“By day the cities were cement-colored smudges against the land, indistinguishable from the gray-green of suburbs and countryside, but at night, humanity shouted its existence at the stars.”

Do you Dream of Terra Two? is Temi Oh’s debut novel. When a new earth-like planet, Terra Two, is discovered, the U.K’s space agency sends a group of six teenagers (all of whom have been training since they were children) and four seasoned astronauts on a 23 year long journey to colonize the new planet.

Told through the lens of the six teens, the novel opens with their last day on earth, and takes us beyond our galaxy on their journey. While the plot takes us to another galaxy, the story remains grounded. The world in this novel is exactly like the one we live in now, the only difference being that space exploration is about a century more advanced.

Links

• Temi Oh:  https://www.theonlytemioh.com/
• Rocketgenius:  https://rocketgenius.com/
• Stuart’ Website:  https://www.stuartproduces.com/

Themes and Topics

• Coming of Age
• Transitioning into Adulthood
  • Space is used as a metaphor for coming of age and entering uncertain territory. In this case, it ha[[ens both literally and symbolically
• Regret, loss
• Exploitation
• Death
• Religion
• Searching for Utopia
• The myth of the hero’s journey. This story mostly avoids heroes and villains and instead, show’s characters’ full humanity.