#5 in the Boundary series universe, and sequel to Castaway Planet,
by New York Times multiple best-selling author Eric Flint and veteran
science fiction and fantasy author Ryk E. Spoor.
Worst-Case Scenario:
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 Outward
Initiative, 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.
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.
And if they manage all of that, then the real challenge begins; the
only planet in range has secrets that even Sergeant Campbell cannot
imagine!
Praise for previous books in this series:
". . . fast-paced sci-fi espionage thriller . . . light in tone and hard
on science . . ." --Publishers Weekly on Boundary
"The whole crew from Flint and Spoor's Boundary are back . . .
Tensions run high throughout the Ceres mission . . . a fine choice for
any collection." --Publishers Weekly on Threshold
"[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."
--School Library Journal on Boundary
