by Ken Ingle on March 31, 2012
Sole survivor of a ruthless attack on his planet, Joshua Penrose vows revenge on the men who destroyed his home. Through a combination of skill and being in the right place at the right time, Joshua gets control of an abandoned Braeden corvette warship and claims salvage rights. The kingdom of Braeden rejects Joshua’s salvage claims forcing him into the role he most feared–that of pirate. However, he is a pirate with a different stripe; he doesn’t kill his victims.
Joshua gathers a dedicated crew and develops the reputation of one of the top pirates in human space. Braeden’s Queen and Joshua play a deadly game of cat and mouse using each other to their advantage. Joshua is willing to play the game–he may be the mouse, but he’s a mouse with very sharp teeth.
Only Joshua knows that he carries the long life gene… something that will allow him to outlive his enemies if they don’t kill him first, but that would also make him the most valuable commodity in the human part of the galaxy. They also don’t know that his heritage, born of the descendants of the original colonization ship Orion, gives him some unusual advantages in what is a largely unequal battle.
Third Contact continues author Kenneth E. Ingle’s Contact: Seeds of Orion series with plenty of space action, double-crosses and adventure.
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by Ken Ingle on January 9, 2012
A generation ago, a small group of humans fled Earth to make a new home. New Earth forms a fragile alliance with its former alien enemies to combat an invasion by Old Earth. Outnumbered, the combined forces of alien and New Earth and the leaders suspect that even victory may be temporary. To ensure what they have accomplished survives, a small number of their group seek another planet. Named New Hope, it carries the same will to do what humans have always done–survive.
Engaged in war, vast fleets of starships navigate for position while clever admirals and hardworking spies seek the opportunity for an advantage. New Earth has a technology edge, but the billions of humans still on Old Earth, and now expanding into the galaxy, seem to create an unstoppable force. New Hope attempts to stay alive in a universe filled with pirates, pirate states, and those desperate for the long life gene.
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by Ken Ingle on August 20, 2011
A lab explosion results in a group of scientists who now age very slowly. Long life doesn’t seem like a problem, but Maria Presk knows their secret can’t be kept forever. There’s no place on Earth where Maria and the others can be safe, so she comes up with an ambitious plan–they’ll build a spaceship and travel to the stars. Fortunately, their long lives mean that they’ll be able to survive the decades of travel at sub light speeds.
Escaping to the stars sounds good in concept. What Maria isn’t prepared for, though, is that other civilizations already lay claim to the planets and space resources in 55 Cancri–and indeed, everywhere in space. Maria’s ship, designed for escape, not for conflict is no match for the aliens. She and the others face dangers in space at least as great as those they fled from on Earth.
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