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The Stars That Beckon
Paperback
ISBN13: 9780648494553
Publisher: Kevin Simington
Published: Dec 16 2019
Pages: 452
Weight: 1.26
Height: 1.01 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
BOOK 1 in the highly acclaimed StarPath series.
A dying world. A desperate mission. An unlikely hero.
In the normal course of events, Zac Perryman was destined to live an unremarkable life and die without leaving more than the faintest ripple in the ocean of humanity's existence.
But the normal course of events was about to be rudely interrupted. As he slept past his alarm on a warm February morning, events were conspiring to derail his ordinary life and sweep him up into a tsunami of cosmic proportions.
A ragged band of desperate survivors flee from a dying Earth in search of a new home. Leaving behind a planet that has been decimated by global catastrophe, they set course for a distant star system onboard mankind's only surviving starship. But the universe is about to play a cruel joke on them. Awakening from cryogenic stasis, they discover that they have not only travelled through space, but through time as well. Now facing even deadlier threats from a strange world, as well as traitors in their midst, their battle for survival is only just beginning. An exciting, intelligent, fast-paced adventure that spans the galaxy.
Zac becomes part of ragged band of desperate survivors who flee from a dying Earth in search of a new home. Leaving behind a planet that has been decimated by global catastrophe, they set course for a distant star system on board mankind's only surviving starship. But the universe plays a cruel joke on them. Awakening from cryogenic stasis, they discover that they have not only travelled through space, but through time as well. Now facing even deadlier threats from a strange world, their battle for survival is only just beginning.
The Stars That Beckon is an action-packed, hard science fiction space adventure about mankind's attempted colonisation of another planet. Written with intelligence, humour, a dash of romance and a twist of time travel thrown in for good measure, it is a thoroughly engaging and compelling read. It begins with a post apocalyptic Earth and quickly moves into a fast-paced narrative involving space exploration on board an impressive starship. The book also features some fascinating artificial intelligence entities which play an increasingly dark role as the book and the entire series develops. Be warned: there are plenty of twists and turns awaiting you!
If you enjoyed the movies Mars, Ad Astra, Passengers, Supernova or Interstellar you will love this book! Similarly, if you enjoyed the books Children of Time, Winter World, The Enceladus Mission or any of the classic space exploration stories by sci fi masters such as Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, & Arthur C Clarke, then this is the book for you!
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