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Demeter
Orion's Spur Book 1
by
Alan Hansen
Genre/s
Science Fiction, Action and Adventure, Teen and Young Adult
Publish Date
July 9, 2023
Short Description
Fifteen-year-old Ryder thinks he’s been chosen for a year abroad in Europe—until he and his classmates are shipped to Demeter, an asteroid colony over a hundred light-years from Earth. Forced into service and trained through simulations that quickly turn deadly real, Ryder must navigate alien threats, a reckless younger sister, and his growing feelings for Cynthia Flores. With an invasion looming, his biggest challenge isn’t school anymore—it’s staying alive.
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Eight months ago, Ryder never imagined he’d be hiding in a cave a hundred light-years from Earth, waiting for an alien to find him.
At fifteen, his biggest problems were bullying, sibling rivalry, and figuring out how to talk to Cynthia Flores. But everything changes when he, his sister, and five classmates are selected for a “year abroad.”
They should have read the contract.
Instead of Europe, they’re shipped to Demeter—an asteroid colony on the edge of human space—and required to provide a year of service. There, Ryder trains in advanced combat simulations that quickly become all too real as a mysterious alien threat closes in.
As Ryder grows closer to Cynthia and discovers a talent for strategy, his reckless younger sister’s actions threaten to unravel everything. With lives on the line and nowhere to run, Ryder must figure out how to survive long enough to protect the people he cares about—and stop an invasion he barely understands.
