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The Geronimo Solution
After a deep-space battle with a deadly enemy, the battlecruiser USS Vanguard, a four-hundred-meter-long United States Starship captained by Aragon Brody and his new first officer, Tamyra Corbett, finds itself inexplicably displaced over four hundred years into the past. They now orbit the pre-technology Earth of 1886.
Since time travel has never been done before, they have no idea how it happened. Unfortunately, they have bigger concerns than trying to figure out how they got to the nineteenth century. Having suffered crippling damage in the fight, the huge warship is stuck in a decaying orbit and, unless the crew can make repairs, it will crash to Earth in a matter of weeks.
The ship's repair requires molybdenum, an element found in the mineral molybdenite. According to historical records, molybdenite can be found in the Arizona Territories. After her team is attacked while looking for the mineral, Tamyra realizes they’re going to need help from some people from the nineteenth century.
Not the trusting type, Tamyra will have to learn to trust her life and the lives of Vanguard’s officers and crew to an ex-convict with a dark, mysterious past and a notorious Apache renegade. Unknown to her, the United States Army has just dispatched over five thousand cavalrymen to catch them both!
Since time travel has never been done before, they have no idea how it happened. Unfortunately, they have bigger concerns than trying to figure out how they got to the nineteenth century. Having suffered crippling damage in the fight, the huge warship is stuck in a decaying orbit and, unless the crew can make repairs, it will crash to Earth in a matter of weeks.
The ship's repair requires molybdenum, an element found in the mineral molybdenite. According to historical records, molybdenite can be found in the Arizona Territories. After her team is attacked while looking for the mineral, Tamyra realizes they’re going to need help from some people from the nineteenth century.
Not the trusting type, Tamyra will have to learn to trust her life and the lives of Vanguard’s officers and crew to an ex-convict with a dark, mysterious past and a notorious Apache renegade. Unknown to her, the United States Army has just dispatched over five thousand cavalrymen to catch them both!
676 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 12, 2024
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February 18, 2025
What a read.
This is an expertly crafted, engaging SciFi novel with clearly defined characters and innovative plot lines.
I took one star off because of a handful of grammatical errors (missing closed quotes, missing punctuation) that I wish an editor had caught, as well as the magical invention of tools appearing precisely when a character proves most in need of a specific tool to get them out of a niche situation. These are both things to be expected from a debut novel, but the story is one expected from a seasoned author.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, and as anyone can see, this genre is not one I typically reach for. Smedley did a fantastic job leaving a few threads to spark curiosity, but concluded the main problem established in the beginning of the novel. I'm so very much looking forward to the second and third installments to enter into a new journey with the Vanguard.
This is an expertly crafted, engaging SciFi novel with clearly defined characters and innovative plot lines.
I took one star off because of a handful of grammatical errors (missing closed quotes, missing punctuation) that I wish an editor had caught, as well as the magical invention of tools appearing precisely when a character proves most in need of a specific tool to get them out of a niche situation. These are both things to be expected from a debut novel, but the story is one expected from a seasoned author.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, and as anyone can see, this genre is not one I typically reach for. Smedley did a fantastic job leaving a few threads to spark curiosity, but concluded the main problem established in the beginning of the novel. I'm so very much looking forward to the second and third installments to enter into a new journey with the Vanguard.
February 26, 2025
I enjoyed reading it a lot, except for the ending. It just stopped dead in its tracks. Left me hanging.
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