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Zero Hour

Craig Alanson (2017-11-13)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages299 (Standard (250-400))
SeriesExpeditionary Force #
Setting
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

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Positive tags

Found FamilyHumorAdventureFriendship

Tropes

AI CompanionFound FamilyFish out of WaterSpace OperaAncient ArtifactFellowshipRoad TripMilitary SF

Themes

SurvivalLoyaltyTeamworkTechnology and HumanityFirst Contact ConsequencesSacrificeHumor Under Pressure

Synopsis

United Nations Special Operations Command sent an elite Expeditionary Force of soldiers and pilots out on a simple recon mission, and somehow along the way they sparked an alien civil war. Now the not-at-all-Merry Band of Pirates is in desperate trouble, again. Their stolen alien starship is falling apart, thousands of lightyears from home. The ancient alien AI they nicknamed 'Skippy' is apparently dead, and even if they can by some miracle revive him, he might never be the same.

Tags

Military Science FictionSpace OperaHumorous SFAdventure