control her, and he will scatter Paul's soul across dimensions in order to do so. She must trust her friend Theo, while ignoring both his love for her and how his parallel self betrayed her, in order to save Paul and the worlds she visits from utter annihilation. In this sequel to A Thousand Pieces of You (2014), Marguerite comes to some startling realizations, not the least of which is that fate and destiny may be less powerful than she'd previously imagined. Her feelings toward both Paul and Theo form the basis of the book, which sometimes makes the plot drag, but the real excitement lies in her adventures in various parallel worlds. Gray gives enough science to make her plot seem believable but doesn't overload readers which too much minutiae. The result is a fun romance with a plucky main character and a dramatic cliff-hanger ending.--Wildsmith, Snow Copyright 2015 Booklist

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