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Book details
  • Genre:FICTION
  • SubGenre:Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction
  • Language:English
  • Series title:Iron
  • Series Number:2
  • Pages:326
  • eBook ISBN:9781311375315

Unknown Place, Unknown Universe

Iron II

by Lazlo Ferran

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Overview
Three rookie space cadets crash on an unknown planet! Stone, son of war hero Jake Nanden, crash-lands on an unknown planet in an unknown star system with jackal-headed aliens hard on his tail after falling through a worm-hole. Meanwhile, two rebel Ischian scientists battle against an Imperial Empire, which is stretching out its grasp toward Earth. Will Jake and his companions escape in time to save Earth from inevitable doom? If you like Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke or Greg Bear you will just have to read this breath-taking part two of the epic Iron Series.
Description
Three rookie space cadets crash on an unknown planet! Stone, son of war hero Jake Nanden, crash-lands on an unknown planet in an unknown star system with jackal-headed aliens hard on his tail after falling through a worm-hole. Meanwhile, two rebel Ischian scientists battle against an Imperial Empire, which is stretching out its grasp toward Earth. Will Jake and his companions escape in time to save Earth from inevitable doom? If you like Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke or Greg Bear you will just have to read this breath-taking part two of the epic Iron Series. Volume III in the Iron Series: Worlds Like Dust will be published in 2014
About the author
Lazlo Ferran's extraordinary life has included studying aeronautical engineering; being a dispatch rider, graphic designer, full-time busker, a guitarist and singer (recording two albums); travelling widely, marrying in Kyrgyzstan and a long and successful career within the science industry. He has now left employment in the public sector to concentrate on writing. He has lived and worked in London since 1985 and grew up in the home counties of England. Brought up as a Buddhist, in recent years he has moved towards an informal Christian belief and has had close contact with Islam and Hinduism. He has a deep and lasting interest in theology and philosophy. His ideas and observations form the core of his novels. Here, evil, good, luck and faith battle for control of the souls who inhabit his worlds. He has traveled widely, spending some time in Central Asia having various adventures, one of which was getting married in the traditional Kyrgyz style. He keeps very busy writing in his spare time and pursuing his other interests of history, genealogy and history of the movies.