The Starchild Compact: A novel of interplanetary exploration

by Robert g Williscroft, Gary McCluskey (Artist)

Overview

NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner!

The Starchild Compact is an epic tale of beginnings, roots, what might have been, and what might be. It is an adventure of heroic proportions, commencing 500 light years away, arriving here just a few years from now, and ending in the distant expanses of the Universe. Jon Stock takes his international exploration team to Saturn's moon, Iapetus, that earth scientists have determined may be an artifact. Following launch, they discover Saeed Ismail, a Jihadist stowaway, who hopes to sabotage the mission. They arrive at Iapetus, determine it is a derelict starship, and eventually meet with the Founders, descendants of the starship builders. Their revelations impact the entire Solar System with momentous implications going backward and forward in time, paving the way for a joint push to the distant reaches of the Galaxy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732478817
Publisher:	Starman Press
Publication date:	08/18/2018
Series:	Starchild Trilogy , #2
Edition description:	Trade Paper Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Dr. Robert G. Williscroft is a retired submarine officer, deep-sea and saturation diver, scientist, author, and a lifelong adventurer. He spent 22 months underwater, a year in the equatorial Pacific, three years in the Arctic ice pack, and a year at the Geographic South Pole. He holds degrees in Marine Physics and Meteorology and a doctorate for developing a system to protect SCUBA divers in contaminated water. A prolific author of both non-fiction, Cold War technothrillers, and hard science fiction, he lives in Centennial, Colorado, with the girl of his dreams, Jill, and her two cats.

Editorial Reviews

Hard sci-fi reminiscent of Arthur C. Clarke or James P. Hogan, with a geopolitical twist worthy of Tom Clancy or Clive Cussler. - Alastair Mayer, Author of the T-Space Series

Williscroft tackles the germane and "heavy" issues of tomorrow's mores and the religious direction our society is taking while crafting a fascinating novel that is hard to put down. - Myron R. Lewis, Co-author with Ben Bova of several SF stories including parts of The Dueling Machine.

The crew's individual quirks and cultural traditions come face-to-face with the reality of a new paradigm with global repercussions when they discovers irrefutable evidence that the builders of Iapetus still have a presence in the Solar System. Highly recommended! - Matthew Severe Author of The Lariat Thief

Readers will be amazed at the depth of Williscroft's characters and the meticulous science and engineering that he brings to bear. The Starchild Compact is a remarkable story of politics, intrigue, science, engineering, and derring-do, driven by imaginative speculation. - Martin Bloom, Former President of the Los Angeles Adventurers' Club

This book brought me moments of wonder that I had experienced when I originally read CIark's Rendezvous with Rama. This does what science fiction is supposed to do: capture our attention, speculate about the wild possibilities, and take us just beyond our previous imaginings. - Jason D. Batt, 100 Year Starship, Author of The Tales of Dreamside series

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