.99999

Utilizing the hard science style of the SF masters, .99999 is a testimonial to human resilience and creativity. Gripping and filled with characters you want to know, it is the tale of earth teammates headed to the very inner circle of the galaxy at near the speed of light. Travel with Jack, Jenna, Marie, Katie, Ian, De, Alan, and the Doc as they wind their way 10,000 light years from imminent destruction, through apparently impossible astrophysical circumstances on their way to the salvation of an entire species.

Its 2024 a dig for dinosaurs in Wyoming uncovers something that should not be there. The object quickly becomes a lightening rod for conspiracy theorists, the FBI, Homeland Security. the military, endless lawyers and politicians, as it prepares to collect a crew and depart earth forever. The ship was deliberately placed on earth by an unknown species called "the Others", with a mandate for eight individuals to travel to the galaxy's inner regions. The choice of crew seemingly makes no sense. Dark, sinister-looking and impenetrable to all but those eight, the object is impervious to any attempt to impede its launch from earth on its way to a dense inner spiral of the galaxy. During the 10,000 light-year voyage, the crew encounters fellow teammates, alien flybys, a neutron star. and the first earthling born in space, After meeting the "Others," each crew member faces a life-altering decision. That decision may decide the fate of these inscrutable "Others", the desperate species that engineered the voyage and had already saved the crew members' lives.

Robert Schulman, Founder and Chairman of the non-profit, "Of Home, Family and Future, Inc." is a former Wall Street executive and former CEO of a public company. He is the author of "Be The Rooster," a book on surviving the corporate world, and a frequent contributor to other business publications. He enters into the world of hard science fiction on the wings of the likes of Isaac Asimov, his personal hero. He lives in Manhattan with his lovely wife, Nancy.