[citation needed] Kaufman's Illuminae, co-authored with Jay Kristoff, was acquired by Random House in a preempt in 2013.
[12] In November 2015, it was announced that Brad Pitt and his production company, Plan B Entertainment, had acquired the film rights to Illuminae.
[19] The sequel Gemina, debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list[20] and won the 2016 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction novel.
In June 2017, ahead of the book's publication, it was announced that film rights had been acquired by Columbia Pictures, with Doug Liman as director and producer alongside Cross Creek Productions.
[28] The Starbound trilogy, co-authored with Meagan Spooner, consists of the following novels: These Broken Stars (2013), This Shattered World (2014), and Their Fractured Light (2015).
[citation needed] These Broken Stars received a starred review from Booklist,[29] as well as the following accolades: This Shattered World was an Aurealis Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel and for Best Science Fiction Novel (Shortlist) (2014)[citation needed] Their Fractured Light was an Aurealis Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2015)[citation needed] On May 2, 2016, the trilogy was acquired by MGM Television to be adapted into a television series for Freeform and Sky UK.
[citation needed] Aurora Rising received starred reviews from Kirkus[46] and Booklist,[47][48] as well as the following accolades: Aurora Burning was a Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2020)[53] and Australian Independent Booksellers' Indie Book Award Nominee for Young Adult (2020).