Illuminae Summary
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

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Illuminae Overview

Illuminae is a sci-fi novel told through a series of classified documents. After BeiTech attacks Kerenza 4 in efforts to take the rare mining plants for themselves, only a few thousand escape onto three ships: the Copernicus, the Hypatia, and the dreadnought Alexander. However, with BeiTech’s own vessel determined to destroy all witnesses, the Alexander’s own AI going rouge, and a deadly virus turning people psychotic, protagonists Kady and Ezra have only a few days to save whoever’s left. This novel explores themes of trauma, artificial intelligence, and grief.