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The Galathea Chronicles
2016
First Published
3.98
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356
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The first three books of JJ Green’s Shadows of the Void space opera serial, in one discounted bundle. Generation (Shadows of the Void 1) Humankind entered the age of deep space travel two decades ago, and Earth’s megacorps rushed to exploit the rich resources to be found on unclaimed planets. Prospecting starships roam the galaxy, racing to be the first to lay their hands on the new-found source of wealth. But unknown horrors lie at the reaches of the great expanse, ready to be awakened by unsuspecting starship crews. Chief Security Officer Jas Harrington’s job is to protect her shipmates from hostile aliens on new worlds. For the efficient if quick-tempered Jas, that hasn’t been too hard up till now. But her captain is drug-addled, and he’s hungry for the bonuses he gets from finding valuable resources. When the captain won’t listen to Jas’ fears about a mysterious planet, he is compromised by contact with a strange life form—a life form that threatens to take over the entire ship and return to Earth, where it can spread its deadly infection. Now Jas is in a race against time, struggling to quarantine the alien infection and prevent the aliens from achieving their goal: Generation. She doesn't realize it yet, but as she fights to save her crew, the future of all humanity hangs in the balance. Stranded (Shadows of the Void 2) The starship Galathea has crash-landed on a planet inhabited by deadly aliens, but Polestar, the megacorp that owns the ship, isn’t in a hurry to rescue the crew. Some of the officers were infected by the hostile life forms, and the company may not want to take responsibility or waste money on a lost cause. Unknown to Polestar, many of the possessed officers died in the crash. But Jas Harrington isn’t convinced that they were all killed. She thinks that infected personnel remain aboard ship, impossible to detect, and hoping to hitch a ride to a populated planet. Now the ship’s life support systems aren’t working, the one remaining engineer doesn’t know how to fix the engines, and the crew is threatening to mutiny. Can Jas combat the dangers outside and within the ship? Can she can get the Galathea off the planet? And if she does, how can she be sure she isn’t spreading the deadly aliens to the rest of the galaxy? Dawn (Shadows of the Void 3) Under orders from Earth’s Global Government, the crew of the Galathea set out for the colony world of Dawn, where the hostile aliens that infested their ship can be rooted out. Jas Harrington learns the aliens are called Shadows, and that there has been a conspiracy of silence surrounding the threat they pose to the galaxy. She also finds that there’s more to Dawn than meets the eye. On the new world, she discovers the horrible truth of what the Shadows do to victims caught in their traps. She discovers what Dawn’s inhabitants are hiding. She discovers that the planet’s security has been penetrated. As the Shadows draw near, Jas battles desperately to free the people of Dawn from their dark secrets. If she doesn’t succeed, no one can survive.

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Author

J.J. Green
J.J. Green
Author · 40 books

J.J. Green is a British-Australian science fiction author who writes about ordinary people living with the challenges of existence in future societies—and some kickass sci fi heroines too. Her series include Star Legend, Space Colony One, Star Mage Saga, Shadows of the Void and Carrie Hatchett, Space Adventurer. J.J. was born in London’s East End within the sound of the church bells of St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, which makes her a bona fide Cockney. She first left the U.K. as a young adult and has lived in Australia, Laos and Taiwan. She currently lives aboard her starship in Cambridge, UK, with her ship’s cat, called Black Cat, the cabin boy and the chief engineer. Sign up to J.J. Green's reader group at jjgreenauthor.com

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