Abandoned - (Donovan) by W Michael Gear (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>On the planet Donovan, resources are dwindling, technology failing. Supervisor Kalico Aguila has bet everything on a fragile settlement far south of Port Authority, carving a farm and mine out of wilderness. Then a murderous peril descends out of Donovan's sky-- one that will leave Kalico bleeding and shattered. Talina Perez gambled her life and reputation in a bid to atone for ruthlessly murdering a woman's husband years ago; ironically, saving Dya Simonov may save them all. Lieutenant Deb Spiro is losing it, and by killing a little girl's pet alien, she may have precipitated disaster for all. Now the only hope lies with a "lost" colony, and the alien-infested reflexes possessed by Security Officer Talina Perez. -- adapted from jacket.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Now in mass market, the second book in a thrilling sci-fi action adventure, set on a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of the planet's colonists.</b> <p/><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author W. Michael Gear returns us to the world he laid out with such sure purpose in <i>Outpost</i>. The struggle for survival sharpens as resources dwindle, technology fails, and the grim reality of life on Donovan unfolds. <p/>Supervisor Kalico Aguila has bet everything on a fragile settlement far south of Port Authority. There, she has carved a farm and mine out of wilderness. But Donovan is closing in. When conditions couldn't get worse, a murderous peril descends out of Donovan's sky--one that will leave Kalico bleeding and shattered. <p/>Talina Perez gambles her life and reputation in a bid to atone for ruthlessly murdering a woman's husband years ago. Ironically, saving Dya Simonov may save them all. <p/>Lieutenant Deb Spiro is losing it, and by killing a little girl's pet alien, she may have precipitated disaster for all. In the end, the only hope will lie with a lost colony, and the alien-infested reflexes possessed by Security Officer Talina Perez. <p/>On Donovan, only human beings are more terrifying than the wildlife.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Praise for the Donovan novels: <p/>"What a ride! Excitement, adventure, and intrigue, all told in W. Michael Gear's vivid, compulsively readable prose. A terrific new science-fiction series; <b>Gear hits a home run</b> right out of the park and all the way to Capella." --Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of <i>Quantum Night</i> <p/> "A marginal colony on a living world--where human life and human will are tested to the limits. An <b>intriguing and inventive</b> new work from Michael Gear, first of a trilogy. Recommended!" --C. J. Cherryh, Hugo Award-winning author of <i>Downbelow Station</i> <p/> "Gear kicks off a new sf series by weaving a number of compelling characters into the narrative, including bold heroine Talina Perez and Donovan itself, <b>a planet teeming with danger and delights</b> in turn.... Fans of epic space opera, like Rachel Bach's <i>Fortune's Pawn </i>(2013), will happily lose themselves in Donovan's orbit." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/> "W. Michael Gear creates a fun and colorful setting on a planet full of interesting fauna and cunning, deadly animals." --RT Reviews <p/> "Dark and gritty, this book shows both the best and worst sides of humanity, all while being <b>emotional and thought-provoking</b>." --It Starts at Midnight <p/> "It's not easy to create an entire new planet setting and to immediately ground the reader in that world, but <b>Gear makes it look easy</b>.... He strikes an impressive balance between only telling us what we need to know when we need to know it and making this feel like a fully-realized place from the get-go." --Den of Geek <p/> "The <b>novel's prose is as razor-sharp as Donovan's toothy beasts</b>, its characters deftly defined. The enveloping narrative gallops along at a fierce pace and will make <i>Outpost</i> one of the must-read sci-fi releases of 2018 when it arrives on February 20 from DAW Books." --SyFy Wire <p/> "<b>A thrilling tale</b> of high-stakes survival on an alien planet." --Dread Central<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>W. Michael Gear</b> is the author or co-author with his beloved wife, Kathleen O'Neal Gear, of fifty-seven published novels. He is a <i>New York Times, USA Today, </i>and international bestselling author whose work has been translated into 29 languages and has over 17 million copies in print world wide. Both and anthropologist and archaeologist, he brings extraordinary depth and complexity to his characters and settings. Gear lives on a back country buffalo ranch in Wyoming where he raises outstanding bison, indulges in his passion for large-caliber rifles, and pets his two shelties: Jake and Shannon. Michael can be found at gear-gear.com.
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