The Pioneer

Name: The Pioneer
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Bridget Tyler
ISBN: 9780062997258

Author: Bridget Tyler

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/04/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

A 2020 LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Book!Packed with action and unexpected twists, this addictive page-turner is perfect for fans of Illuminae and Defy the Stars!When Jo steps onto planet Tau Ceti e for the first time, she’s ready to put the past behind her and begin again. After all, as a pioneer, she has the job of helping build a new home away from Earth.But underneath the idyllic surface of their new home, there’s something very wrong. And when Jo accidentally uncovers a devastating secret that could destroy everything they’ve worked for, suddenly the future doesn’t seem so bright.With the fate of the pioneers in her hands, Jo must decide how far she’s willing to go to expose the truth—before the truth destroys them all.

About Bridget Tyler

Bridget Tyler grew up in Berkeley, California. She went on to attend NYU, living in New York and London before completing her degree and moving to Los Angeles to work in the film and television industry as an executive and writer. She now lives in Oregon with her husband, who is a robotics professor at Oregon State University, and her daughter. She is also the author of The Pioneer and can be found online at www.bridgettyler.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anatea

Space-Opera kind of books have always been my favorite, which unfortunately means that I have read so many of them that I often don't find them satisfying anymore. This was not the case with The Pioneer. I kept on turning the pages and wanting to know more about this curious new world of Tau Ceti e.......more

Goodreads review by Justine

3.5 stars This is a quick and easy read, well paced if glossing over a few parts of the plot that probably deserved a bit more attention. The writing and characterization was ok, if not impressive, although I felt some of the dialogue was a bit weak. Bottom line with this one is that it is an unchallen......more

Goodreads review by Kate

*geeks* *geeks again* *geeks for another six years* WORLDBUILDING like I’ve never experienced it before. I loved just about everything about it. The author did an amazing job rooting it in concepts that exist on our planet yet somehow making it entirely its own thing. Like, crystal mountains. Twin moon......more