What do you think?
Rate this book
Bache Loftt #4
The Engineer
The Engineer
Chief Engineer Bache Loftt and his colleague Specialist Zaphir Mye are directed to investigate strange crop yield anomalies on the agricultural planet of Serris Adelaine.
Not a particularly dangerous assignment one would speculate. But when a team of highly trained professional soldiers attempt to murder them both before they can uncover anything, Bache concludes there has to be something more at stake than just the sabotage of grain production.
What he uncovers shocks the GDA to the core and involves an ancient enemy believed to have been wiped out over a millennia ago.
It seems that human races within the galaxy have been infiltrated at the molecular level going back centuries and as the height of the manipulation becomes apparent, Bache has a huge dilemma of who to trust and who are unwittingly in some cases working towards their own annihilation.
Chief Engineer Bache Loftt and his colleague Specialist Zaphir Mye are directed to investigate strange crop yield anomalies on the agricultural planet of Serris Adelaine.
Not a particularly dangerous assignment one would speculate. But when a team of highly trained professional soldiers attempt to murder them both before they can uncover anything, Bache concludes there has to be something more at stake than just the sabotage of grain production.
What he uncovers shocks the GDA to the core and involves an ancient enemy believed to have been wiped out over a millennia ago.
It seems that human races within the galaxy have been infiltrated at the molecular level going back centuries and as the height of the manipulation becomes apparent, Bache has a huge dilemma of who to trust and who are unwittingly in some cases working towards their own annihilation.
276 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 19, 2026
6 people are currently reading
4 people want to read
About the author
Nick Adams
17 books37 followersNick Adams grew up in a small village near Maidstone in Kent, England and right from an early age was a fervent NASA, space and Apollo fan. After watching the first moon landing in 1969 and the subsequent moon missions that followed, he discovered science fiction books and cut his teeth reading Asimov, E. E. Doc Smith and Alan Dean Foster. In more recent times, Andy Weir and Peter F Hamilton to name but two, have joined them on the bookshelves.
After serving in the British Army for several years, Nick became a publican, managing and later owning his own village pubs for a number of years before moving to Brisbane in Australia where he began writing his own space opera, and the Fold series was born.
In late 2018 he returned to the UK, where the next adventures in the series evolved, along with the ‘Bache Loftt’ spin-off series.
Nick writes the kind of stories he would like to read. The Fold Series is set a little in the future and based around upcoming NASA technology. The series features normal everyday people put into extraordinary circumstances, with realistic reactions, humour and language. After all, nobody would say ‘oops’ if a 14km-long alien starship de-cloaked next to them.
Head over to his website to sign up to the Reader Group, and Nick will personally keep you up to date with his bi-monthly newsletters about what novels he’s currently reading, cover reveals, book launch dates and general progress on his current project.
Lastly, don't forget to leave a review if you enjoy the books. It only needs to be a few words and it helps spread the word about these exciting space opera stories.
Find out more at www.nickadamsbooks.com
After serving in the British Army for several years, Nick became a publican, managing and later owning his own village pubs for a number of years before moving to Brisbane in Australia where he began writing his own space opera, and the Fold series was born.
In late 2018 he returned to the UK, where the next adventures in the series evolved, along with the ‘Bache Loftt’ spin-off series.
Nick writes the kind of stories he would like to read. The Fold Series is set a little in the future and based around upcoming NASA technology. The series features normal everyday people put into extraordinary circumstances, with realistic reactions, humour and language. After all, nobody would say ‘oops’ if a 14km-long alien starship de-cloaked next to them.
Head over to his website to sign up to the Reader Group, and Nick will personally keep you up to date with his bi-monthly newsletters about what novels he’s currently reading, cover reveals, book launch dates and general progress on his current project.
Lastly, don't forget to leave a review if you enjoy the books. It only needs to be a few words and it helps spread the word about these exciting space opera stories.
Find out more at www.nickadamsbooks.com
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
No one has reviewed this book yet.