Gannoone

by Bill Lucas

The team of eight – four diverse couples – have flown in suspended animation for a century, leaving Earth to colonize a new world. When the ship breaks and lands them on a deserted planet the future looks grim. A giant bear and his humanoid companion appear, but don’t help. Daughter bear makes it worse. High-explosive home building, a rival colonization group, a huge silver sapsucker, three water buffalo and a skunk add complexity. Will the headstrong team pull together, or will everyone jump ship as Buck predicts?

This is a fun novel, suitable for all ages. It has no foul language or sex scenes, and only limited violence. I hope you enjoy it.

Don’t let the low price fool you. This is a good book.

340 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 7, 2011

About the author

Bill Lucas is Professor of Learning and Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning (CRL). He founded CRL in 2008, together with Prof. Guy Claxton.

In 2017 Bill was appointed by the OECD as co-chair of the strategic advisory group for the 2021 PISA test of Creative Thinking which will draw on the work of the CRL. Bill is an international adviser to the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority in Australia, to Vinnvard in Sweden and to the OECD/CERI research into critical and creative thinking in France. Bill is Director of Learning for the Fellowship Programme of THIS, the new Healthcare Studies Institute at the University of Cambridge.

Bill is known internationally as a speaker on the subjects of learning, change, creativity, healthcare improvement and leadership. He travels extensively to present keynotes, most recently in Sydney, Philadelphia, Helskinki, Qatar, Stockholm, Melbourne, Auckland, Belfast and Dubai. He is a prolific, award-winning writer, and has authored and co-authored over forty books and chapters and many peer-reviewed papers.

With Guy Claxton he is the creator of one of the biggest teacher researcher groups in the world, the Expansive Education Network.