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Earth Interstellar: Proxy War is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com!
Publication Date will be on February 23, 2018. EARTH INTERSTELLAR: PROXY WAR Throughout history, powerful nations have used weaker nations to fight their wars. War is expensive. It costs lives. It costs worlds. Wars are better fought by others. When the Vrene came to Earth they found a species barely able to fly to the Moon. Then, Humanity discovers the Vrene have an enemy. The Chzek. Proxy War. Forty light years from Earth, Commander Mary Kree and the XSS Cousteau make First Contact with an alien race. They do not know their discovery will lead to an interstellar war. They do not know the Vrene were planning for hundreds of years for the humans to fight that war. Or, what Humanity will have to do to win. Prologue “What can I expect to find in the charts?” asked Vrene Chancellor Sevairne. “The humans have explored to within thirty light years of Chzek space,” said the Rool ambassador to the humans as he explained their Exploration Service’s rapid expansion of star systems they have visited. He was impressed with their commitment. “So soon?” the Vrene asked, concerned. “Yes, Chancellor. They have an aggressive exploration program.” “How much longer then, do you think?” “Estimates are no more than twenty revolutions,” the Rool replied. “How far from Earth will that be?” asked the chancellor, starting to believe the humans may be worth their cost for the last three hundred years of protection the Vrene had provided to their protectorate. “Sixty to seventy light years.” “Excellent. And, how long will it take for the humans to transition to a war economy once they engage the Chzek’s proxies? How many ships will they be able to deploy per revolution?” The Rool took a moment to consider his answer before replying, “Within a year, but it will take time before they fully understand they are in a fight for their continued existence enough to make a full transition to a war economy. They currently have a modest manufacturing program for spacecraft they will be able to expand upon when the time comes.” “That could be acceptable. With a sixty light year buffer, they will have time. The humans may gain us an additional twenty revolutions to prepare before they are exterminated.” |
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Edits are complete on Earth Interstellar: Proxy War and I have sent off pdf copies to my beta readers. I cannot be happier about my start to 2018 with my second novel so close to publication.
Feedback so far has been outstanding with a few suggested tweaks and encouragement they are really enjoying the book. I hope to have final comments within the next week and have it off for final formatting with my illustrator at Cover Mint (www.CoverMint.design) by next week. Look for Earth Interstellar in February 2018 on Amazon.com for Kindle and most anywhere for print (you may need to order it until retailers catch on). The only reason for a delay will be if Ingram Spark's publication schedule of their catalog for booksellers pushes it back a few weeks (fingers crossed). |
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