A New Young Adult Novel 'Igist' May Be Shifting The Future Of The Genre

By Lauren Gilger
Published: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 12:02pm

Audio icon Download mp3 (8.24 MB)

Emi, the heronie of the novel Igist
Scutari & Cieslak Public Relations
Emi, the heronie of the novel "Igist."

The future of young adult literature may be shifting.

Luke Larson is the author of the new, interactive young adult novel "Igist." It's a sci-fi novel set a few hundred years in the future. And, in the future, mankind has experienced a space brain drain as humanity has colonized the solar system.

So, the people left back on earth — called bygones — have not been left with much. So the story's heroine, Emi, dreams of getting off of earth and going to the most prestigious science academy in the galaxy — the Intergalactic Institute of Science and Technology.

Larson spoke with The Show about the new book, and he said he was inspired to write it because of his daughters — and his day job. 

More Stories From KJZZ

Education Science The Show