--- product_id: 20639673 title: "Zodiac" price: "£15.72" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/20639673-zodiac store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Zodiac **Price:** £15.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Zodiac - **How much does it cost?** £15.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/20639673-zodiac) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Book 1 in the breathtaking sci-fi space saga inspired by astrology that will stun fans of the Illuminae Files and Starbound series. At the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now only 12 remain.... Rhoma Grace is a 16-year-old student from House Cancer with an unusual way of reading the stars. While her classmates use measurements to make accurate astrological predictions, Rho can’t solve for ‘x’ to save her life—so instead, she looks up at the night sky and makes up stories. When a violent blast strikes the moons of Cancer, sending its ocean planet off-kilter and killing thousands of citizens—including its beloved Guardian—Rho is more surprised than anyone when she is named the House’s new leader. But, a true Cancrian who loves her home fiercely and will protect her people no matter what, Rho accepts. Then, when more Houses fall victim to freak weather catastrophes, Rho starts seeing a pattern in the stars. She suspects Ophiuchus—the exiled 13th Guardian of Zodiac legend—has returned to exact his revenge across the Galaxy. Now Rho—along with Hysan Dax, a young envoy from House Libra, and Mathias, her guide and a member of her Royal Guard—must travel through the Zodiac to warn the other Guardians. But who will believe anything this young novice says? Whom can Rho trust in a universe defined by differences? And how can she convince twelve worlds to unite as one Zodiac? Embark on a dazzling journey with ZODIAC , the first novel in an epic sci-fi-meets-high-fantasy series set in a galaxy inspired by the astrological signs. Review: Epic SYFY read that keeps you at the edge of your seat. - I’m a SYFY geek and when I heard about Zodiac I was intrigued, especially by the gorgeous cover that seemed to glow! Zodiac was a fast pace galactic ride that was such a unique read it wasn’t hard to fall in love with the whole world, er galaxy. Zodiac delivers a great read with intense action, loss, romance and mystery. Our heroine, Rhoma Grace is strong, caring and she’s going to need that to not only fight for her world Cancer, but the other 11 Houses of Zodiac. Rhoma,or known as Rho, is from the House of Cancer, a world 99 percent water. On one of Cancer’s moons, while Rho and her band play, a flash of light interrupts the concert destroying the nearest moon, Thebe, and killing all those in close proximity. It also causes major problems for the planet Cancer as tsunamis destroy many cities. Rho and her band escape the tragedy but she doesn’t have time to mourn when she is nominated as House Guardian of Cancer. Rho also has a gift, she can read the constellation of the stars and while doing so, she sees a dark matter moving from House to House, destroying each planet. The Dark Matter is Ochus from the lost 13th House. Even when she agrees to be guardian, no one believes her when she tries to warn each House about Ochus. As each House falls, Rho tries to save not only her people, but her galaxy. Rhoma was a wonderfully developed character. She was so young to be given the job as Guardian but took it to save her people. Even though those in her House think she’s a naive little girl, Rho takes it with pride and will do anything to save her House. She’s head strong, courageous and never backs down, even when no one believes her about Ochus. She faces all her turmoil and stress just as any teen would, questioning herself or those around her. The secondary characters bring support and intrigue to Rho’s journey. Two hot guys are her love interest, the Cancerian Mathias and the Libra Hysan. Mathias is assigned to guard Rho on her travels. He takes his job seriously and questions Rho on everything. He’s a little bit stoic in his opinions and keeps his emotions checked. Hysan was a fun loving Libra, who I liked a lot because he wasn’t as serious. He had a witty personality and kept everything light. I hate love triangles but this one was light hearted and romantic. So it didn’t bother me as much. The words flowed and the description were breathtaking. I really felt like I was in space with Rho going to each planet to warn the Zodia. Even though sometimes I got lost in the verbiage, Romina did an excellent job in explaining what was going on. Let’s get to the galaxy that Romina created! She just didn’t world build, she galaxy build. Is that even a word? In the future, there are 12 planets, each the sign of the zodiac. Each House as unique gifts like Scoprio, my sign, is Innovation, or House Cancer is Nurture. The people of the houses have their own characteristics as well. Cancer people are all curly haired with blue eyed who have a nurturing disposition. I love Astrology so reading this book brought a whole new insight to that meaning. Romina has created words such as Emphemeris, Acolyte, Zodai….to go along with her SYFY epic. I did have to go back a couple of times in the book to understand the terms…but it didn’t stop me from reading this epic story. I love space. I have always been a Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, BattleStar Galactica, Farscape, girl. So this books touched my heart. I love the book Dune and Zodiac has a reminiscence of all my favorite shows and that book. Should you read it? Yes, Romina did a wonderful job at creating the galaxy of the Zodai and the ending left me reeling! Fast pace, action packed book that you can't put down. I can't wait for the second book. Review: You will need to pick a team. - Before I begin to review this book, I want to remark that you will likely need to pick a team. Two suitors are in line for our narrator, and of course you will find yourself drawn to one or the other. If the book lives up to its promise, the picking may be captured in the media. For what it is worth, without spoilers, you will find the choices intriguing. Rho has been taught to, "trust only what you can touch" , but also "trust your fears." The theme of Zodiac is a now familiar one. A young girl of somewhat renegade policies has been found to have the very skills and gifts to rise as the heroine of her people. The men vying for her attention somewhat embody these two maxims for me, but see what you think. Rho is a young student who is learning to become a reader of the stars. Her mother had taught her, "believing in them will keep you safe." Her mother had trained her rigorously to read the music of the stars before she herself disappeared. Rho is a member of the Cancer House of the Zodiac, and after perceiving a threat of dark matter to their home on Saturn and its moons, she is found to have deep gifts of intuition. Her attempts to save their world, one that evolved long eons after leaving Earth's collapse, are the plot of this and presumably future novels. From this brief description, one can easily discover the YA novel in its cradle. But what makes this book different is the world building. The concept feels fresh, with the houses of zodiac in fact inhabited by its people. The science of the Psy Network is slightly recognizable in our concept of ESP, but is developed at further length. The author uses a satisfying blend of the known and the fantasy to concoct a futuristic vision that is unfortunately dystopian. I enjoy the characters, and Rho is especially compelling. The prose moves at a perfect pace that neither rushes the reader nor bogs one down in too many details. For your future edification, I choose the steady guy. I am looking forward to the next installment from this new writer. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #380,230 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #89 in Teen & Young Adult Space Opera #1,237 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance #2,337 in Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 586 Reviews | ## Images ![Zodiac - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vajf0ENRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Epic SYFY read that keeps you at the edge of your seat. *by T***Y on February 6, 2015* I’m a SYFY geek and when I heard about Zodiac I was intrigued, especially by the gorgeous cover that seemed to glow! Zodiac was a fast pace galactic ride that was such a unique read it wasn’t hard to fall in love with the whole world, er galaxy. Zodiac delivers a great read with intense action, loss, romance and mystery. Our heroine, Rhoma Grace is strong, caring and she’s going to need that to not only fight for her world Cancer, but the other 11 Houses of Zodiac. Rhoma,or known as Rho, is from the House of Cancer, a world 99 percent water. On one of Cancer’s moons, while Rho and her band play, a flash of light interrupts the concert destroying the nearest moon, Thebe, and killing all those in close proximity. It also causes major problems for the planet Cancer as tsunamis destroy many cities. Rho and her band escape the tragedy but she doesn’t have time to mourn when she is nominated as House Guardian of Cancer. Rho also has a gift, she can read the constellation of the stars and while doing so, she sees a dark matter moving from House to House, destroying each planet. The Dark Matter is Ochus from the lost 13th House. Even when she agrees to be guardian, no one believes her when she tries to warn each House about Ochus. As each House falls, Rho tries to save not only her people, but her galaxy. Rhoma was a wonderfully developed character. She was so young to be given the job as Guardian but took it to save her people. Even though those in her House think she’s a naive little girl, Rho takes it with pride and will do anything to save her House. She’s head strong, courageous and never backs down, even when no one believes her about Ochus. She faces all her turmoil and stress just as any teen would, questioning herself or those around her. The secondary characters bring support and intrigue to Rho’s journey. Two hot guys are her love interest, the Cancerian Mathias and the Libra Hysan. Mathias is assigned to guard Rho on her travels. He takes his job seriously and questions Rho on everything. He’s a little bit stoic in his opinions and keeps his emotions checked. Hysan was a fun loving Libra, who I liked a lot because he wasn’t as serious. He had a witty personality and kept everything light. I hate love triangles but this one was light hearted and romantic. So it didn’t bother me as much. The words flowed and the description were breathtaking. I really felt like I was in space with Rho going to each planet to warn the Zodia. Even though sometimes I got lost in the verbiage, Romina did an excellent job in explaining what was going on. Let’s get to the galaxy that Romina created! She just didn’t world build, she galaxy build. Is that even a word? In the future, there are 12 planets, each the sign of the zodiac. Each House as unique gifts like Scoprio, my sign, is Innovation, or House Cancer is Nurture. The people of the houses have their own characteristics as well. Cancer people are all curly haired with blue eyed who have a nurturing disposition. I love Astrology so reading this book brought a whole new insight to that meaning. Romina has created words such as Emphemeris, Acolyte, Zodai….to go along with her SYFY epic. I did have to go back a couple of times in the book to understand the terms…but it didn’t stop me from reading this epic story. I love space. I have always been a Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, BattleStar Galactica, Farscape, girl. So this books touched my heart. I love the book Dune and Zodiac has a reminiscence of all my favorite shows and that book. Should you read it? Yes, Romina did a wonderful job at creating the galaxy of the Zodai and the ending left me reeling! Fast pace, action packed book that you can't put down. I can't wait for the second book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ You will need to pick a team. *by K***R on December 9, 2014* Before I begin to review this book, I want to remark that you will likely need to pick a team. Two suitors are in line for our narrator, and of course you will find yourself drawn to one or the other. If the book lives up to its promise, the picking may be captured in the media. For what it is worth, without spoilers, you will find the choices intriguing. Rho has been taught to, "trust only what you can touch" , but also "trust your fears." The theme of Zodiac is a now familiar one. A young girl of somewhat renegade policies has been found to have the very skills and gifts to rise as the heroine of her people. The men vying for her attention somewhat embody these two maxims for me, but see what you think. Rho is a young student who is learning to become a reader of the stars. Her mother had taught her, "believing in them will keep you safe." Her mother had trained her rigorously to read the music of the stars before she herself disappeared. Rho is a member of the Cancer House of the Zodiac, and after perceiving a threat of dark matter to their home on Saturn and its moons, she is found to have deep gifts of intuition. Her attempts to save their world, one that evolved long eons after leaving Earth's collapse, are the plot of this and presumably future novels. From this brief description, one can easily discover the YA novel in its cradle. But what makes this book different is the world building. The concept feels fresh, with the houses of zodiac in fact inhabited by its people. The science of the Psy Network is slightly recognizable in our concept of ESP, but is developed at further length. The author uses a satisfying blend of the known and the fantasy to concoct a futuristic vision that is unfortunately dystopian. I enjoy the characters, and Rho is especially compelling. The prose moves at a perfect pace that neither rushes the reader nor bogs one down in too many details. For your future edification, I choose the steady guy. I am looking forward to the next installment from this new writer. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Zodiac Makes Astrology A Very Real Thing...Intense Read! *by S***A on July 12, 2017* Title: Zodiac (Zodiac #1) Author: Romina Russell Publisher: Razorbill, 2014 (December 9) Genre: YA Science Fiction I am part of an exciting readathon for the Zodiac series, and though I’ve owned the first book for its gorgeous cover and its riveting synopsis, I had never gotten around to reading it. I mean seriously, look at this COVER!! So I jumped at the chance to read along and read book one, Zodiac, and it was good. So good. Review: I love anything Astrological. I know I’m a Pisces, and I’ve known this for awhile. I’m the epitome of one. Cancer is a water sign, so I got along with the protagonist quite easily. Rhoma Grace, an Acholyte from House Cancer, is a sixteen year old student and a drummer. Her biggest fears are her tests coming up to become a Zodai. The university’s best-ranked graduates get invited to join the Order of the Zodai, our galaxy’s peacekeepers. The best of the best are recruited into the Guardian’s Royal Guard, the Zodai’s highest honor. And Rho doesn’t feel like the best of the best, but before her mom left, she drilled Rho full of information about the other Zodiac houses and had her practice reading the Stars. When a concert is interrupted buy an explosion on her planet, the current Guardian of her house is killed. Rho turns to the Stars for answers, and instead of finding them, she just finds more questions. She finds the Zodiac’s biggest boogeyman and legend actually exists. And he almost kills her when he finds out she can see him. When the other Zodai learn of her abilities, Rho is made the new Guardian of Cancer. She’s now Holy Mother of the entire Cancrian people. However, despite having the power and the title, no one will listen to Rho: the boogeyman, Ochus, has intentions of destroying the whole Zodiac, and though only 12 houses (all the astrological signs we know) are all that exist, there is a Thirteenth House, and it’s out for destruction. While Rho deals with trying to convince every planet in danger of attack that Ochus exists, she meets Hysan, an ambassador from Libra, who believes her instantly. It puts her mind at ease but also frustrates her when her crush and new partner, Mathias, thinks she’s mistaken. Rho’ heart is torn between the Zodai protecting her and the charismatic Libran who aims to please. When Rho goes on an intergalactic mission to try and warn the Zodiac, Ochus seems to always be a threat…but how can a sixteen year old newly appointed Guardian convince all twelve houses that the legend, the monster under the bed, the “Thirteenth” house, is REAL? Is It Classroom-Approriate? Actually, yes. I found this book to be a breath of fresh air after all the other books not suitable for the classroom. The intricate Zodiac system is quite interesting, and all the virtues that one house represents are all virtues we have inside. Discussions on personal astrological signs could be discussed and turned into fun projects for each student to learn more themselves; they could find the virtues that they agree with and the virtues they don’t…they also could find how we are all a little bit of every sign if we really look at ourselves. Reading horoscopes in class can open dialogues or they could write their own predictions for the other signs. The most engaging aspect is the science. Conversations about time and space are completely easy to tie in with Russell’s book. I would say it would be productive for all high school levels to use this book, and even though it’s part of a series, it ends at an interesting point of the story that would open up more speculation (not going to reveal those spoilers, though!) Btw, I give Zodiac ★★★★☆ for classroom use! See all the possibilities? Use it! Just be creative with it and have fun! I would have given it five but it’s not exactly a lesson plan that’s easy to fit into the curriculum, so you have to find a way to make it work. Science classes would benefit as well as literature classes: you could do a shared Unit! AGE RANGE I feel Zodiac is appropriate for any age – I didn’t see it on Lexile.com, so I would recommend 13 and up…there’s a lot of complicated information about space and the houses so it’s probably best for an advanced or avid reader. However, there was noting inappropriate that I could find, and you know I try to err on the side of caution. End Result: I give Zodiac ★★★★★! I loved it. Then again, I’m a big science fiction reader. I also love the Astrological aspect. I leaned a lot about the different signs, which I love. And of course only wish the main character’s house was Pisces! I can’t wait to read the next installment, Wandering Star. ## Frequently Bought Together - Zodiac - Wandering Star: A Zodiac Novel - Thirteen Rising (Zodiac) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/20639673-zodiac](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/20639673-zodiac) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-26*