Survivor
A young woman on an alien world must navigate tribal war, colonists, and dangerous loyalties to keep her people alive.
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Setting labels used: alien planet, colonial frontier, space colony, single-planet setting, future history, Alliance-Union universe, off-world settlement, post-contact world, new colony, hostile environment
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Destiny's Road
A young colonist follows a forbidden road across a strange world to uncover the secrets behind his society.
Planetfall
On a distant colony world, an engineer’s buried secret and worsening anxiety surface when a stranger arrives.
Alien: Echo
On a new colony world, a teen xenobiologist fights to save her sister when an alien infestation erupts and family secrets surface.
The Expert System's Champion
A severed outcast and his sister confront a new biological threat on a hostile alien world, while buried colony secrets surface.
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A Song for Lya
Two telepaths investigate a world where humans are joining an alien faith that promises total belonging at a deadly cost.
Chaos Walking: The Complete Trilogy: Books 1-3
In a thought-broadcasting colony world, a teen boy and a stranded girl are pulled into war, secrets, and uneasy alliances.
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Outpost
On a remote alien colony, a corporate ship’s return sparks power struggles, deadly discoveries, and a fight to survive.
Beowulf's Children
A new generation on an alien colony pushes beyond safety, uncovering deadlier ecology and human conflict on the mainland.
The Long Game
An alien colony leader learns their species is short-lived and sets out to outmaneuver human colonizers for a longer future.
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Cibola Burn
A mediation mission to a newly settled planet turns into a fight for survival when settlers, corporations, and alien threats collide.
The Last Colony
A retired soldier turned colonial ombudsman is pulled into leading a new settlement whose hidden purpose sparks galactic intrigue.