Jupiter IV

by Doug Turnbull

Overview

Second of the Alien Artifact books, this novel is set in the 2070's, on the same past and future time track as The Man Who Conquered Mars and Titus Andronicus Scott. This story transports the reader billions of miles across the Solar System, from Earth, to Mars, to Callisto and to Luna. With Augie Rodriguez, Boy Scout, Mars Colonist, mutineer, inventor, reluctant diplomat, chess player and math genius as your guide, you will learn more about the purpose of an alien structure discovered on Mars 25 years earlier. You will be present at the invention of a new propulsion system for spacecraft and witness a revolution as the extraterrestrial colonies break free of their Earth-side masters. While on a diplomatic mission, Augie is kidnapped by desperate men who wish to abort that mission. How their plot is unraveled is both exciting and thought provoking. Interwoven with interplanetary intrigue is the story of a young man whose strength of character is tested when he finds himself confronted with problems that would challenge the most world-wise. This book is hard science fiction and as such utilizes the most current information regarding planetary science, rocketry and the solar system. Enjoy the action, intrigue, romance and science that fill this exciting story.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940033137190
Publisher:	Doug Turnbull
Publication date:	03/29/2012
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Doug Turnbull is the author of several science fiction books including Zachary Dixon: Officer Apprentice, Footprints in Red, Jupiter IV, The Future Revisited, and The Man Who Conquered Mars, as well as numerous short stories and novellas. In addition he hosted Mars Pirate Radio, weekly podcasts on the subjects of science, science fiction and the future. The podcasts include scores of interviews (135) with scientists, astronauts, as well as SF writers on the subject of space exploration and related topics and during its three year run had over 19,500 listeners, and are still available for listening. Turnbull also co-authored We Are the Martians a non-fiction book about the future settlement of Mars. He is an occasional contributor of non-fiction articles about space flight to Space.com, Astronomie Quebec, and other online publications. Most recently Turnbull was coauthor of a paper published by the Royal Astronomical Society Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics, entitled The Natural Evolution of Mars Soil for the Support of Plant Growth. He has been a guest of Alan Boyle on NBC News, at the University of Hawaii Astronomy Department, and at The Mars Society speaking on space science subjects. In 2013, his short story Tenderfoot won The Mars Society-Bulgaria's Editor's Choice award for short science fiction. Turnbull is single and resides in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA.