Böcker av Jared Austin

A volcanic eruption destroys Trini and Cho's means of returning to Space City minutes after their arrival on a low-tech planet, leaving them unable to contact home for help. Maliek visits his alien crush in her homeworld, but the invitation is not what it seemed. Devika and Nico attempt to solve a trial rumored to reveal the location of a lost, ancient alien civilization. But what starts off as a series of interesting riddles lands them in a deadly environment. Arielle believes she's set for an easy weekend on Sundara with Dirk to celebrate their first anniversary, only to encounter a familiar threat. Cade investigates a quarantined R&D facility, looking for answers to the death of a friend's father, until someone shoots down his ship.Can these seven overcome the obstacles in their path before they become Contact Not Found?

Space City Outbreak is the thrilling sequel to the YA sci-fi Space City. Neil and Riagan, recruited by Space City leadership to work as spies, must face off against Mainyu once more. Maellyn must help solve an outbreak crisis among an ally.

Summer meant freedom.An Escape from academic responsibilities.In this collection of tales, Escape becomes personal for some of the Space City Preparatory Academy students.Nico has created a flying Venice sim to explore, but when he discovers invisible monsters on the prowl, and a classmate hacks the sim as a prank, he finds surviving to the end a precarious prospect. Trini is reluctant to assist her aunt in handling an infectious disease outbreak among the natives on the planet Letos, but a near fatal encounter with what was believed to be a mythical creature forces her to re-examine her perspective. When his father is seriously injured during a hunting trip on a remote exomoon, it is up to Jiro to locate help, a dicey prospect when two rogue aliens pick up their trail. Dirk and Arielle believe they are in for a nice weekend hike until an ambitious town official wants to frame them for a crime they didn't commit during their summer-abroad diplomat training program. Cade hopes to enter the dangerous Tefnot sub race on Araxia, only to be sold into slavery for his troubles.For these six, Escape means not just survival, but choosing the futures they want, no matter the odds.