Tau Ceti

by Kevin J. Anderson

Other authors: Steven Savile (Contributor), Steven Saville

Series: The Stellar Guild (1)

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Main Story by Kevin J. Anderson. Sequel Novelette by Steven Savile. The Stellar Guild Series. * Jorie Taylor has lived her whole life on the generation ship Beacon. Fleeing an Earth tearing itself apart from its exhaustive demand for resources, the Beacon is finally approaching Sarbras, the planet circling Tau Ceti they hope to make humanitys new home. * But Earth has recovered from its near-death experience and is now under the control of a ruthless dictator whose sights are set on Tau Ceti as well. President Jurudu knows how to get what he wants-and he wants Sarbras.… (more)

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200 years after a generational ship left Earth to travel to a planet orbiting Tau Ceti, a newly-invented faster than light ship is sent by a military dictator to claim the planet first.

The first part was fairly predictable, but the second was an interesting twist with a nice resolution. (

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Robertgreaves | Jan 19, 2021 |

Kevin Anderson has created the basis for a world that is interesting and could have potential for more if possible, and all this in only a novella. The novelette in the second half from Steven Savile keeps you engaged and you find out what happens when everyone finally reaches Tau Ceti. My only reservation lays with how the characters are left at the end. Overall though this is a very enjoyable team up. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Kevin J. Anderson	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Savile, Steven	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Saville, Steven	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Tau Ceti

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Tortoise and Hare (by Kevin J. Anderson)

Grasshopper and Ants (by Steven Saville)

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2011-11-14

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Main Story by Kevin J. Anderson. Sequel Novelette by Steven Savile. The Stellar Guild Series. *** Jorie Taylor has lived her whole life on the generation ship Beacon. Fleeing an Earth tearing itself apart from its exhaustive demand for resources, the Beacon is finally approaching Sarbras, the planet circling Tau Ceti they hope to make humanitys new home. *** But Earth has recovered from its near-death experience and is now under the control of a ruthless dictator whose sights are set on Tau Ceti as well. President Jurudu knows how to get what he wants-and he wants Sarbras.

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Jorie Taylor has lived her whole life on the generation ship Beacon. Fleeing an Earth tearing itself apart from its exhaustive demand for resources, the Beacon is finally approaching Sarbras, the planet circling Tau Ceti they hope to make humanity’s new home.

But Earth has recovered from its near-death experience and is now under the control of a ruthless dictator whose sights are set on Tau Ceti as well. President Jurudu knows how to get what he wants—and he wants Sarbras.

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