Pegasus Colony

People of Akiane #1

by Phyllis Moore

Jessica was looking for a new life. She got more than she bargain for.Jessica Hewitt wanted to flee from her life and everyone who knew her. She joined the WSC Space Force and volunteered for the Akiane Project.The round trip to Pegasus Colony on the planet Akiane in the Pegasus Constellation will take thirteen years and four months, plenty of time for her head to clear and for people to forget her. Once she returned home, she could start over anonymously.She did not expect to be commissioned as Earth’s first Galactic Ambassador to a colony isolated from Earth for over 300 years. Jessica mission is to reunite Pegasus Colony with its home planet.If she succeeds, she will become a worldwide household name, not just on Earth but on its four Solar Colonies as well. So much for anonymity.If she fails, she will be responsible for Earth’s first galactic takeover.

Looking for your next great adventure? This is it.

Genres: Science Fiction

282 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2014

About the author

Phyllis Moore’s Bio

I travel by the power of my imagination to far away planets where people are still dealing with insecurity, rejection, and love. I travel to worlds where physics yield to magic and anything can happen.

I’m a Christian who likes to read and write family friendly science fiction and fantasy. I also read mysteries and young adult novels.

I write for those who love to read, but who are too busy to read a 600-page novel. I write novellas that can be read in a few days. I will take you to far away alien planets where people are still dealing with insecurity, rejection, and love. I'll take you to worlds where physics yield to magic and anything can happen.

Looking for your next adventure, ride along with Phyllis Moore MythRider.

Reviews

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a science fiction book. If you have ever dreamed of travelling into space you will love the adventure that Phyllis Moore will take you to; 300 and 18 years ago, "World Space Coalition" to establish Earth's first galactic colony on the planet, Akiane, in the Pegasus Constellation. They were never heard from again. It is up to Lt. Jessica M. Hewitt to negotiate with a rogue colony and if she succeeds, her name will go into history as a hero but on the other hand if she fails her name will go down into her as responsible for the first military galactic takeover, which one do you think will happen? I am not a huge fan of science fiction so it took me longer to want to read this book but I was not disappointed. I was amazed that after the crash that anyone did survive, and losing all contact with Earth made me want to keep reading. The unexpected aspect that I did like was when desperate they have a talk to God, or they say, "Let God Decide?" "We have prayed." To find out the ending of this book you will have to read it to find out. So, do you think that Jessica is ill equipped for the task to unite colonies of difference, even though she was chosen? © 2015 Jackie Paulson

[Rhys Ethan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Pegasus Colony by Phyllis Moore is a great science fiction novel about overcoming cultural differences, politics and evolution. Moore has crafted a story which explores all those issues, but yet makes you feel at home with her characters and their depth. Told from multiple viewpoints, it gives you little pieces of the story one by one and with such a natural flair that you can't put it down. Sure it's got its flaws, but from all the books I've read lately, those flaws shrink to nothingness as they don't overshadow the story and its strength. I'm looking forward to the next installment. Highly recommended.

[Michaela Osiecki · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at Chapter 6 and I'm amazed I made it that far. Too much exposition took away from the immersive feeling of being on an alien world - I prefer discovering versus being told at every turn exactly what's happening and why.

The dialogue felt stilted and unrealistic. And I didn't want to hear one more reference to how much the main character hates the cold and snow. I get that as a fellow Minnesotan we love to complain about the weather but you can't define your whole character around that sentiment.

Which is precisely what Moore did. Shame, because the premise had potential.

[Rhonda Gilliland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't been interested in Sci-Fi since high school, and I was really into it. Fellow Minnesota author has brought me back. I loved the colonization angle. It's hard to believe that a place can be colder than Northern MN. All kinds of strange adaptions take place for these settlers. The story left on a cliffhanger that I immediately plan on jumping into.

[Phyllis Moore]

When I first finished writing Pegasus Colony, I had 138,000 words. I took several chapters out in the hope of writing a smaller book, but the new version started growing as I edited. I put the chapters back into the story, decided the book into a trilogy, and continued writing.

It was a relief to have enough room to tell the entire story.