EXPLORERS

by Mark Terry

A decade after Jen Winston’s brother vanished during the first human test of the first quantum space faster-than-light ship Explorer, the Q-space program has been scrapped and she’s running ships between Earth, the Moon and Mars. Jen is approached by Paul Loran, a mathematical prodigy haunted by the same disappearance that shattered her life.
Paul unveils a he knows what happened to the Explorer and seeks Jen's aid in resurrecting their families’ dream. Together, they embark on a perilous journey aboard Quantum 1, humanity's new hope for reaching the stars. But their mission of exploration soon turns deadly as the crew finds themselves face-to-carapace with the Kevlu, an alien race set on aggressive intergalactic expansion and technological domination.

Jen, Paul and the crew of the Quantum 1 find unexpected allies in the Alliance Consortium, a coalition of alien species striving for peace amidst looming conflict. Yet, as they negotiate the complexities of Q-space travel and alien diplomacy, they become pawns in a game of galactic intrigue where allies may be enemies and the true stakes are nothing less than the fate of Earth itself. In a universe where first contact sparks terrorism and ancient rivalries threaten to ignite war, Jen and her crew must tread carefully to secure humanity's place among the stars.

408 pages, Paperback

Published November 8, 2024

About the author

Mark Terry is the author of the Derek Stillwater thrillers, THE DEVIL'S PITCHFORK, THE SERPENT'S KISS, and THE FALLEN, as well as several standalone thrillers, including DIRTY DEEDS, CATFISH GURU, and DANCING IN THE DARK. Born in Flint, Michigan in 1964, he graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in microbiology and public health, which has informed his Derek Stillwater thrillers and other fiction. After spending 18 years working in clinical genetics, he turned to writing full time. When not writing or reading, Mark Terry is a gym rat, lifting weights, biking, running, kayaking, studying Sanchin-Ryu karate, and playing the guitar. Otherwise he spends his time with his wife and two sons in Michigan.