Ann Marie Thomas

Intruders (Flight of the Kestrel Book 1) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Due to a crew shortage, 18-year-old Tabitha Enns is given work experience on board the Kestrel, part of the fast-response fleet of the Planetary Alliance for Cooperation and Trade (PACT). The fast-response fleet is a diplomatic and emergency service, and Tabitha is excited at the chance to get away from her home planet for the first time. She is shocked to find she is the only female on board and has to share a cabin.

Her first mission is to a razor quartz mine where there has been an explosion and a cave in. But the Kestrel's captain, Joseph Darrow, is also asked to investigate possible sabotage to cover up thefts of the valuable razor quartz crystals.

Darrow's investigation gives him the final evidence he needs to prove that there is an unknown alien species stealing raw materials from sites across the galaxy. One of the miners is killed during an attempted theft, but why did the dying man say, 'butterfly'? Darrow's superiors in PACT have their hands full with tension on the border, and do not see the urgency. Eventually Admiral Keever is convinced, but due to the crisis elsewhere, no ships are available for a mission to find the Intruders.

The Admiral orders Darrow to take the Kestrel, a small ship with a crew of eleven, and not equipped for such a task. To make it worse, at a briefing with the other Alliance species, they insist that a representative from each species should also go on the mission, putting the crew complement up to seventeen. Tabitha finds herself moved into a corner of Engineering, where Roy Stubbs works, who is attracted to her. Having never had a boyfriend, this is a problem.

Several crew changes are also necessary, so Darrow must undertake the most serious and potentially dangerous mission of his career with an overcrowded ship and untried crew to look for energy beings who may be pillaging the galaxy.

As the representatives arrive, so does a mysterious woman, Anna, who has a head injury and amnesia. As they follow the trail, Anna shows that she can 'hear' the thoughts of the Intruders, and is a valuable asset, but where did she come from and who operated on her brain to give her this ability, which terrifies her? The questions add to the tensions between those on board.

Tabitha gets to meet her first aliens, but it doesn't go smoothly, and being out in space isn't what she expected. When an Intruder ship attacks an Altarian colony, Kestrel goes to their aid, and Tabitha helps with the cleanup and gets her first experience of another planet.

The finding of a crippled Intruder ship and offer of assistance gives Darrow the breakthrough he needs, and solves the 'butterfly' mystery, but not before deaths among the crew and the Intruders. When the Intruders' planet is finally reached, despite a friendly reception, the landing party are taken captive, and it is up to Anna to save the day. Tabitha's future remains uncertain though, as she stowed away with the landing party to see the new aliens for herself.

Amazon Review:
My interest varies when it comes to reading Science fiction but I was totally absorbed, more so as the book progressed and the plot thickened. I could really identify with Tabitha, the main character of the story, especially as her curiosity gets the better of her, and this drew me further into the book. The author uses Tabitha's journal as a clever way of giving us the "real" story it was a bit like getting the gossip as opposed to the formal report. The plot is well constructed and flows smoothly from introducing us to new worlds to a tense finish. As a history and travel buff, I liked the references to the different cultures and the history of the representatives so much that I'm sure a spin- off series would be a success. I think that there is a good mix which means that there are things that would appeal to people who were not necessarily sci-fi fans. Well done for a first Sci-fi novel, I look fo...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ann Marie Thomas
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780957198869
• Artikelnr.: 48173882

Autorenporträt

Writing poetry and making up stories since I was a child, I only started to write seriously when my children were grown. My main ambition is to write science fiction, but along the way I got fascinated by local history and distracted by a major stroke. I wrote poetry about my stroke and spent my recovery writing a local history book. Taking early retirement gave me the chance to concentrate on my writing. I have been married for over 45 years, with 4 grown children and 8 grandchildren.

I had already written up my research into the de Braose family before my stroke, but the long hours in hospital gave me time to think about it in detail. Once I came home, rather than sitting doing nothing, I rewrote the book, and taught myself to format and publish in both ebook and print. My husband contacted the art department of the local university, who helped me find a wonderful artist to illustrate my books.

Alina, The White Lady of Oystermouth came out as an ebook and in print for the locals and the tourist market at Easter 2012 and it's success gave me the impetus to write another, Broken Reed: The Lords of Gower and King John, which came out in September 2013.

The 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015 led me to adapt and enlarge my Broken Reed book and produce The Magna Carta Story: The Layman's Guide to the Great Charter. This came out in May 2015.

During my research I found other fascinating stories which are not long enough for a book, so I collected them together into Medieval Gower Stories, published in October 2017.

I am now working on another great story from Gower medieval history: Swansea Miracle.

When I was in hospital I wrote a flood of poetry, about my stroke, my therapy, my faith, and random things like the rain outside my window. I have now published them as an ebook and print, My Stroke of Inspiration. 22 poems in all: verse, doggerel, and blank verse. The poems talk about suffering and patience, therapy and faith, and are surprisingly cheerful. If you are a stroke survivor or know someone who is, or just enjoy poetry, these poems will comfort, encourage and inspire you.

There is also a Christian non fiction book, Blinded by the Light, warning of the traps Christians can fall into, published in February 2020.

I continue to work on my recovery from the stroke, and although I am disabled I lead a very busy life. I am involved in my church and active on social media. I ...