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The Lost Colony (The Long Winter Trilogy Book 3) Kindle Edition

by A.G. Riddle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 21,487 ratings
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Can humanity survive on a new world?

On Eos, the last survivors of the Long Winter face their greatest challenge yet—and race to unravel the deepest secrets of the grid. It’s a journey across space and time and into humanity’s past and future—with a twist you’ll never forget.


NOTE: The Lost Colony is a full-length novel (384 pages in print). It is the third and final book in The Long Winter trilogy, which began with Winter World.

Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to this Wall Street Journal bestselling trilogy.


Selected Praise for A.G. Riddle

“...reads like a superior collaboration between Dan Brown and Michael Crichton.”
—The Guardian on Pandemic

“I finished the book fast because I just couldn’t wait...”
—WIRED GeekDad on Departure

“Riddle... keep(s) the focus on his characters... rather than the technological marvels”
—Publisher’s Weekly on Departure

“This is apocalyptic sci-fi at its best.”
—Daily Mail on The Solar War

“Well-constructed and tightly-wound as a fine Swiss watch—DEPARTURE has non-stop action, an engaging plot and, of course, wheels within wheels.”
—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander


An Extended Look at The Lost Colony

The last survivors of the human race escaped a ruined Earth. Their new homeworld—Eos—seemed perfect at first. Warm. Hospitable. Safe from the grid. But everything isn’t as it seems.

The first colony of settlers—from the Carthage—have disappeared. Their settlement is still there, but everyone is gone. As James digs into the mystery of the lost colony, he discovers a series of spheres, buried on Eos. Are they the key to finding the lost colonists? Or are they responsible for their deaths?

Just as James is unraveling the secrets of the spheres, a storm hits Jericho City. Emma, recently elected mayor, struggles to lead her people to safety while James tries to make his way home. In the middle of the chaos, a new danger emerges—a threat no one saw coming.

With time running out to save the colonists, James and Emma face their hardest choice yet.
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“PRAISE FOR A.G. RIDDLE:

'This is apocalyptic sci-fi at its best. Plot and character are masterfully woven together and the action – which is anything but frozen – sling-shots from stage to stage like an intergalactic spaceship' Daily Mail.

'A complex, multi-stranded narrative spanning 700 pages that reads like a superior collaboration between Dan Brown and Michael Crichton' Guardian, on Pandemic.

'Well-constructed and tightly wound as a fine Swiss watch – Departure non-stop action, an engaging plot and, of course, wheels within wheels' Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of Outlander.

'If you're after a fun apocalyptic science fiction thriller to take your mind off some of the reality of life on Earth then you're in the right place with Winter World'” ―For Winter Nights

About the Author

A. G. Riddle spent ten years starting and running internet companies before retiring to focus on his true passion: writing fiction. He lives in Florida.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07TDMVLGC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Legion Books (November 12, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5129 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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A.G. Riddle spent ten years starting and running internet companies before retiring to focus on his true passion: writing fiction. He is the author of ten novels that have sold nearly five million copies worldwide in twenty languages.

He lives in North Carolina.

For more, visit www.agriddle.com

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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A Wild but Enjoyable Ride...
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A Wild but Enjoyable Ride...
Just finished A.G. Riddle’s Trilogy starting with Winter World, then Solar Wars and finally The Lost Colony. The Series was riveting. I couldn’t put the books down and couldn’t wait for the next installment to arrive. Winter War will keep you reading long after you thought you needed to be somewhere else… I simply read, and read, and read some more. I raced through the first two books. The third took a little longer as the story takes a little bit of a complex jog that I was just not expecting. If you like romance novels, historical fiction, biographies, this is not the series for you!! Lol… If you are a bonified lover of realistic science fiction then this series is for you. I have never read anything by Riddle but I will be reading more of his novels… Sorry, I raced through these so quickly now I need a new book…
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bryanpod7
5.0 out of 5 stars great trilogy
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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Neat look at future science and space exploration with the evil menace called the grid. Characters are well developed and plot is intricate and a big reveal at the end! Thanks bg
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Dan G.
4.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating, but worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023
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This is probably one of the most satisfying reads I've had in a long time. The struggle characters are faced with nearly constantly is interesting, but it is so frustrating that things get better before they get much worse. Several times throughout this series I thought "no way could this get any worse." When it did, I would close the book and walk away for a couple hours before I couldn't stand not knowing what happened next.

The story is very engaging and well thought out and doesn't always read like the science fiction it is. Likely because the technology is basically the same/similar as the year this book was released, and doesn't get too fantastical quickly like a lot of campy sci-fi.

Some characters are a bit one dimensional, but that could be intentional too. My biggest gripe is the sometimes too frequent shift in character perspective. For example, one chapter could literally be two paragraphs from one characters perspective. The next chapter could be five paragraphs, the next only a single paragraph.

An interesting aspect, hopefully not a woke one, is the sporadic references to pieces of work such as "The Birthright" mentioned between unrelated series. I don't care if it's real or not, just that it's an oddity.

Overall the whole series was great with meaningful interludes to the chaos and good character development. I would certainly recommend it, even for young adults.
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Margaret
5.0 out of 5 stars a really good story
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
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A.J. Couldn’t fit more into this story because there was always so much. All the stuff about the space time continuum was very thought provoking. Since I don’t know much about that, but, it opened up new avenues in my mind. His characters were solid and good. I would have liked to know more about the different plants and animals on the new world, but I don’t think it all would have fit well. There was already so much to digest and consider. The conflict between the androids was as interesting as it was entertaining. All in all, I enjoyed every bit of it. Thank you A.J. Riddle.
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vbarron
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 ⭐️s for The Long Winter trilogy.
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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I enjoyed this series of books. The plot was interesting and thought provoking. The characters are easy to care about and the stories are interesting, not boring. There were a couple of coding errors with duplicated paragraphs but nothing to make you lose interest in the story. I think most sci-fi readers will love them as much as I did. I look forward to reading more of this author’s works.
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TJR
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh. Felt like other people's ideas pulled together.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2020
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***SPOILERS***

Jurassic Park + Contagion + Tron + The Matrix = Yaaaawn, been there, done that.

I loved the first two books. This one felt dragged out though. 180 pages of dinosaur chases and coughing? Then when "the answer to everything" is about to be revealed, we have to read another 110 pages about an alternate timeline before we learn "the answer"? Seriously? It made me really not care about that alternate timeline because I was so eager to finally learn the answer to the grid... and when I did, all I could think was that it bore striking similarities to The Matrix... with everyone in a virtual world... and the previous iterations of Neo all failing as he battled Agent Smith... and having a long-winded conversation with the creator. Plus with the android directives, all I could think of was iRobot and their 3 laws. The whole passage of time and the destruction of technology felt like the movie "The Time Machine" too. I will say though that it WAS fun to read, but a lot of the story just felt like other people's ideas that Riddle stole from to make these books... plus I did foresee the true origin of the grid, so not much of a surprise there.

One thing that isn't entirely clear to me though is why Arthur felt that he had to kill other worlds to protect the colony. I'm not sure that was explained very well. There was a line in there where Arthur was talking to Oscar and he said "they had to die" in reference to earth. Why did earth have to die? To prevent future colonies from arriving to Eos who could potentially be hostile to the original colony? Really feels like a stretch there. Also, Arthur trying to kill James at the end goes against their main directive. I'm a little fuzzy on some of these details.

Lastly, Riddle's style of writing annoyed me at times. Aside from a lot of the time space jargon that felt like big-word nonsensical babbling at times, James always "has a plan" but never explains right away. Another common occurance was when it would read "all will be revealed in time". It's like Riddle's way of teasing the reader to read another 20 pages to find out what happens. That's fine every now and then, but it really did feel like the entire "Long Winter" trilogy was a series of "plans" that only James knows and forces everybody to learn them as they're actually playing out. After the millionth "plan", I was pretty annoyed.
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jackidance
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Storyline
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
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A Little 2 tactical Areas that's why I gave it a 4 star. Remarkable how these authors can come up with these kinds of ideas
When talking about black holes Our own current scientists can't even get around them So there are some things that are Stretching Past the breaking point.....Other than that it's a marvelous book And a great finish for the 1st 3He's a great authorImagination.
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Rick T.
5.0 out of 5 stars We’ll Worth the Time
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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Life is hectic. Any time I consider a book, I ask the question, is it worth the time I’ll spend reading it? That’s one book. A trilogy is an exponential expenditure of time. This trilogy was well worth it. If you like sci fi at all, you’ll love the twists and turns Riddle takes weaving this mind bending tale. Just be warned, it’s hard to put it down once you start. Maybe start it on the Friday night of a three day weekend. A weekend where you have no plans and don’t really know what to do with yourself. That way you won’t have to tear yourself away from this epic tale to deal with reality and it’s chores and responsibilities. I read the trilogy on Kindle and I literally couldn’t put my phone down for a few days. Happy reading, kids.
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Greg Mosher
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was very hard for me to put down! It was great.
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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I purchased this book before I had finished the second book in the series and I was not disappointed! It was a very good conclusion to the series! I will definitely be reading this series again!
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Dan Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, what a great read!
Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2023
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It took a while to wrap my head around this story when James was reliving the past lives, but it came together so well. Great story and super interesting adventure.
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Robert Becker
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, all the lose end tied up beautifully and a fitting conclusion.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2024
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This book did not disappoint. Having fallen for the beautiful characters in the previous two books I delved into it with gusto. The author has a real penchant for describing the complexity of the human condition and drawing you into the narrative. I found the final third of the book hard going a little, but it all came together at the end. Well done Mr Riddle.
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Bond
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantascienza di alto livello, Intelligenza Artificiale al top
Reviewed in Italy on December 27, 2023
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Da un po’ non leggevo un libro di fantascienza cosi bello e appassionante.
Certo, bisogna almeno aver letto il secondo libro della trilogia (Guerra Solare) per capire ed apprezzare questo, ma ne vale assolutamente la pena.
Avvincente, valido scientificamente, consigliato…
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Francisco G.
5.0 out of 5 stars One the Best!
Reviewed in Germany on February 2, 2023
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Over the years I have read dozens of science fiction and distopia authors and series. The Long Winter is by far the best series and author I have read in the genre.
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nicola steinhardt
5.0 out of 5 stars Harder than the first two
Reviewed in Spain on November 9, 2021
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This was a struggle in places but worth the effort
I enjoyed all three books very much and would reccommend them to anyone who likes the genre
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