ColdStar
By R. C. Ducantlin
NT is a struggling writer whose insatiable curiosity uncovers a horrifying truth.
A plan to save the planet by releasing a "miracle cure" for influenza that is engineered to exterminate billions.
When a covert counter-terrorism strike team discovers NT knows too much, they face a choice: silence him or recruit him. They choose the latter.
Even with NT on their side, the team fails to stop the distribution of the cure. Before billions perish, the unexpected happens. The "cure" sets off an evolution in the human condition, reawakening ancient abilities long forgotten.
Across cultures, history is filled with stories of human consciousness transcending time and space. Our ability to connect across space-time had atrophied ? no longer. The newfound powers set unimaginable events into motion, opening the door to a future no one expected.
Eliminate everything impossible, then ask: What is left? The truth is in the remainder.
How did humanity become an interstellar species? It began with a planned genocide that unlocked the full potential of the human mind.
NT was there to witness it all ? and to write it down.
Praise for ColdStar
"ColdStar is ripped from today's headlines. A thinking reader's sci-fi thriller. Ducantlin has done it, maybe."
"ColdStar may prove the Ancient Alien Theorists are correct."
"Not your everyday sci-fi thriller. The payoff is deep. Wow. What a payoff!" ? Beta Reader
"ColdStar is tense and twisting." ? Josh G.
"What the h$ll is this bull$?" ? Bev P.
"That's exactly what's going on." ? Mel H.
"Spy thriller? Check. Sci-fi adventure? Check. Reality twisting? Check." ? Anonymous
Autorentext
Fortunately, in secondary school, my interest in reading was sparked. A close friend and an instructor, who took interest in a boy he later called 'The rebel without a clue.,' were instrumental in my learning the value of a good book. Both piqued my interest in reading.
My lifelong friend inspired me to read J.R.R. Tolkien and I became addicted to the fantasy genre. The instructor required I read interesting historical novels for academic credit. Frank Norris, Leon Uris, and Ken Follett are inspirations and fuel my love of history.
Born to a military family, it was logical that I follow the military tradition. However, after four years of "yes sirs" and scraping the wax off floors I decided there must be more fun in a corporate career.
Thirty plus years of work experiences across the globe, the corporate career landed me in Colorado, where I live with my wife and I can be close to my children and grandchildren.
Klappentext
The blessing of interstellar travel has become a curse. Corb has one chance to save Earth. It has become impossible to tell friend from foe.
Corb learned he could make interstellar travel possible. He promised space travel in weeks or days instead of years and decades.
Every major nation, several religious sects, and a few cabals stoop to infiltration, sabotage, and pay any price to control the new technology, including assassination.
Corb agrees it is worth what he and his team will sacrifice to secure the technology.
Aliens threaten Earth. Will his team live long enough to see the transaction completed? How did he get sucked into this powder keg of a mission?
It was the Mayan Shaman who showed Corb how to contact the aliens. They are the ones who put Corb onto the interstellar portal leading to the Others. The Others led to the history of the galaxy.
At first, the proposition was a no-brainer, a blessing to humanity. But now, the Others are expecting more from Corb and Humanity.
After learning the Others are involved in the betrayal undermining Earth's political and religious powers, Corb vows to find the truth.
The blessing of interstellar travel is on the verge of becoming a curse.
Corb and his team have one chance to save the arrangement and Earth. One option to make interstellar travel safe for humanity.