Cibola burn

About “Cibola burn”

The novel follows the beginning of human colonization on Ilus, the first colony on a vast new frontier. Settlers face conflict with a powerful corporate colony ship, while scientists are killed during surveys of the alien world. The situation on Ilus threatens to affect Earth. James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are sent to bring peace, but Holden suspects the mission was designed to fail. He also uncovers the remnants of a lost galactic civilization and the mystery of what caused its downfall.