Castaway Odyssey (5) (Boundary)

Castaway Odyssey (5) (Boundary)

#5 in the Boundary series universe, and sequel to <I>Castaway Planet, </I>by <I>New York Times </I>multiple best-selling author Eric Flint and veteran science fiction and fantasy author Ryk E. Spoor.<BR><BR><B>Worst-Case Scenario:</B><BR> <BR> Sergeant Samuel Morgan Campbell had been in plenty of tight spots before, but nothing like this. It had happened in a few terrifying seconds: the starship he and his crew travelled on, the <I>Outward Initiative</I>, shattered to pieces before their eyes and disappeared, leaving them stranded in the endless night of deep space on Lifeboat LS-88—all systems dead, light-years from any known colony.<BR> <BR> Somehow, Sergeant Campbell and his crew of half-trained children—ranging from freshly graduated Xander Bird down to eight-year-old Francisco—have to repair systems with no tools, navigate with no computers, and—if they could find a planet they could live on—land a shuttle whose controls were more than half-destroyed.<BR> <BR> And <I>if</I> they manage all of <I>that</I>, then the real challenge begins; the only planet in range has secrets that even Sergeant Campbell cannot imagine!<BR> <BR>  <BR> <B>Praise for previous books in this series:</B><BR> “. . . fast-paced sci-fi espionage thriller . . . light in tone and hard on science . . .” —<I>Publishers Weekly</I> on <I>Boundary</I><BR> <BR> “The whole crew from Flint and Spoor's <I>Boundary </I>are back . . . Tensions run high throughout the Ceres mission . . . a fine choice for any collection.” —<I>Publishers Weekly</I> on <I>Threshold</I><BR> <BR> “[P]aleontology, engineering, and space flight, puzzles in linguistics, biology, physics, and evolution further the story, as well as wacky humor, academic rivalries, and even some sweet romances.” —<I>School Library Journal</I> on <I>Boundary</I>