Little House on the Planet

A family society is devastated by natural disaster, and a handful of survivors migrates to a strange land and establishes the slimmest of fingerholds. They work day and night to develop its resources, and in time their sacrifices yield a bare subsistence, then a modicum of comfort. In time they begin to prosper. And a generation is born that looks to a bright future instead of back to a blighted past. No matter how often we read this story - Dust Bowl fugitives in California, sharecroppers in the American South, immigrant settlers in Israel - we are stirred by human endurance and determination. Now, change the the strange land to a strange planet and the disaster to a supernova and you will understand why Marta Randall's Journey and its sequel Dangerous Games are not just great science fiction but a great family saga.

And if you like these books, you will find Islands equally compelling. Joseph Minion, an amazon reviewer, says, "Reading this book is like plugging directly into your soul."

- Richard Curtis