"The Deep Sky is a beautiful tightly-wound mystery. It is both an intimate character portrait and a thriller." Mary Robinette Kowal, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards "There are so many things to love about Yume Kitasei's debut, but I especially adored how real every moment felt: the politics of boarding school and our future world; the lapsed friendships and estranged parents; the guilt of surviving, of being chosen. In The Deep Sky, Kitasei puts us under the microscope not in judgment but with a fair and caring eye; she looks for the best in us." C. L. Clark, author of The Unbroken "One of the best debuts of the year." Book Riot "Smart and exhilarating.

A study in belonging and how Asuka's intersecting identities (Japanese-American, crew member, classmate, friend, daughter and woman) buttress her during the most important moments in her life." BookPage "The Deep Sky is a smart, emotionally mature, quick-paced climate fiction space whodunit that I already wanted to read again before I even finished it." Associated Press "Gripping, apocalyptic. Complete with sabotage, secrets, explosions, flashbacks, existential dread and, ultimately, hope, this is a winner." Ms. Magazine "There's just so much to love about The Deep Sky.It's a fast-paced read that invites readers to slow down and really think, an impressive feat for a debut." Geekly, Inc.

"Evocative, engaging, and hard to forget, I really loved this novel." Alex Segura, LA Times Book Prize-winning author of Secret Identity.