Expendable (League of Peoples Book 1)

Name: Expendable (League of Peoples Book 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.2 (245 reviews)
Author: James Alan Gardner

by James Alan Gardner

Science Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy

4.2 (245)

4.2 stars from 245 reviews

345 pages~5.8 hr readPublished by HarperCollinsPublished 1997-01-01

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You enjoy hard science fiction with a protagonist who survives through wit and determination rather than luck or special powers.
You like stories where the underdog protagonist is actively written as an outsider, not just someone with a tragic backstory.
You appreciate space opera that asks uncomfortable questions about which members of society we're willing to sacrifice.

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You want romance or strong romantic subplots woven through the main narrative.
You prefer faster pacing and action-heavy plotting over character introspection and problem-solving.
You're looking for optimistic visions of the future where institutions protect their people rather than exploit them.

About this book

In a future where society's marginalized members are sent on dangerous space missions, one woman refuses to accept her fate. Festina Ramos is assigned to escort an unstable admiral to the planet Melaquin. Little is known about this world—every explorer who has landed there has vanished, earning it the name "planet of no return." The High Council has developed a pattern of sending troublesome admirals to Melaquin, apparently as a method of elimination. Ramos understands this mission is meant to be her last, but she is determined to survive despite being considered expendable. Expendable is the first volume in the League of Peoples series.

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Currently 4.2★ from 245 reviews

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