Noemi Vidal is the protagonist of Claudia Gray’s Defy the Stars trilogy, a YA science fiction series set in a future where Earth’s colonies are fighting for independence. Noemi is a soldier from Genesis, fiercely loyal to her planet and willing to sacrifice everything for its freedom. When she discovers Abel, the most advanced mech ever created, stranded on an abandoned ship, she sees him as a tool to win the war.
But Abel is not like other mechs. Built to be as close to human as possible, he has developed emotions, preferences, and a will of his own. The trilogy follows Noemi and Abel as they are forced to work together, challenging each other’s assumptions about duty, freedom, and what makes someone truly alive. Noemi’s growth from rigid soldier to someone who can see beyond the binary of human and machine drives the emotional arc of the series.
Reading Order
See the complete Defy the Stars reading order for all books in the series.