🌍 Hostile Environments

Stories of survival against nature's harshest extremes — scorching deserts, frozen wastelands, or deep ocean trenches where every moment demands resilience.

Ghosts

by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017

Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.

4.25

9k+

🪂 Drop Team Survival 🏜️ Wasteland Survival ✈️ Airship Society

Ghosts 89%

Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.

by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017

4.25

9k+ ratings

🪂 Drop Team Survival 🏜️ Wasteland Survival ✈️ Airship Society

Last Breath

by Peter Stark • 2001

Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.

4.01

735

🫀 Human Physiology 🏥 Wilderness Medicine 🏔️ Extreme Environments

Last Breath 88%

Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.

by Peter Stark 2001

4.01

735 ratings

🫀 Human Physiology 🏥 Wilderness Medicine 🏔️ Extreme Environments

The Uninhabitable Earth

by David Wallace-Wells • 2019

Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.

3.99

30k+

🧪 Climate Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios 🏃 Climate Migration

The Uninhabitable Earth 88%

Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.

by David Wallace-Wells 2019

3.99

30k+ ratings

🧪 Climate Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios 🏃 Climate Migration

Eden

by Tim Lebbon • 2020

A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.

3.41

2k+

🏞️ Eco Horror 🌿 Sentient Wilderness 🗺️ Expedition Gone Wrong

Eden 88%

A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.

by Tim Lebbon 2020

3.41

2k+ ratings

🏞️ Eco Horror 🌿 Sentient Wilderness 🗺️ Expedition Gone Wrong

Over the Edge

by Greg Child • 2002

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

3.78

643

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy

Over the Edge 88%

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

by Greg Child 2002

3.78

643 ratings

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy

100 Deadly Skills

by Clint Emerson • 2016

SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.

4.04

906

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🏙️ Urban Preparedness 🌪️ Disaster Readiness

100 Deadly Skills 87%

SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.

by Clint Emerson 2016

4.04

906 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🏙️ Urban Preparedness 🌪️ Disaster Readiness

One Second After

by William R. Forstchen • 2009

An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.

3.98

77k+

🏕️ Survivalist Fiction ⚡ Grid Collapse 🫡 Reluctant Leader

One Second After 87%

An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.

by William R. Forstchen 2009

3.98

77k+ ratings

🏕️ Survivalist Fiction ⚡ Grid Collapse 🫡 Reluctant Leader

Near the Bone

by Christina Henry • 2021

An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.

3.69

22k+

🩸 Survival Horror 👹 Creature Feature ⛓️ Abusive Marriage

Near the Bone 87%

An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.

by Christina Henry 2021

3.69

22k+ ratings

🩸 Survival Horror 👹 Creature Feature ⛓️ Abusive Marriage

This Wretched Valley

by Jenny Kiefer • 2024

A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.

3.25

13k+

🏔️ Sentient Landscape 🌲 Wilderness Horror 🌌 Cosmic Dread

This Wretched Valley 87%

A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.

by Jenny Kiefer 2024

3.25

13k+ ratings

🏔️ Sentient Landscape 🌲 Wilderness Horror 🌌 Cosmic Dread

The Lost Men

by Kelly Tyler-Lewis • 2006

Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.

4.15

2k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🏔️ Survival Narratives 🗺️ Expedition History

The Lost Men 87%

Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.

by Kelly Tyler-Lewis 2006

4.15

2k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🏔️ Survival Narratives 🗺️ Expedition History

Ice Station

by Matthew Reilly • 1998

Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.

4.12

35k+

🧊 Antarctic Isolation 🎖️ Military Thriller 🏰 Under Siege

Ice Station 87%

Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.

by Matthew Reilly 1998

4.12

35k+ ratings

🧊 Antarctic Isolation 🎖️ Military Thriller 🏰 Under Siege

Mars and Venus Starting Over

by John Gray • 2002

He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.

3.85

968

🧊 Polar Exploration 🫡 Crisis Leadership 💪 Extreme Endurance

Mars and Venus Starting Over 87%

He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.

by John Gray 2002

3.85

968 ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🫡 Crisis Leadership 💪 Extreme Endurance

Malorie

by Josh Malerman • 2020

A survivor list names her parents. Malorie boards a blind train through a world where looking kills.

3.79

28k+

🐦‍⬛ Unseen Horror 👩‍👧‍👦 Overprotective Mother 🔗 Generational Rift

Malorie 87%

A survivor list names her parents. Malorie boards a blind train through a world where looking kills.

by Josh Malerman 2020

3.79

28k+ ratings

🐦‍⬛ Unseen Horror 👩‍👧‍👦 Overprotective Mother 🔗 Generational Rift

Mawson's Will

by Lennard Bickel • 1977

He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.

4.26

2k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🇦🇶 Antarctic Expeditions 🏕️ Survival Narratives

Mawson's Will 87%

He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.

by Lennard Bickel 1977

4.26

2k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🇦🇶 Antarctic Expeditions 🏕️ Survival Narratives

Endurance

by Alfred Lansing • 1959

Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.

4.46

169k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🛟 Survival Narratives ⚓ Expedition Leadership

Endurance 87%

Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.

by Alfred Lansing 1959

4.46

169k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🛟 Survival Narratives ⚓ Expedition Leadership

Deep Survival

by Laurence Gonzales • 1998

Gear doesn't save you. Skills don't save you. The brain does, or it doesn't.

3.94

15k+

🧠 Survival Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🏔️ Extreme Environments

Deep Survival 87%

Gear doesn't save you. Skills don't save you. The brain does, or it doesn't.

by Laurence Gonzales 1998

3.94

15k+ ratings

🧠 Survival Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🏔️ Extreme Environments

Congo

by Michael Crichton • 1980

An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.

3.64

180k+

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🐒 Creature Feature 🐅 Hostile Wildlife

Congo 87%

An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.

by Michael Crichton 1980

3.64

180k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🐒 Creature Feature 🐅 Hostile Wildlife

The Island

by Adrian McKinty • 2022

An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.

3.76

43k+

🩸 Survival Horror 🏝️ Remote Island 🔪 Final Girl

The Island 87%

An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.

by Adrian McKinty 2022

3.76

43k+ ratings

🩸 Survival Horror 🏝️ Remote Island 🔪 Final Girl

Commune

by Joshua Gayou • 2018

A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.

4.32

1k+

🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Community ⚖️ Survivor Politics 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Commune 87%

A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.

by Joshua Gayou 2018

4.32

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Community ⚖️ Survivor Politics 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

How to Survive Off the Grid

by Tim MacWelch • 2016

The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.

3.98

115

🏡 Off-Grid Living 🌾 Homesteading ☀️ Renewable Energy

How to Survive Off the Grid 87%

The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.

by Tim MacWelch 2016

3.98

115 ratings

🏡 Off-Grid Living 🌾 Homesteading ☀️ Renewable Energy

The Ice at the End of the World

by Jon Gertner • 2019

Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.

4.17

1k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🌍 Climate Science 🏔️ Glaciology

The Ice at the End of the World 87%

Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.

by Jon Gertner 2019

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🌍 Climate Science 🏔️ Glaciology

Monument 14

by Emmy Laybourne • 2012

Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.

3.90

25k+

🌀 Disaster Survival 👦 Kids Without Adults 🫂 Found Family

Monument 14 87%

Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.

by Emmy Laybourne 2012

3.90

25k+ ratings

🌀 Disaster Survival 👦 Kids Without Adults 🫂 Found Family

Falter

by Bill McKibben • 2019

Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.

4.00

2k+

🤖 Tech Ethics ⚠️ Existential Risk 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Deception

Falter 87%

Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.

by Bill McKibben 2019

4.00

2k+ ratings

🤖 Tech Ethics ⚠️ Existential Risk 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Deception

The Ends of the Earth

by Robert D. Kaplan • 1996

Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.

4.11

2k+

🗺️ Political Travelogue 🌍 Geopolitical Analysis 🌱 Environmental Determinism

The Ends of the Earth 87%

Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.

by Robert D. Kaplan 1996

4.11

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Political Travelogue 🌍 Geopolitical Analysis 🌱 Environmental Determinism

The Butcher's Masquerade

by Matt Dinniman • 2022

Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.

4.69

117k+

🎮 Litrpg 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat

The Butcher's Masquerade 87%

Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.

by Matt Dinniman 2022

4.69

117k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat

Under the Never Sky

by Veronica Rossi • 2011

Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.

3.98

115k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Sheltered Meets Hardened

Under the Never Sky 87%

Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.

by Veronica Rossi 2011

3.98

115k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Sheltered Meets Hardened

Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook

by Mykel Hawke • 2011

A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.

4.08

131

🏕️ Wilderness Survival ⚡ Emergency Preparedness 🧠 Survival Psychology

Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook Summary

Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook 87%

A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.

by Mykel Hawke 2011

4.08

131 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival ⚡ Emergency Preparedness 🧠 Survival Psychology

Tide of War

by David R Petriello • 2018

Rain sank a fleet, mud trapped knights, fog saved an army. Weather is warfare's quietest general.

3.39

🌦️ Weather And Warfare 🌫️ Battlefield Conditions 📊 Historical Climatology

Tide of War 87%

Rain sank a fleet, mud trapped knights, fog saved an army. Weather is warfare's quietest general.

by David R Petriello 2018

3.39

23 ratings

🌦️ Weather And Warfare 🌫️ Battlefield Conditions 📊 Historical Climatology

The Terror

by Dan Simmons • 2007

A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.

4.09

75k+

🧊 Arctic Horror ⚓ Historical Horror 🩸 Survival Horror

The Terror 87%

A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.

by Dan Simmons 2007

4.09

75k+ ratings

🧊 Arctic Horror ⚓ Historical Horror 🩸 Survival Horror

Moon of the Crusted Snow

by Waubgeshig Rice • 2018

The power fails in a remote Anishinaabe community. A stranger arrives. The cities have fallen.

3.82

46k+

🖤 Literary Horror 🌾 Indigenous Futurism 😈 Charismatic Outsider

Moon of the Crusted Snow 87%

The power fails in a remote Anishinaabe community. A stranger arrives. The cities have fallen.

by Waubgeshig Rice 2018

3.82

46k+ ratings

🖤 Literary Horror 🌾 Indigenous Futurism 😈 Charismatic Outsider

The Heat Will Kill You First

by Jeff Goodell • 2023

Heat bends steel, kills silently, and is already redrawing the map of where humans can live.

4.29

8k+

🏭 Climate Crisis 🌀 Extreme Weather 🏙️ Urban Heat Islands

The Heat Will Kill You First 87%

Heat bends steel, kills silently, and is already redrawing the map of where humans can live.

by Jeff Goodell 2023

4.29

8k+ ratings

🏭 Climate Crisis 🌀 Extreme Weather 🏙️ Urban Heat Islands

As Our World Ends

by Jack Hunt • 2020

A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.

4.18

1k+

🖥️ Grid-Down Survival 💔 Broken Family Bonds 👥 Ragtag Survivors

As Our World Ends 87%

A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.

by Jack Hunt 2020

4.18

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Grid-Down Survival 💔 Broken Family Bonds 👥 Ragtag Survivors

The Secret Knowledge of Water

by Craig Childs • 2000

To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.

4.29

3k+

🏜️ Desert Ecology 💧 Desert Hydrology ✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing

The Secret Knowledge of Water 87%

To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.

by Craig Childs 2000

4.29

3k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Ecology 💧 Desert Hydrology ✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing

Our Angry Earth

by Isaac Asimov • 1991

Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.

3.71

126

🌍 Environmental Crises 🌡️ Climate Science 🏭 Pollution

Our Angry Earth 87%

Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.

by Isaac Asimov 1991

3.71

126 ratings

🌍 Environmental Crises 🌡️ Climate Science 🏭 Pollution

The Great Displacement

by Jake Bittle • 2023

Climate disasters are displacing millions; housing markets and insurance can't keep up.

4.28

4k+

🌍 Climate Migration ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🇺🇸 American Migration

The Great Displacement 87%

Climate disasters are displacing millions; housing markets and insurance can't keep up.

by Jake Bittle 2023

4.28

4k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Migration ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🇺🇸 American Migration

Emergency

by Neil Strauss • 2009

A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.

3.81

6k+

🏕️ Survival Preparedness 📰 Gonzo Journalism 🥫 Prepper Culture

Emergency 87%

A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.

by Neil Strauss 2009

3.81

6k+ ratings

🏕️ Survival Preparedness 📰 Gonzo Journalism 🥫 Prepper Culture

100 Deadly Skills

by Clint Emerson • 2015

A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.

3.79

3k+

🏕️ Survival Skills 🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness

100 Deadly Skills 87%

A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.

by Clint Emerson 2015

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏕️ Survival Skills 🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness

Bird Box

by Josh Malerman • 2014

One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.

4.05

213k+

👽 Cosmic Horror 🙈 Sensory Deprivation 🖤 Maternal Sacrifice

Bird Box 87%

One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.

by Josh Malerman 2014

4.05

213k+ ratings

👽 Cosmic Horror 🙈 Sensory Deprivation 🖤 Maternal Sacrifice

Under a White Sky

by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2021

Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.

4.10

13k+

🏭 Anthropocene Studies 📰 Science Journalism 🌿 Ecological Intervention

Under a White Sky 87%

Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.

by Elizabeth Kolbert 2021

4.10

13k+ ratings

🏭 Anthropocene Studies 📰 Science Journalism 🌿 Ecological Intervention

Amazonia

by James Rollins • 2002

Four years lost, a soldier emerges from the jungle with a regrown arm and lethal plague.

4.15

36k+

🏕️ Jungle Expedition 🌿 Eco Thriller 🧬 Biological Horror

Amazonia 86%

Four years lost, a soldier emerges from the jungle with a regrown arm and lethal plague.

by James Rollins 2002

4.15

36k+ ratings

🏕️ Jungle Expedition 🌿 Eco Thriller 🧬 Biological Horror

The Anomaly

by Michael Rutger • 2018

A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.

3.77

13k+

🦴 Archaeological Horror ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🩸 Survival Horror

The Anomaly 86%

A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.

by Michael Rutger 2018

3.77

13k+ ratings

🦴 Archaeological Horror ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🩸 Survival Horror

Arctic Homestead

by Norma Cobb • 2000

A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.

4.06

2k+

🏡 Homesteading Memoir 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Frontier Family

Arctic Homestead 86%

A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.

by Norma Cobb 2000

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏡 Homesteading Memoir 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Frontier Family

Star Wars

by Joe Schreiber • 2010

A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.

3.46

9k+

🧟 Zombie Outbreak 🖤 Space Gothic 🌱 Sentient Plants

Star Wars 86%

A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.

by Joe Schreiber 2010

3.46

9k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Outbreak 🖤 Space Gothic 🌱 Sentient Plants

A World of Secrets

by James Maxwell • 2020

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

4.30

5k+

🧬 Science Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🤝 Found Family

A World of Secrets 86%

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

by James Maxwell 2020

4.30

5k+ ratings

🧬 Science Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🤝 Found Family

Sidecountry

by John Branch • 2021

Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.

3.84

2k+

🎒 Adventure Journalism 🪂 Extreme Sports 📖 Literary Journalism

Sidecountry 86%

Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.

by John Branch 2021

3.84

2k+ ratings

🎒 Adventure Journalism 🪂 Extreme Sports 📖 Literary Journalism

Trespassing Across America

by Ken Ilgunas • 2016

He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.

3.82

2k+

🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry ✊ Environmental Activism 🚶 Walking Journeys

Trespassing Across America 86%

He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.

by Ken Ilgunas 2016

3.82

2k+ ratings

🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry ✊ Environmental Activism 🚶 Walking Journeys

Sick Bastards

by Matt Shaw • 2014

A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.

3.54

4k+

💀 Extreme Horror 🥩 Cannibalism Horror 🩸 Body Horror

Sick Bastards 86%

A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.

by Matt Shaw 2014

3.54

4k+ ratings

💀 Extreme Horror 🥩 Cannibalism Horror 🩸 Body Horror

Gone

by Michael Grant • 2008

After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.

3.87

211k+

🧒 Children Without Adults ⚡ Kids With Powers 🏘️ Isolated Small Town

Gone 86%

After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.

by Michael Grant 2008

3.87

211k+ ratings

🧒 Children Without Adults ⚡ Kids With Powers 🏘️ Isolated Small Town

The End of Nature

by Bill McKibben • 1989

Nature once stood apart from human affairs. We altered the atmosphere, and that separation fell.

3.94

3k+

🌍 Anthropocene Philosophy 🌿 Deep Ecology ⚖️ Environmental Ethics

The End of Nature 86%

Nature once stood apart from human affairs. We altered the atmosphere, and that separation fell.

by Bill McKibben 1989

3.94

3k+ ratings

🌍 Anthropocene Philosophy 🌿 Deep Ecology ⚖️ Environmental Ethics

Cibola Burn

by James S.A. Corey • 2014

On a new world, a mediator tries to stop a corporate land war as an ancient alien machine awakens.

4.23

130k+

🛸 First Contact 🏢 Corporate Colony ⚖️ Frontier Justice

Cibola Burn 86%

On a new world, a mediator tries to stop a corporate land war as an ancient alien machine awakens.

by James S.A. Corey 2014

4.23

130k+ ratings

🛸 First Contact 🏢 Corporate Colony ⚖️ Frontier Justice

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