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As an adult, I found the book to be a bit formulaic, and its non-stop action lost its impact after a while. However, I'm always happy to see MG hard sci fi, and I'm sure lots of MG sci-fi fans will enjoy this.

This is a quick read because the author has included continuous tension and adventure. My students are loving it and can’t wait to read the sequel. This is a great book to read over summer break.

I purchased this book on a whim. I like space operas, and love cool stories and Amazons algorithm suggested this.The hook of the story get's you pretty quick. Another words, your given the world, the situation and things start moving at a pretty quick pace.Your introduced to a main threat early on, and then it's survival.. literally the author throws problem after problem at the characters, and as the reader it gets old. And finally you make it to the end of the book. (Not going to spoil anything)Anyways, the ending of the book basically make's no sense, what so ever... with what your given initially... It's just like the main characters father, it turns out that he worked in the mines as a young man, and you have this whole quagmire of a situation come to light.. and then a chance to throw a corporation under the bus..Given the world and the circumstances that the author paints at the very beginning of the book, and then you stretch that out and look at the ending. It makes no sense. The author basically says the world is hurting for resources big time, and that is the whole point of this mining operation.. and somehow, some organization on earth has the resources to just launch space craft willy nilly.. I'm purposefully being vague as to not ruin the story. But it was disappointing.Long story short I regret my purchase to some degree.And quite frankly it will be very interesting to see how the author segue into another volume.

Purchased this book for my 14 year old son based on the reviews and he loved this book!!! I didn’t have to force him to read because he wanted to. He would share with me each day what happened in the book. I ordered the second book in this collection right on time. He finished book 1 and was able to start right up with book 2. It’s a definite must buy if you have a teen child who just needs the right books to keep them reading. Will purchase the 3rd one soon.

Middle grade sci fi is not always easy to find, and this trilogy is excellent. It definitely has some dystopian vibes, and the non-stop action that keeps a young reader (and me) turning the pages.

Great scifi book for kids. There aren't many for the middle school age. The Moon Base Alpha series is another good one. My son loved the first 2.

I have had to re-order this on four different occasions because it gets so worn from being read.

Really great first book in the trilogy!

I returned this item

My two sons loved it. We had to order the second book - Minrs 2 - the moment we finished it.

My 9yo read this book in 8 days and loved it; he's reading the second book now.

Great book! My son loves it!

The kids loved it.