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Book details
  • Genre:FICTION
  • SubGenre:Science Fiction / Action & Adventure
  • Language:English
  • Series title:Inclusion
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:300
  • eBook ISBN:9798350902839
  • Paperback ISBN:9798350902822

Escape From Desolation

Book One

by Robert F. Glahe

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Overview
When an earth exploration crew crashes on a hostile planet, their captain is the only one to survive an attack. He encounters a mysterious, ancient society with utopian ideals and sterile lifestyle. Something is not right, and his arrival has begun a change of events that threatens the entire society.
Description
When an earth exploration vessel explodes, the captain takes an escape pod with a handful of his crew. The pod goes off course and crashes on a desolate, uncharted planet. After a cataclysmic clash with locals, the captain is the only survivor. He encounters an ancient alien society who has forgotten their history and relies on strict laws to protect marginal natural resources. Those laws doom his shipmates but lead him on an ironic path toward integration within their society. Although they regard their world as utopian, he struggles to accept the sterility and stagnation of their everyday life. While he is welcomed into their world, not everyone is happy he is there. Something is not right, and his arrival has begun a change of events that threatens the entire society.
About the author

Rob is a former scientist, corporate lawyer and systems manager who retained his passion for art and writing throughout his many careers. Writing was a way to pass the time on long train commutes, where he wrote a full-length novel, not about trains. After becoming a stay-at-home Dad his artwork intensified, leading to active participation in art shows around Chicago for many years. His creative energy concentrates on writing now, but when he's not writing, he paints and sculpts, focusing on whimsical penguins.

Escape From Desolation was inspired by a painting displayed in Omni Magazine in the 1980s. The image stuck in his head until it became a book.

https://robertglahe.blog

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