Gravity Wars: Interstellar Assault

by Vaughn Heppner

With their homeworld a radioactive ruin due to alien bombardment, the last hope of a beaten race is the Voyager Akkad. It’s a vast, generational vessel with a magnetic ram scoop, working year after year to reach relativistic speeds as the passengers search for a new star system to colonize.

Then marauding Vims in the old system spot the Akkad and launch three interstellar missiles. It might take 300 years for the missiles to reach the ship, but the relentless chase across deep space has begun.

This is the story of the heroic Sargon, his granddaughter Ningal and her son Assur as they face munity, scientific evil and the despair of a seemingly doomed voyage. It is also the tale of James Petty, one of the most powerful CEOs of 2060 Earth, and Colonel Mike Steele leading humanity’s first space marines in an experimental Orion ship—using nuclear bombs for propulsion.

INTERSTELLAR ASSAULT is a hard science fiction saga of flesh, blood, boldness and action, and of alien invasion and human courage spanning many generations, written by bestselling author Vaughn Heppner.

Genres: Science Fiction

375 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 20, 2024

About the author

You can visit Vaughn at www.vaughnheppner.com

I was born in Canada and remember as a small boy crawling in my snow-fort. I closed my eyes, and when I tried to open them, they were frozen shut. I didn't panic, but wiped away the ice crystals, unglued my eyes and kept on building my tunnel. Those were great days! I moved to Central California before seventh grade and couldn't believe I lived in a land where oranges grew on trees and you could pick grapes from the vine.

I used to wonder what I wanted to do with my life, what kind of work specifically. I was miserable not knowing and bordering on desperate. Then one day a friend gave me his typewriter. I began working on a novel. A different person told me it was much easier on a computer, so I bought one and began getting up at 4:30 A.M. each morning before work, writing for three hours. My eyes were unglued once again as the pang of misery left my gut. I knew exactly what I wanted to do: write. So now that's what I do, I write, and write, and write, and I love it.

Reviews

[Lee-sa Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anxious to read part Ii

Definitely want the story to continue. I have read everything I could find written by you and loved all of them.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

great story

Once again a great premise and enough history to include how we humans tick . Bring on the next installment.

[Aaron Jackowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun read

I hope this series continues. The story started slow, but the second half is great. The realistic space flight timelines are a nice change.

[matt krause · Rating 5 out of 5]

surprisingly good

I was a little wary about this book , but I was pleasantly surprised what a fun read it was! I would definitely recommend it.

[Ken Hillman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good

A great story with believable characters. I would be more than happy to read a whole series about the Valiants and the earthlings and see how they have a common ancestor.

[Brian M. Carrig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting idea, well executed.

[rnagy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thrilling Adventure

I couldn’t put this novel down until it was done! The pace was exhilarating and gratifying! I look forward to reading the next in this series! Thank you!

[Michael Sanak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great first book in this series

I enjoyed this book. It has a great story line and the characters are well developed. I cannot wait to see what happens in book 2.

[James Armstrong · Rating 5 out of 5]

your best, in my opinion

I’ve become addicted to the series you have. The one with star watch, and all the different characters. But it’s gotten stale lately. This is a fresh start.