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    The Lost Planet, Chapters 1-5
    The Lost Planet, Chapters 1-5
    The Lost Planet, Chapters 1-5
    Ebook59 pages47 minutes

    The Lost Planet, Chapters 1-5

    By Rachel Searles

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    Download the first five chapters of THE LOST PLANET by Rachel Searles.

    This is what the boy is told:

    1. He woke up on planet Trucon, inside a fence he shouldn't have been able to pass.

    2. He has an annirad blaster wound to the back of his head.

    3. He has no memory.

    4. He is now under the protection of a mysterious benefactor.

    5. His name is Chase Garrety.

    This is what Chase Garrety knows:

    1. He has a message: "Guide the star."

    2. Time is running out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateDec 17, 2013
    ISBN9781466860476
    The Lost Planet, Chapters 1-5
    Author

    Rachel Searles

    Rachel Searles lives in Los Angeles with her rocket scientist husband. The Lost Planet is her fiction debut.

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    • 3/5
      This was an action-packed science fiction story. A young boy wakes up with no memory on a planet he has never seen. How he arrived is a mystery. He is taken in by a slightly older boy named Parker and his android guardian Mina. A memory chip in his head says his name is Chase Garrety but is otherwise so damaged that nothing can be gleaned from it. Parker's guardian is Asa Kaplan - a shadowy figure who Parker has never met.Shortly after Chase arrives the planet is destroyed which leaves the boys fleeing for their lives. On the way to a nearby planet they rescue a young man from space. They learn that he is Maurus, an officer in the Fleet even though he is a Lyolian, who is being blamed for the destruction of the planet. Together and separately, they are on the run from the Fleet and other criminals who are trying to capture them.The story is one long chase scene. Along with not knowing who he can trust, Chase has to deal with the fact the he has no memory of his past and he is developing strange new powers. It is Chase's lack of self-awareness that caused most of my problems with this book. I couldn't connect with him because I just didn't know enough about him. I didn't have much more luck connecting with Parker. Being raised by an android without much other contact, I expected him to be socially awkward. But I didn't expect him to be a liar, a thief, self-absorbed and tactless. Fans of action and science fiction who don't feel a need to connect with the characters but can be carried along by the action will enjoy this one.
    • 5/5
      A boy wakes in a room he's never seen before. In fact, he has no memory of anything... not even his name. It's only after the man tending to him finds a chip embedded under the boy's skin that his identity, or at least his name, is discovered: Chase Garrety. Armed with his name and little else, Chase sets out to unravel the mystery of how he ended up on the planet Trucon, wounded and without his memory. He teams up with Parker, the boy who found him unconscious and in mortal danger of the monsters that plague Trucon. Parker talks Chase into "borrowing" a spaceship that belongs to Parker's mysterious benefactor, in the process, giving the slip to his cyborg nanny/bodyguard. What starts as a joyride soon morphs into danger when Trucon is destroyed in a fiery explosion and the boys unwittingly rescue the man accused of coordinating the attack. As secrets are revealed and Chase is driven by the faintly remembered phrase, "Guide the star," the boys are no longer sure who to trust. Met by danger at every turn, Chase and Parker struggle to stay one step ahead of those who seek them, including the government, the mob, the accused terrorist, and even Parker's guardian.Nonstop action and an absorbing premise make THE LOST PLANET a thrilling MG debut from Rachel Searles. These characteristics, paired with fast pacing, also make this title a great pick for reluctant readers who prefer to jump right into the action or don't have the patience for a long introduction. The well-placed, surprising twists within THE LOST PLANET will keep readers engaged as they struggle with Chase to unravel his past and determine which forces within the novel seek to save or destroy him.

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    The Lost Planet, Chapters 1-5 - Rachel Searles

    CHAPTER ONE

    The boy opened his eyes to a sky the color of melted butter and a sense of inexplicable terror.

    He sucked in a ragged gasp of air and sat up. The pain followed a second later, smacking the back of his head like a club. The world swam around him in a blur. He grasped for simple facts: where he was, how he’d gotten here. Why he hurt. Why he could barely see.

    Nothing.

    Shoving aside his confusion, he pushed himself to one knee with a grunt. The muggy air seemed to vibrate, but he couldn’t tell whether it was real or whether he was imagining it. He squinted hard enough to make out the gray shape of a nearby building, and something vast and green behind it. What was this place?

    A hand landed on his shoulder. With a cry of surprise, he turned and saw a blurry figure crouched beside him. It took a moment to unscramble what the person was shouting.

    Who are you? How’d you get past the fence?

    Fence? He shook his head. Something had begun to rise in his chest, a bubble of vital information—what was it? His mouth worked silently, trying to pin down the words dancing at the edge of his tongue. The pain swelled, crowding everything else out, and he felt himself slipping away.

    Guide the star! he shouted, just before the blackness closed in.

    *   *   *

    Hey! Hey, wake up!

    He opened his eyes. The blinding sunlight was gone—he was somewhere dim and quiet, breathing processed indoor air. A dark-haired boy leaned over him, studying his face. There you are.

    For a moment he struggled to form a slurred question. Where am I?

    I brought you inside. You’re safe. You’re in my house.

    He stared at the pale, sharp-faced boy. Was this the same person who’d spoken to him outside? Uh … who are you?

    Okay, you’re welcome. I’m Parker. Now who on Taras are you? Where did you come from?

    Letting the questions fly over his head, he looked past Parker to take in his surroundings. He was lying in a bed, inside a small, empty bedroom. The only light came through an open door. He turned his head to see what lay beyond the door, and winced as throbbing erupted behind his eyes.

    Parker had crossed his arms as if he were waiting for something. Did he know this Parker? He didn’t think so. His eyelids grew heavy and began to droop.

    No you don’t. Stay awake. Parker reached down and slapped his cheek lightly, but he may as well have swung a hammer. Jagged bolts of pain raced across the boy’s skull, and he cried out.

    Parker raised his hands. Whoa, sorry! Good lords, what happened to you?

    What happened? he repeated, looking for the answer himself. The confusion he’d felt outside started to rise again.

    Um, yeah. How did you get through the fence?

    Fence?

    Parker shook his head. What is wrong with you, kid?

    Kid? He felt like a bleating idiot repeating everything, but it was as if his brain had shorted out. Why didn’t he know the answers to these questions? Why didn’t he know anything?

    Yeah, what are you, thirteen? Parker said, with the authoritative air of someone much older. He couldn’t have been more than fourteen himself.

    How old am I? I don’t know, he admitted.

    Don’t know how old you are? Are you some kind of runaway?

    I … I don’t know.

    What do you mean you don’t know? Who are you?

    Who am I? He stared into Parker’s gray eyes, and his confusion began to twist into fear. I don’t know, he repeated a third time, his voice dropping to a whisper.

    Parker’s face lit up with a grin. Are you kidding me? You must’ve really gotten your brains scrambled. I know what to do—hold on a sec. He left the room and returned a minute later, thrusting a mirror into the boy’s face.

    Wincing, the boy hoisted himself

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