J C Rainier: 4 books

In the wake of a terrifying awakening, the refugees of sleeper ship Raphael find themselves strewn across an island, far from their intended landing zone. The planet Demeter proves at once fascinating and deadly as Captain Kimura struggles to recover supplies scattered by the crash while reuniting...

Planetfall made, Project Columbus is a success... of sorts.  Old grudges have traversed the gulf between Earth and Demeter, building a wall between the crews of Michael and Gabriel.  Darius Owens resigns his commission, washing his hands of Colonel Eriksen's schemes.  Yet former-Lieutenant...

In the near future, bitter nuclear conflict has brought the world to the brink. As the United States begins to lose control of its territory to foreign invaders, Dr. David Benedict launches six thousand refugee colonists using three sleeper ships from Project Columbus, a decades-old government exploration...

Six years have passed since the Project Columbus sleepers arrived on Demeter.  Yet the two colonies established by their survivors have experienced radically different starts. Devastated by plague, unrest, and nature’s raw fury, Camp Eight is in ruins.  Their young chieftain has...