Here is a sci-fi series by new author Beth Revis. The third (and final, I think) book just came out so you won't have to wait to finish the trilogy. Yay for that! The titles are: Across the Universe, A Million Suns, and Shades of Earth
While not the best sci-fi there is, I enjoyed reading these books. The plot is creative and the main characters are well thought out. I especially like the female protagonist. There are a lot of unexpected plot twists and conflicts throughout the series which kept things interesting. A few times I thought the author was asking the reader to reeeeally stretch their imagination, but most things were thought-out and explained enough to be believable.
The first book takes place on a space ship from earth headed out to colonize a new planet. The journey will take so long that the ship is completely self-sustaining. Some of the passengers are cryogenically (sp?) frozen for the trip, and others like the crew are awake and running the ship. The first big surprise is when the male protagonist (who is the only teenager his age on board) is joined by the female teenage protagonist who has been awoken from her frozen state too early and faces 50 years among strangers until they reach the new planet and her parents are also awoken. As she struggles to learn to live aboard a ship she likens to a cage, she learns the leader of the ship, called Eldest, is hiding some very disturbing secrets about their journey and her fellow passengers.
Very little language, if any, some adult situations though (an attempted rape for example) so I'd rate the books at a mild/medium PG-13.
Easy and fast to read. Overall, an enjoyable escape into a possible future of technology and space travel with some romance and mystery thrown in.
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