Ghost Planet

by Don Holman

Overview

Almost 5 years after the last great battle that ended the 28 year long war, when the smaller Mad Scientist Fleet is annihilated, a newly graduated cadet, Olan Duraness, encounters a robot controlled battle cruiser, built by the Mad Scientists and programmed to kill, only surviving by chance. Able to repair his scout enough to limp slowly home he observes the battle cruiser destroy the planet's only city and then hide. It had destroyed all operating advanced technology on the planet of Raynard, an unregistered planet (a ghost planet) settled secretly by a large multi planetary company to avoid taxes levied on interplanetary trade. Being a ghost planet had resulted in enormous profits during the war but with a widespread recession that followed the war conditions were changing and after the attacks on Raynard the majority of the planets inhabitants could starve and being a Ghost Planet the Federation Space Service would not arrive to offer support and aide.

Olan, the grandson of a scientist abducted and sent to the planet years ago, successfully hides his knowledge of the hidden battle cruiser and is later able to reach it with a small group who spend almost a year repairing it in secret. Then they leave the system in a bid for freedom.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781960093325
Publisher:	Don Holman Author
Publication date:	06/14/2024
Series:	Emigrants from Earth
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Born in Alberta, Canada, Don always worked. His driver's license earned him the job of milking the family cow. His schooling, hampered by dyslexia undiagnosed until decades later, enhanced his problem solving skills, his interest in technologies and his voracious reading. With experience as an Engineer, a pilot's license, scuba certification and years in the military he went to graduate school and married. Five months later his wife suffered serious hidden injuries in an accident, never to work again, preventing completion of his PhD. Don's writing, started at age 13 stagnated until word processors were common. After 41 years of declining health his wife suffered a stroke and moved to a home. Don's writing; passion, recreation and therapy - now a seven novel epic, went to a publishing house. The novels, fresh and understandable let us live through the uncertainties and decisions of the heroes as they mature in a challenging background of unique and challenging worlds. Don a self-proclaimed generalist, knowledgeable about and able to recognize and solve problems, says his stories are meant to be interesting, fun and help the reader understand how science influences all our futures.