SYLO

By: D. J. MacHale

Narrated by: Andrew Bates

THEY CAME FROM THE SKY
parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce’s idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine.

They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO’s commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world.

Tucker believes there’s more to SYLO’s story. He was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that travel like shadows through the night sky. He tasted the Ruby—and experienced the powers it gave him—for himself.

What all this means, SYLO isn’t saying. Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery.

LOOK TO THE SKY
because Pemberwick is only the first stop.

Critic reviews

"Absolutely un-put-down-able, more exciting than an X-box and a rollercoaster combined."--Kirkus, starred review

"If you're a fan of The Maze Runner and Alex Rider, you might want to pick up SYLO... A fast-paced read and a huge cliffhanger." --EW.com

"[An] extremely high-octane story that's the equivalent to a summer movie blockbuster." --Booklist

"An entertaining and creepy tale." --Publishers Weekly

"This action-fueled, end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it adventure... should have teen reader clamoring for the next installment." --VOYA

"MacHale pens some terrific and unique action scenes... will leave readers hungry for the next installment." --SLJ

"I'm not sure anyone does suspense quite like D.J. MacHale. I ripped through the pages of SYLO, a relentlessly fast-paced, intriguing, expertly-written tale that leaves you breathless and satisfied, yet wanting more. Highly recommended." James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series

“SYLO will have your pulse racing and your head spinning. Make plans to stay up all night finishing it." Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series

"SYLO is D.J. MacHale at his finest -- he's crafted a book full of friendship, mystery and heart-pounding, spine-tingling adventure." Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author

“Packed with thrilling chases, daring escapes, and breathtaking action sequences, SYLO will grab the reader's attention from the first page and not let go until the final, stunning conclusion!”—Michael Carroll, author of The Quantum Prophecy

“I have no fingernails left! I chewed off every last one of them while I fretted over the fate of Tucker and his friends. Well done, Mr. MacHale."—PJ Haarsma, author of the Softwire series

Twists and Turns

absolutely exciting! Narrator was great and DJ MacHale has a way with creating great character s!

Keeps you going, but look out for the cliffhanger

The overall mystery was great but the ending features more questions than answers, and with a 'to be continued...'

Phenomenal story, decent reader

D.J. MacHale is one of my favorite authors. The story itself is phenomenal. Andrew Bates as a reader is decent enough. It took a while for me to adjust to his reading style. He adds enough life to the recording that I was able to stay hooked, but it took me a second try of listening to commit.

Loved the journey but not the destination

SYLO is a complicated, high-concept jigsaw puzzle. Book one dumps all of the pieces out on the floor in a jumbled pile you have no idea where to start.

Now, this is kind of the norm only instead of having your edges done by the middle of the book and the complete picture by the end, SYLO just continues to dump pieces onto the pile.

By the end of the book I maybe, MAYBE had the corner pieces. In honesty I still have no real idea of what the heck is going on and neither do our heroes.

I’d normally hate a book with so little resolution/explanation but there was just something about the well-written and smartly paced story that still made it rewarding. The characters were great – not outlandish or standout just real and genuine enough to make their bravery and daring deeds under extreme circumstance even more impressive.

It also helped that I’m a sucker for stories that use setting as character and fictionalised Martha’s Vineyard was a rich background to juxtapose an outlandish story.

DJ MacHales excessive forward grated on me but the guy clearly has skills and totally won me over.

So while I didn’t like where the story ended, I loved the bulk of it enough to give it a qualified recommended.

It was a seriously high-concept story that remained totally grounded so it’s great for young and old readers not into hard science fiction or fantasy (like me).

However, I can see the lack of resolution and clarity by the end being a real problem for some readers. If you’re concerned maybe wait until book 2 is released. I’d be a lot happier if I could go straight into the next volume!

I love this book

I have a listen to this book 53 Times and I know every single word of it I recommended to a lot of people it's really good book props to DJ Machale.