League of Peoples Series by James Alan Gardner

3.98 · 85 ratings
  • Gravity Wells: Speculative Fiction Stories (League of Peoples #0.5)
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    Gravity Wells: Speculative Fiction Stories (League of Peoples #0.5)

    James Alan Gardner

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2004

    Award-winning author James Alan Gardner evokes a sense of wonder that is synonymous with great speculative fiction. Now, in his first short-story collection, he brings together the numerous tales that have made his reputation, ranging from the everyday experience to the cosmic, from peanut butter sandwiches to space drives. There are stories of wonder, imagination, humanity, and the unknown and tales that remind us of the importance of possibility... more

  • Expendable (League of Peoples #1)
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    Expendable (League of Peoples #1)

    James Alan Gardner

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1997

    Under the benevolent leadership of the League of Peoples, there is no war, little crime, and life is sacred...unless you're an Explorer. The ugly, the flawed, the misfit, the deformed, they are the unwanted, flung to the farthest corners of the galaxy to investigate hostile planets and strange, vicious creatures. Out there, there are a thousand different -- and terrible -- ways to die. Festina Ramos belongs to the well-trained, always-dwindling ranks of ECMs (Expendable Crew Members)... more

  • Commitment Hour (League of Peoples #2)
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    Commitment Hour (League of Peoples #2)

    James Alan Gardner

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1998

    In the twenty-fifth century, Tober Cove is a wonderful place to be. With most of Earth's population long since departed for other planets, and with them the technology that makes such a journey possible, life here is simple and serene--especially for Fullin, a gifted musician whose talent commands many times the wages of a farmer or fisherman. But Fullin is twenty years old. And at that age, each person in Tober Cove must make the most important decision in life... more

  • Vigilant (League of Peoples #3)
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    Vigilant (League of Peoples #3)

    James Alan Gardner

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1999

    Two species lived in peaceful coexistence on the planet Demoth until a deadly plague wiped out millions of the winged Ooloms while leaving humans untouched, helpless to do more than ease the suffering of their alien friends and neighbors. Faye Smallwood saw the horror firsthand, caring for the plague victims in her father's hospital. She was there when he discovered the cure that made him famous. She was also there when a freak accident killed him... more

  • Hunted (League of Peoples #4)
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    Hunted (League of Peoples #4)

    James Alan Gardner

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings · published 2000

    For the children of Admiral Alexander York, perfection wasn’t just expected, it was guaranteed—written into their DNA before they were born. But while Samantha grew into the physical and mental marvel their father had bought and paid for, her twin brother Edward proved a disappointment. Genetic tinkering had raised Sam above the common herd, but Edward’s faultless body housed a faulty brain... more

  • Ascending (League of Peoples #5)
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    Ascending (League of Peoples #5)

    James Alan Gardner

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2001

    Oar is the last of her kind -- a resident of the so-called "planet of no return," once the Admiralty's dumping ground for undesirables and those who had become expendable. Oar's transparent body is indestructible. Yet the mind it houses grows weary and will soon surrender to the catatonic torpor that has already claimed the others of her genetically altered human race. But Oar cannot sleep, not yet. There are powerful forces seeking her destruction for reasons unknown... more

  • Trapped (League of Peoples #6)
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    Trapped (League of Peoples #6)

    James Alan Gardner

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2002

    Life under the thumb of the Spark Lords -- the League's Earthly representatives -- is dull but comfortable for Philemon Abu Dhubhai and the other teachers at a third-rate private school for second-rate rich kids. But all that changes when a female student is found murdered by an unknown alien organism, and her boyfriend, the prime suspect, goes missing... more

  • Radiant (League of Peoples #7)
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    Radiant (League of Peoples #7)

    James Alan Gardner

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2004

    In this fast-paced adventure from the author of Expendable, the Explorer Corps must battle a highly advanced alien intelligence determined to annihilate their world--a mission that will lead them to the secret origins of the Corps.

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