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Home Planet: Awakening (Part 1) Kindle Edition

by T.J. Sedgwick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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When Dan Luker left Earth in 2070 on humankind’s first interstellar sleeper ship, the Juno Ark, he didn’t expect this. No one did. He wakes up alone on a damaged ship in the darkness of space, surrounded by death. The former LA cop had left his past behind to become a pioneer on Aura—the closest confirmed habitable planet, sixteen light-years away. He and the other twelve-thousand colonists had set off full of hope, ready to rebuild a better world on the Second Earth. Now only destruction and the bodies of his friends surround him. How long has he been in stasis? Where is the Juno Ark in the vastness of space? And what the hell happened?
What Luker uncovers is a shocking history that will redefine his reality.

This book is the first part of a three-part story.
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    January 31, 2016
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01964TCWW
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1769 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 146 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 215 ratings

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T.J. Sedgwick

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T.J. Sedgwick is a British science fiction novelist.

His books include the novels, 'Overlord,' (2015), 'The Second Coming' (2015) and the 'Home Planet' series (2016). His new dystopian novel, 'The Free Citizen', set in a late-21st Century American dictatorship, is planned for release in September 2019.

All of T.J.'s books feature at least some hard sci-fi and include elements of espionage, action and some political context. His fascination with the future, technology, extra-terrestrial life and human society helps feed his ideas. His influences in fiction include Adrian Tchaikovsky, Michael Crichton, Nick Kernick, Christopher Nuttall and Robert Harris.

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Roger J. Buffington
4.0 out of 5 stars Good dystopic "hard" science fiction novel
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2016
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This is a pretty good dystopic series (this is the first novel) and this first novel keeps you guessing as to what is going on. Essentially, this story is about a Slower-Than-Light interstellar vessel, full of colonists in hibernation, making its way to a nearby star system for the purpose of colonization. One colonist wakes up to find that most of the hibernating colonists are dead, and things are not as they should be. More would be telling, but this first novel in the series is quite engaging, and I enjoyed it enough to continue with the series.

A few nits. (Very minor spoilers but not really spoilers). The story explains that as the starship is launched, probes are still reconnoitering the target star system. This is idiotic. Earth would never send 12,000 humans to another star system without pretty thorough knowledge as to what would be there. It is not as though every star is guaranteed to have an earth-like planet.

Overall, a good first novel in the series.
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Dan O
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016
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Enjoyed this book very much. Read it on a trip in one week. Couldn't put its down. On to book two yippee !!
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Rayfer
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great read
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2016
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I enjoyed the first book of this trilogy in spite of not being a fan of writing done from the first person perspective. I'm now a third of the way through the final book. The story and characters are interesting but not compelling. Regardless, I was moved to finish the trilogy to see how the story plays out.
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Ed F
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting enough to keep you reading for more.
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2017
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"Where am I. What's going on" is the theme of this Part 1 story. The story does flow well and keep you questioning where it is going. Part 2 is more of an action-adventure in another interesting location, and Part 3 is in yet another place. So the three parts to this story do make more sense than many multi-part books that are presented. No spoilers here, but it is an interesting storyline overall. Fairly well written.
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KitKat19
5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting science fiction novel with a surprisingly dark twist
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2016
When asked to make a list of the things I am most afraid of, waking up alone on a damaged ship in the darkness of space, surrounded by death is probably somewhere near the top. That's exactly the situation Daniel Luker is facing here. Within moments of waking up after a long stay inside of a sleep chamber, designed to allow humans to travel vast distances among the cosmos, Luker is thrust into a dangerous and haunting survival situation in one of the most unforgiving settings possible: space. Luker's background as a police officer gives him a slight edge but he's left with lots of questions, making this first part a mystery with a very surprising twist answer.
If you liked the Mass Effect franchise or the creepy vibe from the first half of Event Horizon, you'll like this book.
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Dink13
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story.......I'm sick of military scfi and space wars.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2016
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Starts kind of slow, but builds steady. Gets better with the second book, and I've just started the third. Will have to read all three to get it. Thought I had the end figured in book two, but now not so sure. Refreshing to see no aliens, blasters, or military syfi so far.........although there is an android or two :-)
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dolphin girl
5.0 out of 5 stars Different
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
This is not the book I expected it to be, from the description I read. This is not a cliche at all, but a very real mystery. I had a fine time trying to puzzle this out. It feels very realistic, and kept me so absorbed.

I quite like the main character. He does not always make the choices I would make, but he is very smart and his thinking is pretty sound. He is very relateable.

On to Book 2.
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Adam B
3.0 out of 5 stars Concept potential, iffy execution
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018
I didn’t engage much with the character or find his environment all that believable. The ending did surprise me, but I’m not sure if I’ll check out the next book.
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Max
4.0 out of 5 stars quite good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2020
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Quite good
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling
Reviewed in Australia on March 17, 2016
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A real page turning, non stop adventure. Each page getting better and better and very enticing. I am looking forward to more.
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P Kitchin
5.0 out of 5 stars Good tale with a great twist at the end
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2019
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Great storyline that hooked me from the start. Not your usual spacefaring colonisation tale. Throughout the book, one mystery follows another. Not much in the way of new sci fi technology, but this is not missed as the heros' predicament unfolds sufficiently to hold your interest. Looking forward to reading the second book.
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Kindle Customer
3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read but a little too short you'll need number two.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2016
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It was good, It engaged me early on, I liked the character and I was getting interested but just as that was building it ended...this is really just the first short half of two books which really should have been one which is why I couldn't rate it higher, as I didn't like being left hanging so abruptly, sorry.
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fergus67
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2016
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Decent enough read but plot a wee bit predictable.
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