Trapped is a science fiction novel written by the Canadian author James Alan Gardner and published in 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers under its various imprints.HarperCollins, HarperCollins Canada, SFBC/Avon-Eos; paperback edition 2002, Eos Books. A hardcover edition was also published by Easton Press. The book is the sixth installment in Gardner's League of Peoples series of novels, set in the mid-25th century.Following Expendable (1997), Commitment Hour (1998), Vigilant (1999), Hunted (2000), and Ascending (2001).