Beyond the Ranges

John Ringo · James Aidee

May 2024 · Baen Books

About this ebook

For Jason Graham, the world ends not with a bang, not even with much of a whimper.

One second, he's sitting in a restaurant in Mobile, Alabama, chatting with a server, the next he finds himself in a strange room, rescued by mysterious alien benefactors. Seems the world did end, though how and why are something of a mystery.

Now, Jason—and five hundred million other humans—are in orbit around an Earthlike world that is abundant in natural resources and totally untamed. For the newly awakened humans, this is a chance to start society with a clean slate and a bright future. For Jason, who has knocked about aimlessly in several different careers in his Earth life, it’s an opportunity to unleash his creativity and ambition and see what he can really do.

Ratings and reviews

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if John Ringo novelized the first ten minutes of an RTS game? He makes resource gathering as exciting as it can be. Far less combat than most John Ringo books, and it definitely gets into the weeds a bit with all the focus on hunting and gathering, but it's still an enjoyable read. It almost feels like the first quarter of a much larger book—I chalk this up to a noticeable lack of a "big bad" antagonist. I will be picking up the next one, no questions there. Recommended read for anyone familiar with John's books...just don't expect the Posleen to turn up, at least in this book.

Excellent read. I can't wait for the next in the series.

About the author

John Ringo is the New York Times best-selling author of the Black Tide Rising series, the Posleen War series, the Through the Looking Glass series, and more, including the Troy Rising series, of which Live Free or Die is the first installment. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings firsthand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.