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Crossfire
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Primitive aliens interrupt a billionaire’s plans to colonize a faraway planet in this space opera series opener by a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.
A human colony settles on a distant planet, a colony formed by Jake Holman—a man trying to escape a dark past. But as this diverse group of thousands comes to terms with their new lives on a new world, they make a startling discovery: primitive humanoid aliens. There are only a few isolated villages, and the evidence seems to indicate they aren’t native to the planet—despite the aliens living in thatched huts and possessing only primitive tools.
When a handful of human colonists finally learn the truth, they will face the toughest decision of their lives, a decision that could determine not just the fate of their new home, but the fate of all humanity . . .
Praise for Crossfire
“Life-sized characters with personal and cosmic preoccupations, tense and knotty . . . and Kress’s usual abundance of ideas: gripping, challenging work, a reassuring return to top form.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A human colony settles on a distant planet, a colony formed by Jake Holman—a man trying to escape a dark past. But as this diverse group of thousands comes to terms with their new lives on a new world, they make a startling discovery: primitive humanoid aliens. There are only a few isolated villages, and the evidence seems to indicate they aren’t native to the planet—despite the aliens living in thatched huts and possessing only primitive tools.
When a handful of human colonists finally learn the truth, they will face the toughest decision of their lives, a decision that could determine not just the fate of their new home, but the fate of all humanity . . .
Praise for Crossfire
“Life-sized characters with personal and cosmic preoccupations, tense and knotty . . . and Kress’s usual abundance of ideas: gripping, challenging work, a reassuring return to top form.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“I loved this book. It had come up in a search I did for planet colonization. It seems like there are less and less good books written in the sci-fi genre. This book starts off with the colony ship heading to the new planet. We meet a handful of characters who are basically the ones who either stayed awake for the journey or will be part of the first to land planet side. The book continues to follow the colonist as they set up their base camp that will be the town and also as they make contact with aliens. It is soon determined that there are two different alien species and both seem intelligent and neither are from this planet the humans named Greentrees. I am excited to read the next book.”
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About Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress is the author of thirty-five novels, four story collections, and three books on fiction writing. Her work has won numerous awards including six Nebulas and two Hugos, and her works have been translated into dozens of languages. Her most recent novel, Observer, co-written with Dr. Robert Lanza, concerns the nature of consciousness, reality, and love. She lives in Seattle with her husband, fellow writer Jack Skillingstead.
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