Sentinel

by Tom Glover

A decade ago, Dr. Frank Carver was reluctantly thrust into a daring rescue mission in outer space. Saving NASA’s space shuttle Discovery and her crew, he was hailed a national hero. After years in seclusion coping with the haunting memory of his encounter with the enigmatic alien named ‘Sentinel’, Carver soon discovers that history does indeed repeat itself as circumstances propel him once again into an adventure far more extraordinary than any he could imagine. This time, the stakes are much higher.

Genres: Science Fiction

270 pages, Paperback

First published December 18, 2013

About the author

Born in California, Tom spent most of his childhood in Washington state, traveling frequently throughout the American Southwest with his parents and gaining an appreciation of travel and the outdoors. A childhood ambition to work at NASA led him to seek a Mechanical Engineering degree at the Oregon Institute of Technology, where he graduated in 1985. Tom’s professional career path took him instead into the private sector, where he has enjoyed success in high-tech business management.
Tom was inspired to begin writing upon the birth of his son in 1992, sketching out a time-travel story about a father on a desperate mission to resurrect his only child by going into the past to prevent the terrorist act that killed him. Paradox Man is the working title of the novel, but as a single parent working full-time in the corporate world, Tom couldn’t spend much time writing: his leisure time for many years was spent coaching baseball, attending band concerts and going on Boy Scout campouts. Story ideas kept coming, however, and he vowed to spend more time writing as soon as the pace of his parental responsibilities slowed. True to his goal, Tom published his debut novella, The Last Shuttle, during his son’s first semester in college. Responding to reader demand and bolstered by winning an Honorable Mention award in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future contest, Tom has released a sequel, Sentinel, and is now turning his attention back to Paradox Man.

Tom’s natural curiosity about our world and our universe fuels many of his interests, including outdoor recreation, scuba diving, sailing, golfing, star-gazing, reading science fiction and collecting nautical antiques. He has served as an adult volunteer in Boy Scouts of America while his son Brandon was earning the rank of Eagle Scout, and is a certified trainer with Leave No Trace, an organization dedicated to outdoor ethics and conservation. Other leisure activities include domestic and international travel, and a never-ending list of home improvement projects.

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

2095 - Contact has been made with an alien species who claim to be a peaceful community. Three people have been chosen to be trained as emissaries of communication between worlds. But when a rouge species decides that the Earth and humankind must be destroyed as revenge for the destruction of his own planet the choice must be made to help save the Earth or remain passive observers of human evolution.

Even though I rarely read Sci-Fi this story is well written and kept me reading to the last page.

[Kaleena Rheeya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is a sequel to a novella written by Mr. Glover. I have not had the pleasure to read the first book but I found this one a pleasure to read regardless. The book makes one contemplate-- "What if alien life forms really exist and the only reason why they have not engaged with us is because of the violent tendencies of our world?"

The science and technology referenced seem plausible in the distant future. The writing style also had a nice flow. I found myself breezing through the chapters because of how well written everything was. I will probably read the first book at some point but this book stands pretty well on its own (although with some spoilers about the first book.) I highly recommend this book for other fans of Sci Fi.

*Book won through Goodreads First Reads.

[Vykki · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great Sic-Fy I love the plot. I'm looking forward to read more of this author. I won this book on Goodreads thank you.

[Brian Mounsher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read kept me on the edge my seat all through the book, read the novella first then very happy I bought this book.
If your Sci-Fi fan this book is for you

[Gary Raines · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr. Glover has an excellent grasp of both near term and far term expectations of NASA technology. This is combined in a fascinating and thought provoking story of the impact of our society with an advanced society. His approach is interesting in that this civilization is not necessarily technically advanced, and especially it is not all knowing. The conflict of a supposedly 'perfect' civilization that is supposed to be totally at peace with Earth's imperfect civilization contrasts the innate qualities of a society full of conflict versus the 'perfect' one. A great ending leaves the open opportunity of an excellent follow on novel. A GREAT READ!

[Tom Glover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like The Last Shuttle, I wrote this one too, and I think both books worthy of 5 stars : )

[Beth Shultz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good book. Great story and characters. Wish I could have read Mr. Glover's The Last Shuttle first. Won this good book from goodreads.