Mankind’s perception of galactic dominance comes to a terrifying end when an interstellar accident ignites a desperate conflict with an unstoppable enemy.
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“When I found this book several months ago, it had been languishing on Amazon for 3 years. I would never have found it if Fairbairn hadn’t released it on Smashwords in January.
I regularly look at the recent releases on Smashwords. They make it easy and there aren’t so many new books that they sink into the abyss, like on Amazon.
I liked the cover so I tried it. I loved it.
The setting is a future where humanity has been exploring space for decades and have found nothing. Nothing, until a space liner jumps through a wormhole and comes across a religious, militaristic society that will seem familiar.
As the plot unfolds, the reader begins to realize that there are multiple time lines that pile up on one another (instead of the more usual alternate timelines) creating depth. These timeline hints give character insights that will leave the reader wanting more of this series.”
Adam Christiansen, for Book Chats
Beyond the Starport Adventure
In 2195, mankind’s solitary position in the galaxy comes to an abrupt end when an interstellar disaster ignites conflict with an unstoppable enemy.
After decades of fruitless exploration, mankind resigns itself to a solitary existence in the cosmos. Ageing cruise liners weave through ancient wormholes taking declining numbers of passengers to lonely star systems devoid of sentient life.
Matthew Skyman, raised solely by his father, dreamt of a vacation to the furthest reaches of explored space. But Matt’s father is tragically killed before they can set off. Ten years later, Matt honors his father’s memory by undertaking “The Starport Adventure” on his own.
A freak accident sends Matt’s cruise liner light years off course. The massive ship smashes into an alien city, killing millions. Believing the incident to be an act of war, the powerful alien race retaliates by attacking Terran ships sent to investigate the catastrophe. Unprepared for this kind of conflict, Earth’s outmatched forces struggle to rescue survivors whilst avoiding their own destruction as the disastrous first contact escalates into all-out war.
The Enrileans are determined to completely annihilate the human race. They believe humanity has a connection to their own ancient gods; powerful beings wiped out by their ancestors in an atrocity concealed by a twisted religion that completely dominates the empire.
Matt, stranded on an alien world, finds safety in a fantastically advanced spacecraft designed by an ageing alien scientist, beginning a journey beyond anything the human race has ever known in a spacecraft that is the only hope for preserving humanity’s future.
Beyond the Starport Adventure is the first novel in the Bullet series and the debut novel by Richard Fairbairn.