Overview

""When I was 12 years old, the sun stopped. Life on our deck nearly ended, and I was punished for trying to save it. Now I'm 17. The threat is bigger than anyone imagined. But there's no one else who can put things right..."" Born aboard a multi-generation spaceship, 17-year-old Perdit is a widow, an outlaw, a fugitive, homeless, and jobless. She is also a pilot, an explorer, and gifted with unique genetic enhancements. Unfortunately, the Ship is damaged and off-course, and the environment is deteriorating. The citizens are too hampered by protocols to acknowledge the danger, while the all-seeing Navcrew remain inaccessible. Alarmed by the situation, and with the odds stacked against her, Perdit must overcome self-doubt, gather allies, and embark on a heroic mission to find the Navcrew and uncover the truth. Fans of young adult science fiction adventures will want to journey with Perdit as she tries to save her home.

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IR Rating: 4.6 out of 5""Loved ones might lay out a blueprint for your life in advance, but people must arrive at their own unique paths by themselves. Even if this means defying protocol, as depicted in Glen C. Strathy's mentally engaging and immersive BEYOND THE CRYSTAL SKY."" Gabriella Harrison for IndieReader

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Glen C. Strathy has been an actor, a teacher, and since 1999 a professional writer. He is the author of the IPPY award-winning middle-grade novel, Dancing on the Inside, co-author of a New York Times Bestselling business book, and spent over a decade as a freelance writer and creative writing teacher. Since 2008, his website, www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com has offered tips and advice to aspiring authors.But long before any of that, when he was barely 11 years old, he became an avid reader of science fiction. Classic works of space opera and science fiction adventure from the 1950s and 1960s percolated in the back of his head, eventually becoming the inspiration for this novel. Glen lives with his wife and daughter in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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