CHIMERA (Universe Eventual Book I) Without any communication or resupply from Earth for the last fifteen years, the the Stephen's Point colony has only one chance to survive: restore the ancient starship Chimera and train a young crew to pilot her.
The fate of the entire colony rests on the shoulders of a pair of misfits: Theo Puck, a sixteen-year-old hacker with a gift for speaking to machines, and fifteen-year-old Selena Samuelson, a brash but talented pilot with a dark secret in her past.
To Theo, the Mandate to crew the Chimera seems like a game—one he isn’t invited to play. A brutal murder changes everything. Left with no choice, Theo has to complete the Selection training and make it aboard the Chimera or face terrible consequences.
Selena wants to do what she does best—fly. Piloting her father’s ore trawler is the only life she’s known before a horrifying accident strands her aboard the Hydra, the station responsible for rebuilding the Chimera. Forced into the Mandate testing against her will, Selena encounters an unexpected ally, forever changing the way she sees the Chimera and herself.
Forced to make brutal choices in order to survive, Theo and Selena’s fates intertwine. But behind the scenes, someone else sets into motion events that could destroy everything they’re fighting to protect
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I attempted to write a novel that would appeal to a wide variety of readers in the vein of Ender’s Game or Heinlein’s juveniles.Though Chimera features teenage protagonists, most adult readers enjoy the book.
PRAISE FOR CHIMERA: "This book grabbed me by the spine and yanked me through its pages in just a few fast days. Packed with action. Wall to wall conflict. Real human emotion and intrigue. And I don’t even read science fiction!" —Michael Pugh (Goodreads Review)
"I'm usually not a big fan of young adult novels or sci-fi/dystopian books either, but I really liked this book! The writing style seemed more advanced than other books of this genre, which I appreciated. The plot was engaging, the characters were interesting, and the book was a refreshing read. I actually didn't want to put it down. Now I am looking forward to reading the other two books!" —Jessie Davenport (Goodreads Review)
"Chimera was an exciting, riveting, well written science fiction story that I could barely tear myself away from. I had a hard time putting the book down even when I knew I should be doing something else." —Goodreads Review
CHIMERA (Universe Eventual Book I) Without any communication or resupply from Earth for the last fifteen years, the the Stephen's Point colony has only one chance to survive: restore the ancient starship Chimera and train a young crew to pilot her.
The fate of the entire colony rests on the shoulders of a pair of misfits: Theo Puck, a sixteen-year-old hacker with a gift for speaking to machines, and fifteen-year-old Selena Samuelson, a brash but talented pilot with a dark secret in her past.
To Theo, the Mandate to crew the Chimera seems like a game—one he isn’t invited to play. A brutal murder changes everything. Left with no choice, Theo has to complete the Selection training and make it aboard the Chimera or face terrible consequences.
Selena wants to do what she does best—fly. Piloting her father’s ore trawler is the only life she’s known before a horrifying accident strands her aboard the Hydra, the station responsible for rebuilding the Chimera. Forced into the Mandate testing against her will, Selena encounters an unexpected ally, forever changing the way she sees the Chimera and herself.
Forced to make brutal choices in order to survive, Theo and Selena’s fates intertwine. But behind the scenes, someone else sets into motion events that could destroy everything they’re fighting to protect
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I attempted to write a novel that would appeal to a wide variety of readers in the vein of Ender’s Game or Heinlein’s juveniles.Though Chimera features teenage protagonists, most adult readers enjoy the book.
PRAISE FOR CHIMERA: "This book grabbed me by the spine and yanked me through its pages in just a few fast days. Packed with action. Wall to wall conflict. Real human emotion and intrigue. And I don’t even read science fiction!" —Michael Pugh (Goodreads Review)
"I'm usually not a big fan of young adult novels or sci-fi/dystopian books either, but I really liked this book! The writing style seemed more advanced than other books of this genre, which I appreciated. The plot was engaging, the characters were interesting, and the book was a refreshing read. I actually didn't want to put it down. Now I am looking forward to reading the other two books!" —Jessie Davenport (Goodreads Review)
"Chimera was an exciting, riveting, well written science fiction story that I could barely tear myself away from. I had a hard time putting the book down even when I knew I should be doing something else." —Goodreads Review
