Black Hole

Colonization #2

by Scott McElhaney

Zane and Sarai had woken the rest of the ship’s crew and they were now ready to see where their long interstellar journey had taken them…
The tropical world known as Kepler Moon Alpha had beckoned mankind to come visit. It called for us to travel nearly twelve light years to explore its lush jungles and to relax on its white sandy beaches. Thousands of images sent from the robotic landers and the unmanned orbital probes fully prepared us for what awaited us in the Tau Ceti system. Thirty-two years later, the first colonization craft arrived and the crew quickly discovered that something had drastically changed. Kepler Moon Alpha was nothing like they expected and they hadn’t come prepared for such a place. The crew of the CP-4 had a decision to make, but the decision was pretty much already made for them. They didn’t have the fuel nor the supplies to return to Earth. They were going to have to somehow make this work.

Colonization Saga:
Kepler Moon Alpha (book 1)
Black Hole (book 2)
The Gateway (book 3)
Valhalla (book 4)
Fossil (book 5)
Warrior of the Myst (book 6)
Warrior of the Myst II (book 7)

Editorial Reviews:
"McElhaney's story telling is deft, well-paced, and with an ear for conversation" ~ Beacon Journal Book Review
"The author does a good job of sucking you into the moment and feeling as if you are the main character. The technology and scenarios are realistic enough for this sci fi fan and if you like a good storyteller Mr. McElhaney knows how to do it." ~Top 50 Amazon Reviewer and Vine Voice Michael Gallagher

Over 250,000 copies of McElhaney's book have been downloaded worldwide!

83 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 11, 2015

About the author

Scott's first novel, Mommy's Choice, was originally published in paperback under the pseudonym Scott Curtis. In under a year on the bookshelves, that novel won the National Christian Choice Book Award for romantic suspense. When Scott moved to a different publisher and started making his novels available to Kindle readers, he returned to his real name and reduced the prices to the absolute minimum allowed by Amazon.
Scott McElhaney currently resides in Ohio with his wife and two sons. He's a Desert Shield veteran of the US Navy, having served on the USS South Carolina CGN-37. Although his books didn't become available to Kindle readers until December 2011, over 250,000 digital copies have been purchased to date and he still maintains a position in the top 100 worldwide in the "Sci-fi Space Opera" category.

Reviews

[Sebastian Mordziol · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this thinking that it could get better after the first book, but it did not improve much. For a colonization mission, these colonists have not been briefed on much - and the discipline that I would expect from people joining such a mission is missing entirely. Also, the main characters do not behave realistically. Some conversations were simply ludicrous for the situations in which they were held. I tried reading it as light scifi, but some things just kept bugging me.

A shame, since the story started getting more interesting towards the end.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part 2 of colonization was significantly different from part 1 for obvious reasons, but still moved the story along, I am enjoying this series as much as the Mystic series if not more so.