Ascending
Published on 1. April 2014
328 pages
978-1-4976-1225-9 (ISBN)
Description
Left to languish on the planet of no return, an alien teams up with a professional smuggler to save her people in this sci-fi adventure.
Four years after Festina Ramos left Melaquin, the "planet of no return," Uclodda Unorr arrives. Unorr is a hired smuggler tasked with gathering evidence of misconduct of the Technocracy's Outward Fleet. Much to his surprise he discovers that Oar, a resident of the planet and last of her kind, is still alive. Though Oar's glass-like body is indestructible, her mind grows weak and will soon fall victim to "apathetic hibernation." Along with her old friend Admiral Festina Ramos, Oar must reveal the true history of Melaquin and expose the ugly deeds of the Outward Fleet before her weary mind surrenders.
Four years after Festina Ramos left Melaquin, the "planet of no return," Uclodda Unorr arrives. Unorr is a hired smuggler tasked with gathering evidence of misconduct of the Technocracy's Outward Fleet. Much to his surprise he discovers that Oar, a resident of the planet and last of her kind, is still alive. Though Oar's glass-like body is indestructible, her mind grows weak and will soon fall victim to "apathetic hibernation." Along with her old friend Admiral Festina Ramos, Oar must reveal the true history of Melaquin and expose the ugly deeds of the Outward Fleet before her weary mind surrenders.
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Person
James A. Gardner is the author of seven science fiction novels and one collection of short stories. Gardner lives in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Dedication
- A Word About Oar
- Chapter 1 - Wherein I Am Not Dead After All
- Chapter 2 - Wherein I Become an Important Witness
- Chapter 3 - Wherein I Am Swallowed by a Large Creature
- Chapter 4 - Wherein I Terrify a Giant
- Chapter 5 - Wherein I Become a Star Pilot
- Chapter 6 - Wherein I Defeat the Entire Human Navy
- Chapter 7 - Wherein I Am Offered a Deal With the Devil
- Chapter 8 - Wherein I Cannot Find a Good Place to Be
- Chapter 9 - Wherein I Learn About Our Enemies
- Chapter 10 - Wherein I Experience Great Frustration
- Chapter 11 - Wherein I Make First Contact With the Human Race
- Chapter 12 - Wherein I Gather Crucial Information
- Chapter 13 - Wherein I Am Thoroughly Examined
- Chapter 14 - Wherein I Prepare for Fame
- Chapter 15 - Wherein I Take Charge of Opening Doors
- Chapter 16 - Wherein I Acquire New Family
- Chapter 17 - Wherein I Am Swallowed by Darkness
- Chapter 18 - Wherein I Am Briefly Unconscious
- Chapter 19 - Wherein I Encounter More Aliens.And They Are Not Nice
- Chapter 20 - Wherein I Feel Sorry for Fish
- Chapter 21 - Wherein I Make a Vain Attempt to Become a Recording Star
- Chapter 22 - Wherein I Battle the Enemy with Precious Metals
- Chapter 23 - Wherein I Confront Unpleasant Truths
- Chapter 24 - Wherein I Explore the Enemy's Lair
- Chapter 25 - Wherein I Face the Foe
- Chapter 26 - Wherein I Face the Greatest Risk of All
- Epilogue - Because I Have Always Wished to Compose One
- Endnotes
- Preview: Trapped
- Copyright
