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In the distant future, corporations have become sustainable communities with their own militaries, and corporate goals have essentially replaced political ideology. On a youthful, rebellious impulse, Lawrence joined the military of a corporation that he now recognizes to be ruthless and exploitative. His only hope for escape is to earn enough money to buy his place in a better corporation. When his platoon is sent to a distant colony to quell a local...
Author
Series
Old Man's War universe volume 5
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
B Team leader Lieutenant Harry Wilson counters hostile alien forces, angry humans and unpredictable elements from the universe in order to protect the interests of the Colonial Union.
Author
Series
Shadow saga volume 5
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Bean moves with three of his children into a derelict space colony ship where they hope for a cure to engineered genes that give them high intelligence and short lives, a situation that is complicated when space-time distortions cause them to be forgotten by humanity.
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Series
Moon Base Alpha volume 3
Language
English
Description
In 2041 on Moon Base Alpha, thirteen-year-old Dash must solve the mystery of how Lars was poisoned before the base loses oxygen, forcing the colonists to return to Earth.
Author
Series
Mars Patel volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Returning to Earth after escaping the Martian colony, Mars Patel and his friends, along with genius billionaire Oliver Pruitt, discover that all the adults have mysteriously vanished and, as tensions rise and new mysteries are revealed, must somehow discover the truth.
8) Fuzzy nation
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Jack Holloway, prospecting on Zara XXIII for ZaraCorp, finds an immensely valuable stream of sunstone. But when he forwards footage of the planet's catlike, native "fuzzies" to a biologist friend--who believes the "fuzzies" are sentient--hired company thugs, murder, and arson soon follow to protect ZaraCorp's mining interests.
Author
Series
Goddess in the machine volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Bound for humanity's new colony planet, seventeen-year-old Andra wakes up from a cryogenic sleep 1,000 years later than scheduled, forcing her to navigate an unfamiliar planet where technology is considered magic and its practitioners revered as deities.
10) Semiosis
Author
Series
Semiosis duology volume 1
Language
English
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"Colonists from Earth wanted the perfect home, but they'll have to survive on the one they found. They don't realize another life form watches...and waits...Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet's sentient species and prove that humans are more than tools."--
11) Suns will rise
Author
Series
System Divine volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Three months after the Patriarche was beheaded, Laterre seems to be flourishing under General Bonnefaçon, but as dangerous rifts threaten the peace, Alouette, Marcellus, and Chatine reunite.
Author
Series
Lady astronaut novels volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When political divides, riots and sabotage compromise the Earth's response to the Meteor strike, Elma departs for a fledgling Mars colony before the challenges of interplanetary pioneer life are further complicated by her husband's presidential campaign.
13) Paradise-1
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Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Paradise-1. Earth's first deep space colony. For thousands of people, it was an opportunity for a new life. Until it went dark. No communication has been received from the colony for months. And it falls to Firewatch inspector Alexandra Petrova and the crew of the Artemis to investigate. What they find is more horrifying than anything they could have imagined"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Aurora
Author
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans may not be enough to survive"--
Author
Series
System Divine volume 2
Language
English
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Description
As Laterre stands on the brink of war, Marcellus, Chatine, and Alouette must rush to stop The General from gaining access to a weapon that would mean complete control of the planet.
Author
Series
System Divine volume 1
Language
English
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"This sweeping reimagining of Les Misérables tells the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet-colony of Laterre"--
17) MiNRS 2
Author
Series
MiNRS volume 2
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
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Description
"Christopher, Elena, and the other survivors of the attack on their space colony know two things: their victory over the Landers will be short-lived and a new wave of attacks is imminent"--
Author
Series
Blue Dominion volume 1
Publisher
North Star Editions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The Godfather meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this crazy-ass adventure set on Viridian, a prison planet full of aliens...who want to eat you. Tig, the only human, is thrust into a lose/lose/lose situation when the mob boss he works for asks him to pick up and deliver a package that the Fed--the governing body of the known universe--also wants. To make matters worse, the "package" has curves for days, an attitude to match, and her own agenda for...
20) The last colony
Author
Series
Old Man's War universe volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Serving his human colony on distant Huckleberry as a village ombudsman, retired fighter John Perry looks forward to settling into farm life with his wife and adopted daughter before he is drawn back into the dangerous interstellar politics of his past.
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