The Alien Corps
About this ebook
The empath Hickory Lace and her team are dispatched to the planet Prosperine to assess the latest candidate in a long line of potential messiahs.
When they arrive, the team discovers a fantastic world of predatory beasts and deadly plants. To make things worse, the planet looks set to explode into a civil war that would threaten Earth's supply of crynidium, a rare metal essential for FTL travel.
If she is to succeed in her mission, Hickory must embrace the empathic gifts she was born with. Only then can she hope to stop the rebellion, discover what this alien messiah is up to, and decide whether he is a fraud or perhaps the very person the Alien Corps has long been searching for.
What readers say about this original science fiction adventure.
“A Great read. Had me at the first chapter. Did not want to stop. Love the plot, the storyline, the action!!”
“Great characters; storyline with action, drama, and fast-paced intrigue; and unique description of an alien planet, society, and its population. Highly recommended. I would get other books in the series.”
“McDermott creates a very original and hopeful future world similar to the kind of sci-fi I grew up loving. His alien characters are delightful and believable. I could not wait to read the second book, Rise of the Erlachi which is even better!”
“This is a full-blown outer space adventure. Well-described characters and a story that has a nice flow to it. I read it straight thru cover to cover.”
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About the author
PJ McDermott was born in Scotland and spent his youth in the town of Paisley, near Glasgow. As a boy he would plunk school and head to the local library to read any Science Fiction books he could get his hands on. His favorite authors were Asimov, Herbert, Niven, Moorcock, and Le Guin. The book he most enjoyed, though, was Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. “It was the grandest of adventures, exotic locations and magical characters that drew me in. Seriously, I read it at least six times!”
These days, when he has time to relax, he enjoys the fantasy novels of Robin Hobb, George Martin and the modern SF writers, Vaughn Heppner and Alex Weir.
The author has published the 4-book science fiction adventure series Prosperine which includes The Alien Corps, Rise of the Erlachi, The Scarf, and Fractured Prophecy. All are available as e-books or in print. The Alien Corps and Rise of the Erlachi are also available as an audio book.
The prelude to the series, Born of Fire, tells of the apocalyptic events 84 years before The Alien Corps, and is available in audio, eBook, and Print.
The acclaimed semi-biographical novel, Small Fish Big Fish (Now re-issued as Caught in the Long Grass,) was PJ's first novel.
The author now lives the good life in Australia with his wife, Sue, two daughters and grandchildren, Mia, Ryder Patrick, and Ethan.
You can visit him at his website: www.pj-mcdermott.com