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Colony Ship Conestoga #2
Marooned on the Conestoga
Jerome and Cammarry, the adventurers from Earth are trapped on the wrecked derelict of the once enormous generational ship. It is in orbit around a mysterious and unknown planet, but most of its systems have failed, and life is barely managing to survive. All eight of the huge biological habitats, the places where food and people were to thrive are missing. Did they make planet fall? Were they destroyed? Where are the people who once populated the Colony Ship Conestoga? Cammarry and Jerome, along with Sandie their artificial intelligence system, work to investigate the wreck. What will they discover? What dangerous await? Are they marooned on the Conestoga? Can they find some way to escape? And if there is a way to escape, where do they go?Book 2 of the Colony Ship Conestoga series.
264 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 6, 2015
About the author
John Thornton
208 books22 followersJohn Thornton will just write this autobiography.
Hi everyone,
Well over THREE MILLION pages have been read in my books through Kindle Unlimited. 3,337,679 as of August 12, 2026.
Thank you!
None of my books were produced using any form of artificial intelligence (AI). None of my book's artwork was created by means of AI.
And the books are out in audio format done by excellent, professional narrators! Please check out those options! The narrators have done a superb job. All of the books in the Colony Ship Universe will be made into audio books. I sure hope you listen to those.
As to me, I have read science fiction since I was a small child. For over thirty years I have been making notes, writing outlines, and drawing deck plans of various colony ship. These jumbled ideas have finally coalesced into book form in my writing.
I guess I was inspired by many works in sci-fi which cover the idea of colony ships. Damon Knight's "The World and Thorinn" and Robert Heinlein's "Orphans of the Sky" showed me how bizarre and interesting a generational space ship environment could be and how so much could go horribly wrong. Those books, and many others in that same genre, have given me hours of pleasure in reading. There also have been board games and video games which cover similar situations. There are so many variations on the lost colony ship theme it almost seems like a trope. So, now I have added my own contributions to this genre of adventure fiction.
I worked as an RN for 10 years in various critical care units—cardiac, surgical, and medical. I saw lots of people die, and I also listened to some really amazing people share their life stories with me. I have worked part-time as a visitation pastor for my church for twenty years now.
I graduated from a variety of colleges, all of which helped shape and mold me into what I am today. After finishing a doctoral degree, I decided to focus on informal educational endeavors. I still love to learn.
I enjoy reading very much. I read all kinds of literature (romance, mystery, historical fiction, science fiction, dystopias, post-apocalyptic, fantasy, theology texts, to how-to books). Did I miss any genres? Oh, here is a pet peeve of mine. Science fiction and fantasy are SEPARATE GENRES! Forgive me for yelling, but I am sick of seeing two unique genres lumped all together under “speculative fiction.” To me, and I could be wrong, but putting fantasy and science fiction in the same box is like putting romance novels in with erotica.
And as you may be about to discover, I also like to write.
My first project was the Colony Ship Eschaton series, which is finished with its ten books.
The second project was a parallel series, The Colony Ship Vanguard. That series is finished with eight books.
The third series is the Colony Ship Conestoga, which is complete with eight books.
One of my books is somewhat different. Hey, some people will say all my books are different, and I think they do not mean that in a good way. Well anyway, “The Battle on the Marathon” is written in first person. That book is stand-alone work, and while it is in the same universe as the other works, is not as directly connected as are the other series. Or is it? Well, check it out and let me know.
The Colony Ship Trailblazer is a great addition to the Colony Ship Universe. The eight book series is complete, and the entire series is out in audio format.
The Colony Ship Warren is completed with seven books, and lots of plots twists. I think you will like it.
The Colony Ship Zubalamo series is my current work in progress. Pursuit of the Zubalamo is book 1. Fugitives on the Zubalamo is book 2. Ghosts on the Zubalamo is book 3. Prisoners on the Zubalamo is book 4. I am currently (summer of 2026) writing Conflict on the Zubalamo. This series is continuing, and I am not sure how many books it will be.
The Colony Ship Zubalamo has some unexpected twists and plot curves whi
Hi everyone,
Well over THREE MILLION pages have been read in my books through Kindle Unlimited. 3,337,679 as of August 12, 2026.
Thank you!
None of my books were produced using any form of artificial intelligence (AI). None of my book's artwork was created by means of AI.
And the books are out in audio format done by excellent, professional narrators! Please check out those options! The narrators have done a superb job. All of the books in the Colony Ship Universe will be made into audio books. I sure hope you listen to those.
As to me, I have read science fiction since I was a small child. For over thirty years I have been making notes, writing outlines, and drawing deck plans of various colony ship. These jumbled ideas have finally coalesced into book form in my writing.
I guess I was inspired by many works in sci-fi which cover the idea of colony ships. Damon Knight's "The World and Thorinn" and Robert Heinlein's "Orphans of the Sky" showed me how bizarre and interesting a generational space ship environment could be and how so much could go horribly wrong. Those books, and many others in that same genre, have given me hours of pleasure in reading. There also have been board games and video games which cover similar situations. There are so many variations on the lost colony ship theme it almost seems like a trope. So, now I have added my own contributions to this genre of adventure fiction.
I worked as an RN for 10 years in various critical care units—cardiac, surgical, and medical. I saw lots of people die, and I also listened to some really amazing people share their life stories with me. I have worked part-time as a visitation pastor for my church for twenty years now.
I graduated from a variety of colleges, all of which helped shape and mold me into what I am today. After finishing a doctoral degree, I decided to focus on informal educational endeavors. I still love to learn.
I enjoy reading very much. I read all kinds of literature (romance, mystery, historical fiction, science fiction, dystopias, post-apocalyptic, fantasy, theology texts, to how-to books). Did I miss any genres? Oh, here is a pet peeve of mine. Science fiction and fantasy are SEPARATE GENRES! Forgive me for yelling, but I am sick of seeing two unique genres lumped all together under “speculative fiction.” To me, and I could be wrong, but putting fantasy and science fiction in the same box is like putting romance novels in with erotica.
And as you may be about to discover, I also like to write.
My first project was the Colony Ship Eschaton series, which is finished with its ten books.
The second project was a parallel series, The Colony Ship Vanguard. That series is finished with eight books.
The third series is the Colony Ship Conestoga, which is complete with eight books.
One of my books is somewhat different. Hey, some people will say all my books are different, and I think they do not mean that in a good way. Well anyway, “The Battle on the Marathon” is written in first person. That book is stand-alone work, and while it is in the same universe as the other works, is not as directly connected as are the other series. Or is it? Well, check it out and let me know.
The Colony Ship Trailblazer is a great addition to the Colony Ship Universe. The eight book series is complete, and the entire series is out in audio format.
The Colony Ship Warren is completed with seven books, and lots of plots twists. I think you will like it.
The Colony Ship Zubalamo series is my current work in progress. Pursuit of the Zubalamo is book 1. Fugitives on the Zubalamo is book 2. Ghosts on the Zubalamo is book 3. Prisoners on the Zubalamo is book 4. I am currently (summer of 2026) writing Conflict on the Zubalamo. This series is continuing, and I am not sure how many books it will be.
The Colony Ship Zubalamo has some unexpected twists and plot curves whi
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August 19, 2018
The continuing adventures of Jerome and Cammerry on the wreck that is the Conestoga keep the reader on their toes. Our heros search for answers and each other as they make their way through the needle ship and down to one of the habitats that made planet fall. It seems each answer just leads to more questions and a little more adventure than they bargained for. Over all an enjoyable read.
January 26, 2018
( Format : Audiobook )
How so prepare a rat for dinner.
Jerome and Cammarri have travelled from earth to the huge Colony ship Conestoga in the hope of saving the inhabitants of the fast failing Dome 17, home of the few remaining humans on the planet. But it seemed almost abandoned with a strange plant life growing over the internal surfaces. The teleported system is set up but no signal to Dome 17 can be established. Leaving Sandie, their A.I., to continue to try to contact Earth, the couple set off with the one person they had found, a strange man who calls then wizards, to explore the ship and find others on the ship. But something is wrong: Cammarri is consumed with an angry determination to save the people of Dome 17, an anger which threatens them both.
Another imaginative story set in the Colony ship world by author, John Thornton, in which two technologically advanced travellers are confronted with societies very different from their own. This one is no less colourful than the others in the sister books but, for this reader, was marred by the often unreasonable and constantly angry outbursts by one of them. This was further exacerbated by the narration of Paul Hikari whose emotional rendering of the text was often loudly bellicose whenever such outbursts were indicated by the text. But his reading was, nevertheless,good with a good pacing and intonation and very distinctive character voices, especially that of Sandie, the A.I. He has a fine singing voice, too, in the brief moment this is called for, but his laughter for the irritating Kin was sheer madness.
Another enjoyable adventure. Perhaps it did not make me hold my breath in expectation of what happens next but I certainly want to read on in this intriguing series. And I really want to find out what did happen in Dome 17.
How so prepare a rat for dinner.
Jerome and Cammarri have travelled from earth to the huge Colony ship Conestoga in the hope of saving the inhabitants of the fast failing Dome 17, home of the few remaining humans on the planet. But it seemed almost abandoned with a strange plant life growing over the internal surfaces. The teleported system is set up but no signal to Dome 17 can be established. Leaving Sandie, their A.I., to continue to try to contact Earth, the couple set off with the one person they had found, a strange man who calls then wizards, to explore the ship and find others on the ship. But something is wrong: Cammarri is consumed with an angry determination to save the people of Dome 17, an anger which threatens them both.
Another imaginative story set in the Colony ship world by author, John Thornton, in which two technologically advanced travellers are confronted with societies very different from their own. This one is no less colourful than the others in the sister books but, for this reader, was marred by the often unreasonable and constantly angry outbursts by one of them. This was further exacerbated by the narration of Paul Hikari whose emotional rendering of the text was often loudly bellicose whenever such outbursts were indicated by the text. But his reading was, nevertheless,good with a good pacing and intonation and very distinctive character voices, especially that of Sandie, the A.I. He has a fine singing voice, too, in the brief moment this is called for, but his laughter for the irritating Kin was sheer madness.
Another enjoyable adventure. Perhaps it did not make me hold my breath in expectation of what happens next but I certainly want to read on in this intriguing series. And I really want to find out what did happen in Dome 17.
August 28, 2023
Only the beginnings.
I’ve started with Eschaton series by the author John Thornton which was awesome the Conestoga series is much worst but it’s only the beginning so hopefully it will eventually become just as good as the Colony Ship Eschaton series then it will all be worth it.
Paul Hikari narrated this book pretty good for each of the characters in this story.
Oded Ostfeld.
I’ve started with Eschaton series by the author John Thornton which was awesome the Conestoga series is much worst but it’s only the beginning so hopefully it will eventually become just as good as the Colony Ship Eschaton series then it will all be worth it.
Paul Hikari narrated this book pretty good for each of the characters in this story.
Oded Ostfeld.
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