Across the Universe is a trilogy of young adult science fiction novels written by American author Beth Revis.
Chronicling the life of Amy Martin aboard a generation ship hundreds of years in the future, Across the Universe, the first novel published in 2011 by Razorbill, received a starred Kirkus review and made the New York Bestseller List for Children's Chapter Books.
[1] Hundreds of years in the future, the spaceship Godspeed travels toward a distant, earth-like planet with 100 cryogenically frozen settlers on board.
Seventeen year old Amy, frozen along with her parents, wakes early and only to find herself in the middle of a strange, regimented society made up of those born on the ship over generations.
Across the Universe debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List for Children's Chapter Books at #7 in January 2011,[4] and received a Kirkus starred review.