To defend Earth from violent alien races, the Colonial Defense Forces recruits the world's elderly, hoping to create an intellectual army that will outwit the aliens and preserve life on Earth.
John Perry is enjoying his quiet life with his wife and daughter on one of humanity's many colonies when he is asked to lead a new colony world that gives him the chance to explore the universe, but the opportunity takes a deadly turn when he becomes a pawn in an interstellar game of diplomacy and war.
". . . a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from an island off Vancouver in 1912 to a dark colony of the moon three hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and planets"--Provided by publisher.
After escaping her abusive family's interstellar merchant ship, seventeen-year-old Pendt lands on a remote space station run by the Brannick twins, and together they make plans to thwart the destinies they never wanted.
Lu and Fassen are from different worlds and separate solar systems, so when the war of Fassen's world invades Lu's peaceful home, they find themselves at the forefront of a battle they hoped would never happen.
"Takes readers from current technology to what innovations in technology are being pursued to support living for years beyond Earth. ... Artwork illustrates the scientific possibilities of living on other planets, sleeper starships, rotating megastructures, and even modifying humans"--Provided by publisher.
"Can people live on Mars? What challenges would that pose? This ... book will help readers investigate questions, while encouraging them to think critically and solve issues that real space professionals might face"--Amazon.
"In the future, when mankind has spread across the stars, the hierarchy of man is dictated by the color of one's caste. The Golds rule all, but what will happen when one falls for a lowly Red? See how a forbidden love will set the course of events for the future and lead to the formation of the formidable Sons of Ares!"--Dust jacket.
"Fitchner's quest for revenge continues as he and the other Sons of Ares seek out the Golds who have wronged his family. But actions come with repercussions and an elaborate game ofcat and mouse is on. A battle of Gold versus Gold erupts further into more than acts of vengeance and becomes the seeds of a revolution"--Dust jacket.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
