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Dave Brewster #2
The Second Predaxian War
Follow the adventures of Dave Brewster and his friends in the sequel to Showdown Over Neptune. The Predaxian Alliance, led by Emperor Zendo, has invaded Greater Gallia in their drive to enslave the galaxy. The first invasion attempt was pushed back, but not before too many brave soldiers were taken prisoner or killed. Now the Predaxians are coming back with their entire fleet, heavily outgunning the forces of Gallia, Kalidus and Earth. The Second Predaxian War begins at a time of apparent turmoil within the Alliance, as a rising tide of dissent is turning public opinion against the Emperor, who has imprisoned his own son for opposing his imperialistic ways. Can those Predaxians be counted on to help bring down the Emperor, or is this simply a lure into a trap? In order to find new allies and resources, Dave is sent on a mission into unexplored space. Along the way, he discovers another maklan civilization that has developed the most powerful technology the universe has even known. Can they be convinced to help end the carnage and bring peace to this side of the galaxy? Dave's friendship with Fa-a-Di, De-o-Nu and Jake Benomafolays will be put to the test to find out!
- GenresScience Fiction
286 pages, Paperback
First published February 21, 2013
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About the author
Karl J. Morgan
24 books36 followersKarl Morgan grew up fascinated by science fiction, beginning with Victor Appleton’s Tom Swift novels that he read as a young boy. Later, he became enthralled with the works of his favorite author, Isaac Asimov, especially his Foundation series.
Those early experiences inspired his life-long love of science fiction and interest in hard science, focusing first on astronomy and later cosmology and quantum mechanics. Karl had the great honor to take his first astronomy course at the University of Iowa from the legendary scientist, Dr. James Van Allen. More recently, the brilliant works of Drs. Stephen Hawking, Brian Greene, and Michio Kaku helped him understand that our physical universe is still a magical and mysterious place.
It is that sense of magic and mystery that brings Karl to write about his alter ego, Dave Brewster, an unemployed accountant who finds himself a thousand years in the future with new friends and adventures far beyond anything he could have imagined. There, he can find answers to questions that befuddle mankind today. The truth he finds is no different from what we know today. Life is always about loving and caring for our family and friends.
Karl lives in San Diego with his wife, Aida and their beloved puppies. Their two grown children have fled the nest and started their own adventures in life.
Those early experiences inspired his life-long love of science fiction and interest in hard science, focusing first on astronomy and later cosmology and quantum mechanics. Karl had the great honor to take his first astronomy course at the University of Iowa from the legendary scientist, Dr. James Van Allen. More recently, the brilliant works of Drs. Stephen Hawking, Brian Greene, and Michio Kaku helped him understand that our physical universe is still a magical and mysterious place.
It is that sense of magic and mystery that brings Karl to write about his alter ego, Dave Brewster, an unemployed accountant who finds himself a thousand years in the future with new friends and adventures far beyond anything he could have imagined. There, he can find answers to questions that befuddle mankind today. The truth he finds is no different from what we know today. Life is always about loving and caring for our family and friends.
Karl lives in San Diego with his wife, Aida and their beloved puppies. Their two grown children have fled the nest and started their own adventures in life.
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July 16, 2013
Beyond "boy meets girl" is "man meets world" in book two of the Dave Brewster Series. If you can predict how a romance novel ends, solve a mystery by the second chapter, guess the plot of the current best-seller, you're in for a surprise! You will have no idea what is going to happen next in The Second Predaxian War. There is, however, one thing predictable right away: images which have never entered the imagination before. You might expect the typical scary battles which have been portrayed ad nauseam in movies, but the surprise in this book is the beauty of the places and the friendship of people which have, so far, only been described by those on our very own Earth who have travelled to the gates of Heaven and lived to tell about it. The joy of science fiction is an adventure so different that brand new words have to be invented to describe what is happening in the vast universe in which Dave Brewster finds himself; albeit still reveling in his Earth-delivered Starbucks coffee and chocolate croissant, lovingly presented to him by his crew.
Here's why this series of galactic conflict works: Some authors use flowery rhetoric (because they can), and it's okay to flaunt it (sometimes it works); but in this book, as well as the first one in the series (Showdown Over Neptune), it is such an enormous relief to just keep on reading without the extra cutesy words becoming an interruption to the story line. Instead, off-the-chart creativity is used to describe the heart of a woman, animal-like people, hybrid planets, and global non-corrupted intelligence networks, all resulting in people coming together. There's something about peaceful resolution in a free-will universe that can be remembered long after the story is finished. It's almost like a self-help book in disguise, but macho approved. You'll love it!
Here's why this series of galactic conflict works: Some authors use flowery rhetoric (because they can), and it's okay to flaunt it (sometimes it works); but in this book, as well as the first one in the series (Showdown Over Neptune), it is such an enormous relief to just keep on reading without the extra cutesy words becoming an interruption to the story line. Instead, off-the-chart creativity is used to describe the heart of a woman, animal-like people, hybrid planets, and global non-corrupted intelligence networks, all resulting in people coming together. There's something about peaceful resolution in a free-will universe that can be remembered long after the story is finished. It's almost like a self-help book in disguise, but macho approved. You'll love it!
June 17, 2013
I am the author of Second Predaxian War, and I wanted to share my thoughts about this sequel to Showdown Over Neptune.
This book is about the invasion of Greater Gallia by the mind-controlling maklans of Predax. Their emperor (cover) has decided it is time to repeat their attempt to conquer the Galliceans, who have now become Dave Brewster's friends.
Since Dave is an explorer and not a fighter, he and his team are sent to find new planets for Earth's expansion as well as new civilizations that might be willing to join the fight against the Predaxian Alliance.
What he finds is the most incredible technology ever invented, a Hive on a constructed planet.
This book is about war on a galactic level. But SPW is also about love and friendship. Dave must befriend the maklans of the Hive planet and convince them to help, while his comrades attempt to rescue prisoners of war held inside a dead planet.
This book is about the invasion of Greater Gallia by the mind-controlling maklans of Predax. Their emperor (cover) has decided it is time to repeat their attempt to conquer the Galliceans, who have now become Dave Brewster's friends.
Since Dave is an explorer and not a fighter, he and his team are sent to find new planets for Earth's expansion as well as new civilizations that might be willing to join the fight against the Predaxian Alliance.
What he finds is the most incredible technology ever invented, a Hive on a constructed planet.
This book is about war on a galactic level. But SPW is also about love and friendship. Dave must befriend the maklans of the Hive planet and convince them to help, while his comrades attempt to rescue prisoners of war held inside a dead planet.
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