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Start with an old premise — kids find and conceal a stranded alien
Only turn the notion on its head. When irresponsible teens seek to exploit this cool discovery, our young hero saves the visitor from certain death by ending the secrecy and involving the entire world. And for a change, the world is shown behaving well. A message is sent on the castaway's behalf and his people send starships of a unique kind!
The visitors are neither friendly nor invaders. Instead — cryptic and creepy — they promise humanity "a reward." Only they don't bring it to Washington or the UN. They bring no new energy sources or disease cures. Instead, they hover over the High School where the castaway had been kept. Then — witnessed on TV around the world — they appear to...
Teaser! A way-fun premise - if you can stand some spoilers!
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more about David Brin's COLONY HIGH series
When a group of teens rescue a stranded alien, humanity is rewarded with a “gift”: their entire high school, along with a quarter-mile radius of town surrounding the school, is transported to a new planet, millions of light years from Earth. 1200 'colonists,' mostly teens, must learn to survive in a strange and hostile environment. Colony High follows their plight as they struggle to survive, and uncover a trail of bizarre clues to solve the mystery of why they are there — and if they will ever see their homes again.
This is a coming of age story, as teens transform into leaders, villains, and heroes. Some rise to the challenge, while others, unable to accept their new reality, descend into despair. Each must choose a path to follow as they come to grips with their harsh surroundings and decide: Was humanity really given a gift?
It is a gift... of a sort. Only now, led by our hero (who must become a new Moses), these pampered American teenagers have to grow up very fast. They will overcome violent challenges in order to save themselves... and eventually their homeworld, Earth.
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a brief intro to science fiction author DAVID BRIN
To learn more, visit his books page, or see his "about me" page or detailed biography.
novels
David Brin's science fiction novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages. They range from bold and prophetic explorations of our near-future to Brin's Uplift series, envisioning galactic issues of sapience and destiny (and star-faring dolphins!). Learn More
shorter fiction
Short stories and novellas have different rhythms and artistic flavor, and Brin's short stories and novellas, several of which earned Hugo and other awards, exploit that difference to explore a wider range of real and vividly speculative ideas. Many have been selected for anthologies and reprints, and most have been published in anthology form. Learn More
Contrary Brin blog
Since 2004, David Brin has maintained a blog about science, technology, science fiction, books, and the future — themes his science fiction and nonfiction writings continue to explore. Learn More
social media influencer
Who could've predicted that social media — indeed, all of our online society — would play such an important role in the 21st Century — restoring the voices of advisors and influencers! Lively and intelligent comments spill over onto Brin's social media pages. Learn More
scientist
David Brin's Ph.D in Physics from the University of California at San Diego (the lab of nobelist Hannes Alfven) followed a masters in optics and an undergraduate degree in astrophysics from Caltech. Every science show that depicts a comet now portrays the model developed in Brin's PhD research. Learn More
transparency expert
Brin's non-fiction book, The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy?, continues to receive acclaim for its accuracy in predicting 21st Century concerns about online security, secrecy, accountability and privacy. Learn More
speaker & consultant
Brin speaks plausibly and entertainingly about trends in technology and society to audiences willing to confront the challenges that our rambunctious civilization will face in the decades ahead. He also talks about the field of science fiction, especially in relation to his own novels and stories. To date he has presented at more than 200 meetings, conferences, corporate retreats and other gatherings.Learn More
future/tech advisor
Brin advises corporations and governmental and private defense- and security-related agencies about information-age issues, scientific trends, future social and political trends, and education. Urban Developer Magazine named him one of four World's Best Futurists, and he was cited as one of the top 10 writers the AI elite follow. Past consultations include Google, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, and many others. Learn More
