Native: A First Contact Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798990553309)

The greatest discovery in human history. The conspiracy determined to bury it.

Li Carroll has spent her life performing for millions of followers on the colony world of New Philadelphia. But when sabotage sends her grav sled crashing into the planet's deadly wilderness, her carefully curated life shatters overnight.

Stranded with Ge Oates-a brilliant but infuriating xenoecologist-Li discovers a secret powerful interests will kill to keep buried. Hidden in the vast tropical jungle is an intelligent indigenous species, and the corporation that governs the colony has spent decades erasing every trace of their existence.

With a planetary charter vote approaching, time is running out. If humanity claims the planet before the truth emerges, an entire civilization could vanish forever.

Hunted by corporate drones and forced to cross thousands of kilometers of hostile terrain, Li and Ge must survive alien jungles, shifting alliances, and their own growing connection. What begins as a desperate journey for survival becomes a race to expose a conspiracy that could ignite conflict between worlds.

Because sometimes the most dangerous discovery isn't an alien civilization.

It's the truth.

Perfect for readers who enjoyed 'The Left Hand of Darkness, ' 'Enemy Mine, ' and thoughtful first-contact science fiction.

Author: L. G. Conaway
ISBN-13: 9798990553309
Publisher: Arborvale Books
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2025
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d