They were ruthless. They destroyed our cities, decimated our colonies. They stole our sovereignty over the stars. It wasn't all they took.
There were thirty-six of us to start. This is the story of our abduction from Earth and our fight to survive among the stars. It is the tale of our lifelong journey back home.
From the author of the acclaimed cyberpunk series GAMELAND comes a new thriller, a story of survival in the time of aliens.Part Lord of the Flies, part Ender's Game, Ascendance chronicles the harrowing start of a lifelong journey by a group of young misfits, including a troubled social outcast on the brink of manhood. It is the inaugural title in THE INTERSTELLAR LIFE OF PIGEON, a series based in the world of best-selling author Nick Webb's popular space opera, LEGACY FLEET.
Book One: Ascendance
It's the height of summer in the year 2575, when the attack commences in the remote reaches of the solar system. It quickly reaches Earth.
Cities fall.
As the fight dominates the heavens above, death rains down upon a hundred young campers in the Utah high country below. All hope of rescue is lost. Abandoned and terrified, the survivors must band together to survive the night. But dawn brings a new horror as they wake into a nightmare none of them could have ever imagined. Why have they been taken from their homes? Is there even a home anymore? And how will they ever get back?
But most pressing of all: What do the mysterious aliens plan to do with them?
Book Two: Allegiance
Ten years have passed since the Swarm took them from Earth. Pigeon has risen from social outcast to leader, one of three vying for the right to determine the group's future. Meanwhile, their alien captors stand back and bide their time, watching, learning as much as they can about human nature. Waiting.
Why?
The appearance of a mysterious ship in their remote sector of space sets off a chain reaction that threatens the survivors' safety. As Pigeon fights to retain control, he stumbles across a weapon that could be used to overpower his enemies. Or empower them to decimate Humanity instead.
About Saul Tanpepper
Saul is a former combat medic, EMT, and trauma specialist. He earned his PhD in biochemistry and cell biology and, after starting his own business, retired from biotech. He is the best-selling author of GAMELAND, an epic post-apocalyptic series, as well as the multi-book thriller series BUNKER 12 and THE FLENSE.
If you're looking for more space opera, check out Saul's short stories, The Green Gyre and They Dreamed of Poppies. Keep an eye out for his upcoming new series, SCAVENGERS, based on Hugh Howey's deep-space mining thriller novel, Half Way Home. For military-themed works, try Recode: T.G.C.F., the futuristic story of a POW whose body and mind are subjected to horrific experiments after his death.
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