Kalyx

By: Karen Lynch

Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly

Charlie has grown up with two undeniable truths: Earth is running out of time, and the people in power have no intention of trying to save it. A scientific breakthrough has revealed a distant, Earth-like planet, and governments are resting all of humanity’s hopes on it. But no one has figured out how to send humans there, and the race is on to be the first to reach it.

Charlie lives in a secure corner of the world with her brilliant parents, who are consumed by their work on the American colony ship. In their absence, she’s grown to be strong and independent, and aside from her one friend who lives an ocean away, she’s learned to rely on no one but herself.

When she stumbles across something she was never meant to see, Charlie uncovers a secret that could change everything. With the help of her best friend and an unexpected new ally, she must stay one step ahead of a powerful enemy to save an innocent life – and maybe the future of humanity.

A standalone sci-fi adventure

©2025 Karen Lynch (P)2025 Karen Lynch

Enjoyed

I enjoyed this sci-fi book. Great refresher from the usual books.
Read the book and had to listen to it.
Caitlin did a great job narrating.

Lovely!

Loved the flow of the book, that it centered on the friendships and growth of each character! Would definitely listen to it again and if a series comes out of it, would really enjoy it.

Another perfect story by Karen Lynch

I’ve yet to read a Karen Lynch book that I didn’t love, and this one was no different. A completely different story to what she’s written in the past but completely engaging. The characters are likable (and hate-able) and I was sad when the story ended. I expected the MMC to be similarly written to Nikolas or Lukas but was pleasantly surprised to find he was his own person.

Excellent Listen

Enjoyed listening to this story. Not just another teen supernatural storyline. Caitlin Kelly is amazing at narration. I need more books from Karen Lynch!!

It was ok

it's an ok story. I love Karen Lynch and have read all of her book. After waiting so long for her to come out with anything new, this felt like a disappointment. It's worth the read ,but not her greatest work.