Sci fi book about Earth being annihilated and survivor fleet escapes
I only read this about a year ago but I was on a heavy reading binge and a lot of the details have got lost amongst other stories.
Basic points: Earth (and her offshoot colonies) are playing off 3 or 4 hostile alien empires against each other but suspicions are forming with the main alien species.
A female ship captain suffers a series of jump point mishaps and finds herself in an uncharted star system. One habitable planet, somewhat bleak but liveable. On landing they rescue some crashed guy who's been there for a while, all make it back to Earth society and reunite with their respective alliances.
The hostile aliens do a bit of treachery and suddenly most of mankind is wiped out with survivors in scattered ships all over the galaxy. They join together and, as they're quite heavily armed, they negotiate a route out of the enemy zones with an alien/human summit meeting and all seems fine.
However they know it's an alien plot to ambush them en route, so they do some jump point double bluffs and manage to follow the charts to the isolated bleak planet. This jump series leaves the aliens without a clue and they follow a false trail that goes way way out.
The human fleet emerges above this dull brown world (dominant plant is moss, not grass) and know this is their chance to rebuild humanity, they agree that, as it represents freedom and life, this planet is beautiful.
Thinking back, the mystery book could be part of a trilogy (speculating only)
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I only read this about a year ago but I was on a heavy reading binge and a lot of the details have got lost amongst other stories.
Basic points: Earth (and her offshoot colonies) are playing off 3 or 4 hostile alien empires against each other but suspicions are forming with the main alien species.
A female ship captain suffers a series of jump point mishaps and finds herself in an uncharted star system. One habitable planet, somewhat bleak but liveable. On landing they rescue some crashed guy who's been there for a while, all make it back to Earth society and reunite with their respective alliances.
The hostile aliens do a bit of treachery and suddenly most of mankind is wiped out with survivors in scattered ships all over the galaxy. They join together and, as they're quite heavily armed, they negotiate a route out of the enemy zones with an alien/human summit meeting and all seems fine.
However they know it's an alien plot to ambush them en route, so they do some jump point double bluffs and manage to follow the charts to the isolated bleak planet. This jump series leaves the aliens without a clue and they follow a false trail that goes way way out.
The human fleet emerges above this dull brown world (dominant plant is moss, not grass) and know this is their chance to rebuild humanity, they agree that, as it represents freedom and life, this planet is beautiful.
Thinking back, the mystery book could be part of a trilogy (speculating only)
story-identification
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Reminiscent of Titan AE
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 6:35
@Xen2050 - only vaguely. It bears more resemblance to "The Lost Fleet" by Jack Campbell, but it's not that, either. Would be interested in that one, though.
– AcePL
Sep 20 '18 at 8:22
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@AcePL I haven't read the lost fleet, but it's wikipedia brief looks interesting, humans fighting humans but with hidden alien "puppetmasters" (weird alien names though, bear-cows, spider-wolves, dancers ;-) Actually if this question has an earth-like homeworld being destroyed, leaving the survivor ships banding together & travelling to a new home, it's more like Battlestar Galactica (but with more aliens & less robots)
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 11:13
1
Just to mention: Novels which include the basic plot premise of "Earth is destroyed, but some humans live on in spaceships and hope to colonize other worlds," but which I'm sure are not this one, include: After Doomsday (Poul Anderson). Gypsy Earth (George W. Harper). When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie).
– Lorendiac
Sep 21 '18 at 1:50
Thanks for comments/suggestions but none are the book I'm looking for
– Danny3414
Feb 12 at 17:33
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I only read this about a year ago but I was on a heavy reading binge and a lot of the details have got lost amongst other stories.
Basic points: Earth (and her offshoot colonies) are playing off 3 or 4 hostile alien empires against each other but suspicions are forming with the main alien species.
A female ship captain suffers a series of jump point mishaps and finds herself in an uncharted star system. One habitable planet, somewhat bleak but liveable. On landing they rescue some crashed guy who's been there for a while, all make it back to Earth society and reunite with their respective alliances.
The hostile aliens do a bit of treachery and suddenly most of mankind is wiped out with survivors in scattered ships all over the galaxy. They join together and, as they're quite heavily armed, they negotiate a route out of the enemy zones with an alien/human summit meeting and all seems fine.
However they know it's an alien plot to ambush them en route, so they do some jump point double bluffs and manage to follow the charts to the isolated bleak planet. This jump series leaves the aliens without a clue and they follow a false trail that goes way way out.
The human fleet emerges above this dull brown world (dominant plant is moss, not grass) and know this is their chance to rebuild humanity, they agree that, as it represents freedom and life, this planet is beautiful.
Thinking back, the mystery book could be part of a trilogy (speculating only)
story-identification
asked Sep 20 '18 at 4:33
Danny3414Danny3414
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I only read this about a year ago but I was on a heavy reading binge and a lot of the details have got lost amongst other stories.
Basic points: Earth (and her offshoot colonies) are playing off 3 or 4 hostile alien empires against each other but suspicions are forming with the main alien species.
A female ship captain suffers a series of jump point mishaps and finds herself in an uncharted star system. One habitable planet, somewhat bleak but liveable. On landing they rescue some crashed guy who's been there for a while, all make it back to Earth society and reunite with their respective alliances.
The hostile aliens do a bit of treachery and suddenly most of mankind is wiped out with survivors in scattered ships all over the galaxy. They join together and, as they're quite heavily armed, they negotiate a route out of the enemy zones with an alien/human summit meeting and all seems fine.
However they know it's an alien plot to ambush them en route, so they do some jump point double bluffs and manage to follow the charts to the isolated bleak planet. This jump series leaves the aliens without a clue and they follow a false trail that goes way way out.
The human fleet emerges above this dull brown world (dominant plant is moss, not grass) and know this is their chance to rebuild humanity, they agree that, as it represents freedom and life, this planet is beautiful.
Thinking back, the mystery book could be part of a trilogy (speculating only)
story-identification
story-identification
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Reminiscent of Titan AE
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 6:35
@Xen2050 - only vaguely. It bears more resemblance to "The Lost Fleet" by Jack Campbell, but it's not that, either. Would be interested in that one, though.
– AcePL
Sep 20 '18 at 8:22
1
@AcePL I haven't read the lost fleet, but it's wikipedia brief looks interesting, humans fighting humans but with hidden alien "puppetmasters" (weird alien names though, bear-cows, spider-wolves, dancers ;-) Actually if this question has an earth-like homeworld being destroyed, leaving the survivor ships banding together & travelling to a new home, it's more like Battlestar Galactica (but with more aliens & less robots)
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 11:13
1
Just to mention: Novels which include the basic plot premise of "Earth is destroyed, but some humans live on in spaceships and hope to colonize other worlds," but which I'm sure are not this one, include: After Doomsday (Poul Anderson). Gypsy Earth (George W. Harper). When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie).
– Lorendiac
Sep 21 '18 at 1:50
Thanks for comments/suggestions but none are the book I'm looking for
– Danny3414
Feb 12 at 17:33
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show 6 more comments
Reminiscent of Titan AE
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 6:35
@Xen2050 - only vaguely. It bears more resemblance to "The Lost Fleet" by Jack Campbell, but it's not that, either. Would be interested in that one, though.
– AcePL
Sep 20 '18 at 8:22
1
@AcePL I haven't read the lost fleet, but it's wikipedia brief looks interesting, humans fighting humans but with hidden alien "puppetmasters" (weird alien names though, bear-cows, spider-wolves, dancers ;-) Actually if this question has an earth-like homeworld being destroyed, leaving the survivor ships banding together & travelling to a new home, it's more like Battlestar Galactica (but with more aliens & less robots)
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 11:13
1
Just to mention: Novels which include the basic plot premise of "Earth is destroyed, but some humans live on in spaceships and hope to colonize other worlds," but which I'm sure are not this one, include: After Doomsday (Poul Anderson). Gypsy Earth (George W. Harper). When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie).
– Lorendiac
Sep 21 '18 at 1:50
Thanks for comments/suggestions but none are the book I'm looking for
– Danny3414
Feb 12 at 17:33
Reminiscent of Titan AE
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 6:35
Reminiscent of Titan AE
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 6:35
@Xen2050 - only vaguely. It bears more resemblance to "The Lost Fleet" by Jack Campbell, but it's not that, either. Would be interested in that one, though.
– AcePL
Sep 20 '18 at 8:22
@Xen2050 - only vaguely. It bears more resemblance to "The Lost Fleet" by Jack Campbell, but it's not that, either. Would be interested in that one, though.
– AcePL
Sep 20 '18 at 8:22
1
1
@AcePL I haven't read the lost fleet, but it's wikipedia brief looks interesting, humans fighting humans but with hidden alien "puppetmasters" (weird alien names though, bear-cows, spider-wolves, dancers ;-) Actually if this question has an earth-like homeworld being destroyed, leaving the survivor ships banding together & travelling to a new home, it's more like Battlestar Galactica (but with more aliens & less robots)
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 11:13
@AcePL I haven't read the lost fleet, but it's wikipedia brief looks interesting, humans fighting humans but with hidden alien "puppetmasters" (weird alien names though, bear-cows, spider-wolves, dancers ;-) Actually if this question has an earth-like homeworld being destroyed, leaving the survivor ships banding together & travelling to a new home, it's more like Battlestar Galactica (but with more aliens & less robots)
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 11:13
1
1
Just to mention: Novels which include the basic plot premise of "Earth is destroyed, but some humans live on in spaceships and hope to colonize other worlds," but which I'm sure are not this one, include: After Doomsday (Poul Anderson). Gypsy Earth (George W. Harper). When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie).
– Lorendiac
Sep 21 '18 at 1:50
Just to mention: Novels which include the basic plot premise of "Earth is destroyed, but some humans live on in spaceships and hope to colonize other worlds," but which I'm sure are not this one, include: After Doomsday (Poul Anderson). Gypsy Earth (George W. Harper). When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie).
– Lorendiac
Sep 21 '18 at 1:50
Thanks for comments/suggestions but none are the book I'm looking for
– Danny3414
Feb 12 at 17:33
Thanks for comments/suggestions but none are the book I'm looking for
– Danny3414
Feb 12 at 17:33
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Reminiscent of Titan AE
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 6:35
@Xen2050 - only vaguely. It bears more resemblance to "The Lost Fleet" by Jack Campbell, but it's not that, either. Would be interested in that one, though.
– AcePL
Sep 20 '18 at 8:22
1
@AcePL I haven't read the lost fleet, but it's wikipedia brief looks interesting, humans fighting humans but with hidden alien "puppetmasters" (weird alien names though, bear-cows, spider-wolves, dancers ;-) Actually if this question has an earth-like homeworld being destroyed, leaving the survivor ships banding together & travelling to a new home, it's more like Battlestar Galactica (but with more aliens & less robots)
– Xen2050
Sep 20 '18 at 11:13
1
Just to mention: Novels which include the basic plot premise of "Earth is destroyed, but some humans live on in spaceships and hope to colonize other worlds," but which I'm sure are not this one, include: After Doomsday (Poul Anderson). Gypsy Earth (George W. Harper). When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie).
– Lorendiac
Sep 21 '18 at 1:50
Thanks for comments/suggestions but none are the book I'm looking for
– Danny3414
Feb 12 at 17:33