A Trip to the Stars (Paperback) by Nicholas Christopher

from whitewavedarling

Christopher's work is always hypnotic, but in this case, the work is nothing short of intoxicating. Woven of a labyrinthine hotel, exotic jungles, and ordinary passions, it moves forward with a sort of supernatural momentum that has the potential for leaving readers breathless and out of touch wi...

from LizzieD

A Trip to the Stars is the real deal, and Nicholas Christopher is quite a dealer. Ten year-old Loren is kidnapped after he and his adoptive aunt attend a show at a planetarium. That kidnapping was the biggest pill for me to swallow, but once down, I gulped all the rest happily. All the rest turns...

from aubreyfs

I couldn't put this book down! Involving issues of destiny, chance, nature, power and mysticism, the author alternates between two stories until they emerge together having really been one all along. The story begins with a kidnapping and follows with strange and amazing characters, star fascinat...

from afyfe

This was a very good and interesting book. I loved that the overall theme kept relating back to stars and space, but very subtly. I loved the stories about both characters and trying to figure out when their paths would cross and how everyone fit into the story. Althoguh it might not look too lon...

from konastories

Joy's review: Beautiful language, vivid descriptions, and a very inventive plot. The coincidences abound, but for some reason, I didn't mind this at all; maybe because despite the very realistic descriptions, it felt like a dream. The plot's rather hard to describe, so I won't even try. Christoph...