The Devolution Chronicles: Passage to Niburu

by Gary Wayne Clark

A Bounty Hunter tracking his nemesis weighs revenge against survival when he stumbles into a world where evolution runs backwards. Marooned on planet Niburu, a disgraced fighter pilot turned Bounty Hunter, Commander Zacary Ryker makes a startling the assassin that murdered his family on Earth has stowed away on his doomed vessel and thrown in with an alien race of Reptoids to exterminate all humans in his new world. Torn between his thirst for revenge and survival, Ryker’s destiny becomes intertwined with the dangerous liaison of a Shakespeare quoting Chimera, a teenage femme fatale and her telepathic wolf-dog shaman as they are plunged into an alternate reality where the law of evolution has run astray. Little do they know that they are about to be drawn into a larger struggle, a struggle beyond their universe; an epic battle for the Multiverse.

393 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2010

About the author

I'm a novelist, poet and Grammy® Recording Academy Artist, but a storyteller at heart. My works include the Sci-Fi series "The Devolution Chronicles", critically acclaimed Soundtracks and the Poetry / Photography series "High Country Haiku", and my latest best selling mystery thriller "Dead Balance". When I'm not recording with my Indie band Earamas™ or traveling among Native Americans to swap stories, I live in the High Country of Colorado on a ranch with my wife, a Great Doodle named Neli, and the spirit of my shape shifting Great Dane named Raz.

For more about my books, music, poems and videos, visit my website at http://www.garywayneclark.com. Stream the new Dead Balance trailer; go behind the scenes with alternative story lines, character backgrounds, preview upcoming books and subscribe to my blog feed for what's on my mind.

Reviews

[Paul Kater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Passage to Niburu is the first book of a set of two. The story starts on Earth, with a number of very strange and apparently unrelated abductions. All the abductees are brought together and blasted into space, on the way to a moon station. When they are threatened by a missile, things become precarious for the crew of the moon-shuttle and interesting for the reader. A lieutenant who is not who he claims to be is a bonus to the perils of the people on board.

If you like fast-paced action, diverse characters and interesting creatures that not only come from outer space, true science, witty quips and also ethical questions, then Passage to Niburu is the book for you. It is followed by the book Rise of the Chimera (of which a review will follow as soon as I have read it).

[Gary Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a fast paced adventure where an unlikely band of humans escape apocalyptic devastation on Earth only to crash land on the mysterious planet of Niburu… in the middle of an alien war. Interesting characters (a mind reading wolf-dog and his teenage femme fatal assassin partner, a foul mouthed disgraced fighter pilot and his wisecracking robotic copilot, a genetic scientist with a broken ethical compass and a nerdy teenage college professor that invents all manner of bizarre gadgets) are faced with the never-ending challenges where an alliance with rebellious bioengineered mutants seem to be the only path to survival. A fun read.

[Clarkjem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining! I loved the ensemble cast and story lines of different groups of characters which are woven together. There's humour, adventure, romance, as well as a mix of fantastic yet realistic science with Native American mythology. It all leaves me wanting to know what happens next, so I am looking forward to the next book in the series.