The conclusion to a medical crisis on Earth in a trilogy that introduces a new universe of adventures. Specialists from spaceship Chiron are working with alien scientists while furtively aiding a secret science society on the planet. However, that shortcut to solving Earth’s problem could endanger their relationship with planetary officials. Meanwhile, Chiron deals with aliens on nearby planets to gain more information and goodwill as they solve some of the neighbourhood’s problems. Armed with new information, they meet back at their new home base, but soon find their relationship with the planet’s government strained. Desperate to gain back the trust and aid of the innovative aliens, the crew of Chiron find themselves involved in interplanetary conflict as they strive to produce a vaccine to send home to Earth.
My fiction writing brings together years of science studies, work in heath care, and training and assistant teaching as a black belt in karate. After reading stacks of science fiction in my youth, I was inspired by space adventures such as Star Trek and medical thrillers by Dr. Robin Cook. Before publishing Earth and Beyond, I had articles on art and science fiction published in print and on-line magazines and served as editor for a newsletter/magazine for several years. Selling fantasy art and approved paintings and products related to the Canadian Musical Ride prepared me for doing some graphic design for fellow visual artists and for my own novel cover and ads.
In my town in New Brunswick, Canada, I run a writing group, am a literacy volunteer at school, and enjoys gardening, creative cooking, yoga, photography, kicking back to good movies and shows, and, of course, my family.
Here’s today’s excerpt re-written as a spooky Halloween experience:
Scott landed a bit awkwardly, threw his cape back, and headed for the jungle. At a familiar twisted tree, he casually looked around for possible observers, then brushed aside a layer of thickly growing branches. He stepped through his temporary door and let the branches snap back into place. From there he followed a narrow footpath with subtle markers that were only markers if one remembered that they were. Finally, he came to the hidden entrance for the ancient crypt. It was the same grave site as the one his great grandfather had inhabited decades ago, but a different sarcophagus. It seemed the spirits didn’t want him lurking in the same area his ancestor was held when he was abducted and drafted for a bizarre research project.
Enjoy this spookily modified excerpt from the trilogy finale that opens a universe of further adventures.
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Book Excerpt
Shoot for Earth: MedSci Missions 3
On planet Fabar, Dr. Scott D’Amour landed his personal pod a bit awkwardly, threw his backpack on, and headed for the jungle. At a familiar twisted tree, he casually looked around for possible observers, then brushed aside a layer of thickly growing branches. He stepped through his temporary door and let the branches snap back into place. From there he followed a narrow footpath with subtle markers that were only markers if one remembered that they were. Finally, he came to the hidden entrance for the microbial genetics lab. It was the same lab complex as the one he’d been held in months ago, but a different wing. It seemed they didn’t want him working in the same area he was held when he was abducted and drafted for their research project.
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