Cosmic Wayfarer's Guide: Navigating the Stars and the Systems Between (Wild Frontier Chronicles, #1)
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Science Fiction Series Extended Universe Reference Guide
Cosmic Wayfarer's Guide: Navigating the Stars and the Systems Between
The essential companion to the Wild Frontier Chronicles universe-where space western adventure meets interstellar exploration
Veteran space traveler Javier Navarro-Schmidt reveals the hidden realities of humanity's greatest frontier in this comprehensive reference guide to life among the stars. Beyond the official transit protocols lies a complex universe of wormhole corridors, frontier outposts, and the unwritten rules that determine survival.
This definitive worldbuilding companion unveils:
- The Celestial Corridor Network: Technical specifications of humanity's greatest infrastructure achievement and how it transformed space travel science fiction into reality
- Survival Beyond the Gates: Medical truths about transition sickness and cross-gravity adaptation that no Federation manual acknowledges
- The Real Economics of the Void: How interstellar travelers navigate the human systems that control movement between worlds
- Uncharted Territories: From the pristine Neptune Gate to the notorious pirate haven of New Tortuga, explore the full spectrum of humanity's cosmic presence
Perfect for fans of space opera science fiction and readers who appreciate richly developed fictional universes, this one-hour short read enhances your experience of the Wild Frontier Chronicles while standing as fascinating speculative fiction in its own right.
Whether you're traveling the established routes of the Federation or navigating the dangerous fringes where Andrasian, Ethnarch, and corporate interests compete for dominance, the Cosmic Wayfarer's Guide provides essential knowledge for anyone brave enough to venture into the spaces between worlds.
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Daniel P. Douglas is the pen name for identical twins Phil and Paul Garver. Phillip is a U.S. Army veteran who also served as a senior analyst in the U.S. Intelligence Community. He retired from federal service in 2023. Paul's career includes over 30 years in the museum profession. He has worked for cultural and historic sites in California and Virginia, as well as for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. He currently works as a mental health counselor.
Daniel P. Douglas has been named a Foreword Reviews 2014 IndieFab Book-of-the-Year Awards Science Fiction Finalist and is a Readers' Favorite Award winner. His first novel, Truth Insurrected: The Saint Mary Project, centered on a decades-old government cover-up of contact with extraterrestrial life. The Richter's War series blends sci-fi with hard-boiled intrigue in Los Angeles during World War II. Douglas's first non-fiction endeavor, Six-Shooters and Starships: A Comprehensive Guide to Crafting Space Western Stories, explores the rich history of the Space Western genre in fiction and entertainment media. Coming in 2025, the first two books of the space Western series, Wild Frontier Chronicles, will be released along with other expanded universe projects.
