The greatest danger to humankind has always been the unknown and Theo Starling and the rest of the Positives are face to face with it in spades: a new planet, a new illness and a new world full of old fears. In this thrilling adventure, author Michael T. Best transports his readers to a future in which humans no longer live on Earth, but instead reside among the stars. To survive a mysterious illness, a teenager will lead his young friends on a journey to a dangerous, unexplored planet known as New Acadia. It's a place of caves and silverflies, and creatures hidden in the folds of the sand. It's on New Acadia where they hope to find a cure and a new home. That's if they survive the next ten days. ODYSSEY RISING is recommended for readers age ten and up who enjoyed THE HUNGER GAMES, THE MAZE RUNNER, OLD MAN'S WAR or ENDERS GAME.