The Red Rover: Contingence:

by C.E. Whitaker III

Overview

In any genuine pursuit of enlightenment, one of the leading prerequisites for success would have to be considered application, more often than not. Otherwise, the knowledge obtained might hold tangential value at best.

From the moment his seven students first entered his survival education simulator, Donovan Marius fought tooth and nail to break them of their individualistic habits—in hopes that they would eventually appreciate the benefits of accomplishing tasks as a collective. While they had been brought many times to the brink of epic disaster, during their seemingly never-ending odyssey, his cadets continued to demonstrate that his messages were loudly and clearly received. Application, along with confidence, were two things this group did not lack.

Millions of miles across the far-reaching star system, now revealed to them as Genara, a physical beacon beckons their eponymous spaceship, coming from what they believe to be one of their own. The Red Rover descends into this brave new world with their combat antennas aloft. Their excitement noticeably muted this time, primarily due to their previous entanglements with hostile alien lifeforms, no matter the setting.

A familiar sight awaits Marius and the cadets, but the mystery surrounding "it" is far too great for them to ignore. This is a reunion to remember.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781955476034
Publisher:	Darn Pretty Books
Publication date:	04/22/2021
Series:	The Rover Series Universe , #6
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

A writer/director/producer living in Los Angeles, C.E. is in development on the first installment to the book series, THE YELLOW ROVER, entitled BAD MOON RISING. This is a companion piece to his YA five-volume book series, THE RED ROVER, which is available now in paperback, hardcover and e-book.

In 2016, C.E. was selected as a finalist in the Warner Bros Emerging Film Director's Workshop. In recent years, he has optioned a sports feature as well as a political drama pilot. He has also written, directed and produced two (2) short films.

In 2019, he worked in London on the Guy Ritchie-directed feature, THE GENTLEMEN, for Miramax/STX and the Sir Kenneth Branagh-directed fantasy adventure, ARTEMIS FOWL; 2018, saw him work on the Jessica Chastain led-feature, AVA, directed by Tate Taylor in Boston; 2017 was busier with the Dan Gilroy-directed film ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ., the Chicago-based feature, WIDOWS, directed by Steven McQueen, and the live-action re-imagining of Disney's DUMBO directed by Tim Burton in London.

His senior year of college, C.E. had the pleasure of meeting the late literary craftsman, Ray Bradbury, who told him that C.E. reminded him of a young Orson Welles. There is a possibility that Ray was simply being nice, but he did autograph C.E.’s copy of the Martian Chronicles, stating the following: “to Charles, S.O.B., love Ray.” The context of this coming from a story told by Ray to C.E. and his classmates about meeting the legendary W.C. Fields for the very first time. Fields said, “son, if you wanna make it in this town, you need to be a real son of a bitch.”

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