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Star Ascension #1
Quantum Cheeseburger
Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0728FLSF4
One cheeseburger, with a side of armageddon.
Driving his vintage Jeep down a lonely highway in the New Mexico desert, Chris, an ordinary guy with a horrible boss, makes a terrible mistake. He stops at a roadside burger shack for lunch. Disaster ensues. He barely escapes with his life. And, unknown to him, something else.
Now Earth military, mercenaries, and three races of aliens are hunting him.
All of them gunning for a power that will determine the fate of Earth. Along with the fate of six alien races locked in a simmering conflict that threatens to break out into all-out war.
A power that could unlock incredible technological secrets of a long dead alien race. A power Chris must learn how to control. A power he must learn how to use if Earth is to survive.
First, Chris must figure out who his real friends are.
Right now, everyone looks like the enemy.
The wild and funny first novel in the Star Ascension series.
One cheeseburger, with a side of armageddon.
Driving his vintage Jeep down a lonely highway in the New Mexico desert, Chris, an ordinary guy with a horrible boss, makes a terrible mistake. He stops at a roadside burger shack for lunch. Disaster ensues. He barely escapes with his life. And, unknown to him, something else.
Now Earth military, mercenaries, and three races of aliens are hunting him.
All of them gunning for a power that will determine the fate of Earth. Along with the fate of six alien races locked in a simmering conflict that threatens to break out into all-out war.
A power that could unlock incredible technological secrets of a long dead alien race. A power Chris must learn how to control. A power he must learn how to use if Earth is to survive.
First, Chris must figure out who his real friends are.
Right now, everyone looks like the enemy.
The wild and funny first novel in the Star Ascension series.
384 pages, ebook
Published May 19, 2017
116 people are currently reading
61 people want to read
About the author
Jeremy Michelson
36 books1 followerFearless, globe spanning adventurer.
Tireless, Nobel Prize winning peace advocate.
Stunningly handsome master of disco dancing.
Jeremy Michelson is none of these things.
Not even close.
Really, he considers it a fantastic day when he finds a ripe avocado at the supermarket.
Mmmm…guacamole.
In a previous career, Jeremy Michelson worked at a small town weekly newspaper. It was his privilege to report on the odd, the unusual, and the occasionally terrifying aspects of life in a rural area.
These days Jeremy lives in a much larger city in the Pacific Northwest. In his spare time he enjoys hiking (the Pacific Northwest has an abundance of beautiful places to hike) and taking photos of nature.
Waterfalls, snowcapped mountains, and trees feature prominently in his photos. Flowers, birds, and criminally adorable chipmunks are also favorite subjects.
Jeremy is the author of the Star Ascension science fiction series, a star spanning tale of humankind’s very bumpy journey from Earth to becoming members of a galactic community of alien races.
He also writes the New Bedlam / Unseen World adventures. An contemporary fantasy collection of novels and stories about a familiar world changed by cataclysm, bordered by a hidden world filled with powerful and unsettling creatures.
Well…he writes these tales when one of the family’s cats aren’t taking a nap on his keyboard.
Come on, cat, I got words to wr–
To find out about upcoming books, or sign up for Jeremy's newsletter go to:
jeremymichelson.com
or Facebook at:
Jeremy Michelson Author
Tireless, Nobel Prize winning peace advocate.
Stunningly handsome master of disco dancing.
Jeremy Michelson is none of these things.
Not even close.
Really, he considers it a fantastic day when he finds a ripe avocado at the supermarket.
Mmmm…guacamole.
In a previous career, Jeremy Michelson worked at a small town weekly newspaper. It was his privilege to report on the odd, the unusual, and the occasionally terrifying aspects of life in a rural area.
These days Jeremy lives in a much larger city in the Pacific Northwest. In his spare time he enjoys hiking (the Pacific Northwest has an abundance of beautiful places to hike) and taking photos of nature.
Waterfalls, snowcapped mountains, and trees feature prominently in his photos. Flowers, birds, and criminally adorable chipmunks are also favorite subjects.
Jeremy is the author of the Star Ascension science fiction series, a star spanning tale of humankind’s very bumpy journey from Earth to becoming members of a galactic community of alien races.
He also writes the New Bedlam / Unseen World adventures. An contemporary fantasy collection of novels and stories about a familiar world changed by cataclysm, bordered by a hidden world filled with powerful and unsettling creatures.
Well…he writes these tales when one of the family’s cats aren’t taking a nap on his keyboard.
Come on, cat, I got words to wr–
To find out about upcoming books, or sign up for Jeremy's newsletter go to:
jeremymichelson.com
or Facebook at:
Jeremy Michelson Author
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May 25, 2019
Chris & Liz
Chris stops at Guydoro's Burger Shack for a cheeseburger with chiles on his way from his job at Sandia Labs on his way to make a delivery to Holoman AFB for his boss Professor Kinkad. While esting he is attacked by secret agents and an alien. His burger has been doses by them with something unknown, which seems to impact his abilities.
After escaping Chiris meets several somewhat strange people, including Liz.
Characterization and plotting are good.
Chris stops at Guydoro's Burger Shack for a cheeseburger with chiles on his way from his job at Sandia Labs on his way to make a delivery to Holoman AFB for his boss Professor Kinkad. While esting he is attacked by secret agents and an alien. His burger has been doses by them with something unknown, which seems to impact his abilities.
After escaping Chiris meets several somewhat strange people, including Liz.
Characterization and plotting are good.
April 15, 2022
Fun read
Fun way to spend a few hours. Knowing some of the land being described was like old home week covering Albuquerque down to White Sands and going up to Cloud drift and visiting the Sunspot solar observatory (I heard rumors it was shut down, I hope not).
Fun way to spend a few hours. Knowing some of the land being described was like old home week covering Albuquerque down to White Sands and going up to Cloud drift and visiting the Sunspot solar observatory (I heard rumors it was shut down, I hope not).
June 10, 2024
This sci-fi book is utterly ridiculous in all the best ways. It really was like reading a Douglas Adams book. Even the scary parts had funny stuck in them - enough to make me laugh out loud on several occasions (and even snort once). I loved the characters and the descriptions of them. The world building was excellent, too; lots of descriptors, but not so much that you get taken out of the story.
Read this if you want a light-hearted tale that will make you laugh and forget about life for awhile.
Read this if you want a light-hearted tale that will make you laugh and forget about life for awhile.
August 25, 2020
Space hero comedy
This is a snarky adventure of aliens and space battles and betrayal. A hapless tech gets caught up in a plot to destroy the world by the supposedly friendly aliens who made first contact. It’s got some strong language (e.g. one of the characters can’t speak without cussing), but the tone is light and sarcastic, not dark and grim.
This is a snarky adventure of aliens and space battles and betrayal. A hapless tech gets caught up in a plot to destroy the world by the supposedly friendly aliens who made first contact. It’s got some strong language (e.g. one of the characters can’t speak without cussing), but the tone is light and sarcastic, not dark and grim.
November 25, 2025
No cheeseburger in paradise.
This was a very good story. If it was not for the grammatical errors, I may have given it 5 stars. Editing is a must in this situation. The transitions are very good. The story lines flows relatively even and the characters are relatable. Keep up the good work. I would read more from this author.
This was a very good story. If it was not for the grammatical errors, I may have given it 5 stars. Editing is a must in this situation. The transitions are very good. The story lines flows relatively even and the characters are relatable. Keep up the good work. I would read more from this author.
March 5, 2019
Don't be out off by the books name
This is a fast paced, humorous, seat of your pants ride, with plenty of twists and turns, double & triple agents, aliens both good bad ones and bad good ones and just plain bad ones.
This is a fast paced, humorous, seat of your pants ride, with plenty of twists and turns, double & triple agents, aliens both good bad ones and bad good ones and just plain bad ones.
May 21, 2024
Enjoyable!
What a bumbler.lots of miscalculation s but it turns out so good! I'm reading the next book to find out if its just as fun. This isn't my usual genre but we all need breaks sometimes!
What a bumbler.lots of miscalculation s but it turns out so good! I'm reading the next book to find out if its just as fun. This isn't my usual genre but we all need breaks sometimes!
August 22, 2024
Rollicking good fun
I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I can attest to the power of Hatch Green Chile. This book was a fun read. Great Escapist literature. Parts of it had me laughing out loud. And that was all I could ask of a book.
I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I can attest to the power of Hatch Green Chile. This book was a fun read. Great Escapist literature. Parts of it had me laughing out loud. And that was all I could ask of a book.
September 16, 2024
Entertaining book. Enjoyed the content, however more typos, missing or misplaced words than I could count. This became very distracting. I would suggest that it be reviewed for these errors because it was a fun read.
November 19, 2019
Ok book
Ok book to read but boring the main character does stupid things over and over kinda gets old ..almost finished this book but was not interested to finish
Ok book to read but boring the main character does stupid things over and over kinda gets old ..almost finished this book but was not interested to finish
May 14, 2024
Fasten your seat belt.
There is a bumpy road ahead. This is quit as ride. Shades of Hitchets Guide to the Galaxy. Plenty of adventure and humor.
There is a bumpy road ahead. This is quit as ride. Shades of Hitchets Guide to the Galaxy. Plenty of adventure and humor.
June 22, 2024
I enjoyed the voice of the main character as he works so hard to figure out what's happened to him.
August 13, 2024
Great story but...
Too many typos. It was a great story and could have been 5 star rating, except for those typos that distracted me from the story telling.
Too many typos. It was a great story and could have been 5 star rating, except for those typos that distracted me from the story telling.
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