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Pluto's Ghost: Encounter Edition
YOU CAN'T CALL FOR HELP WHEN YOU'RE THREE BILLION MILES FROM EARTH.
On August 25th, 2012, the Voyager 1 probe crossed into interstellar space. It contained a "golden record" with sounds, pictures, and greetings from earth.
On March 15th, 2013, NASA received a transmission from the spacecraft that said: "Hello. We received your golden record. Let's meet."
Now, internationally bestselling author B.C.CHASE invites you on a daring first contact mission into deep space with five intrepid astronauts, one spunky cosmonaut, and a seventy-five-year-old truck driver. This is the riveting expanded edition of the number one bestselling first contact novel on Amazon.com with over twice as much edge-of-your-seat suspense as before and a stunning new conclusion that will leave you gasping for breath.
Editor: Gayle W. Herde, Ph.D.
"A FAST-PACED, EXCITING, AND SUSPENSEFUL THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP READERS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS. FOUR OF FOUR STARS."
-ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG
"SOMETIMES DIFFERENT IS BETTER. THAT'S THE CASE HERE. ...FAST AND FUN."
-THE OKLAHOMAN
"CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE'S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER'S HEAD IS FANTASTIC."
-SCIFIANDSCARY.COM
B.C.CHASE is the internationally bestselling author of the Paradeisia Trilogy, which critics have hailed as one of the greatest franchises of our time.* His electrifying talent for combining the latest in scientific breakthroughs with edge-of-your-seat thrills has earned him a reputation as a master of suspense. Amazon has named him among its top 10 Sci-fi authors. Visit the official website at bcchase.com for a chance to win free books.
"CHASE'S CLEAN, FLOWING PROSE AND BRIGHT SENSE OF HUMOR LIVEN UP A TALE."
-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CRITIC
"INCREDIBLY WELL-WRITTEN."
-EBOOKS ADDICT
"CHASE KEEPS US GUESSING UNTIL THE END."
-ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG
"B.C.CHASE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING AN AUTHOR OF AUTHORITY."
GRADY HARP, VINE VOICE
"CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE'S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER'S HEAD IS FANTASTIC."
-SCIFIANDSCARY.COM
"ONE HELL OF A RIDE."
-THRILLERKAT REVIEWS
"IN TRUE CRICHTON STYLE, CHASE TAKES ELEMENTS OF KNOWN SCIENCE, EXPLORES THEIR EXTREME POTENTIAL, AND BUILDS A MYSTERY AROUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES."
-AMAZON.COM
On August 25th, 2012, the Voyager 1 probe crossed into interstellar space. It contained a "golden record" with sounds, pictures, and greetings from earth.
On March 15th, 2013, NASA received a transmission from the spacecraft that said: "Hello. We received your golden record. Let's meet."
Now, internationally bestselling author B.C.CHASE invites you on a daring first contact mission into deep space with five intrepid astronauts, one spunky cosmonaut, and a seventy-five-year-old truck driver. This is the riveting expanded edition of the number one bestselling first contact novel on Amazon.com with over twice as much edge-of-your-seat suspense as before and a stunning new conclusion that will leave you gasping for breath.
Editor: Gayle W. Herde, Ph.D.
"A FAST-PACED, EXCITING, AND SUSPENSEFUL THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP READERS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS. FOUR OF FOUR STARS."
-ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG
"SOMETIMES DIFFERENT IS BETTER. THAT'S THE CASE HERE. ...FAST AND FUN."
-THE OKLAHOMAN
"CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE'S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER'S HEAD IS FANTASTIC."
-SCIFIANDSCARY.COM
B.C.CHASE is the internationally bestselling author of the Paradeisia Trilogy, which critics have hailed as one of the greatest franchises of our time.* His electrifying talent for combining the latest in scientific breakthroughs with edge-of-your-seat thrills has earned him a reputation as a master of suspense. Amazon has named him among its top 10 Sci-fi authors. Visit the official website at bcchase.com for a chance to win free books.
"CHASE'S CLEAN, FLOWING PROSE AND BRIGHT SENSE OF HUMOR LIVEN UP A TALE."
-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CRITIC
"INCREDIBLY WELL-WRITTEN."
-EBOOKS ADDICT
"CHASE KEEPS US GUESSING UNTIL THE END."
-ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG
"B.C.CHASE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING AN AUTHOR OF AUTHORITY."
GRADY HARP, VINE VOICE
"CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE'S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER'S HEAD IS FANTASTIC."
-SCIFIANDSCARY.COM
"ONE HELL OF A RIDE."
-THRILLERKAT REVIEWS
"IN TRUE CRICHTON STYLE, CHASE TAKES ELEMENTS OF KNOWN SCIENCE, EXPLORES THEIR EXTREME POTENTIAL, AND BUILDS A MYSTERY AROUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES."
-AMAZON.COM
388 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 17, 2018
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B.C.CHASE is the internationally bestselling author of the Paradeisia Trilogy, which critics have hailed as one of the greatest franchises of our time.* His electrifying talent for combining the latest in scientific breakthroughs with edge-of-your-seat thrills has earned him a reputation as a master of suspense. Amazon has named him among its top 10 Sci-fi authors.
"COMPULSIVELY READABLE...PACKED WITH MYSTERIES AND SURPRISES...ENOUGH DETAIL TO THRILL FANS OF THE MARTIAN."
-HUGO AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TIM PRATT
“IRREVERENT HUMOR…VIVID…MEMORABLE…AS ORIGINAL AS IT CAN GET.”
–PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CRITIC
“CHASE’S CLEAN, FLOWING PROSE AND BRIGHT SENSE OF HUMOR LIVEN UP A TALE.”
–BOOKLIFE PRIZE QUARTER FINALIST
“FAST AND FUN.”
–THE OKLAHOMAN
“INCREDIBLY WELL-WRITTEN.”
–EBOOKS ADDICT
“CHASE KEEPS US GUESSING UNTIL THE END.”
–ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG
“B.C.CHASE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING AN AUTHOR OF AUTHORITY.”
GRADY HARP, VINE VOICE
“CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE’S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER’S HEAD IS FANTASTIC.”
–SCIFIANDSCARY.COM
“CHASE HAS MASTERED THE ART OF WRITING SUSPENSE.”
L.A. HOWELL
“ONE HELL OF A RIDE.”
-THRILLERKAT REVIEWS
“IN TRUE CRICHTON STYLE, CHASE TAKES ELEMENTS OF KNOWN SCIENCE, EXPLORES THEIR EXTREME POTENTIAL, AND BUILDS A MYSTERY AROUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.”
-AMAZON.COM
Fiction:
Leviathan
Santa Claus: The King of the Elves Abridged Children’s Edition
Santa Claus: The King of the Elves
Glass: A Motion Picture Script
Paradeisia: Origin of Paradise
Paradeisia: Violation of Paradise
Paradeisia: Fall of Paradise
Pluto’s Ghost
Cataton
*Epub.us
B.C.CHASE is the internationally bestselling author of the Paradeisia Trilogy, which critics have hailed as one of the greatest franchises of our time.* His electrifying talent for combining the latest in scientific breakthroughs with edge-of-your-seat thrills has earned him a reputation as a master of suspense. Amazon has named him among its top 10 Sci-fi authors.
"COMPULSIVELY READABLE...PACKED WITH MYSTERIES AND SURPRISES...ENOUGH DETAIL TO THRILL FANS OF THE MARTIAN."
-HUGO AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TIM PRATT
“IRREVERENT HUMOR…VIVID…MEMORABLE…AS ORIGINAL AS IT CAN GET.”
–PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CRITIC
“CHASE’S CLEAN, FLOWING PROSE AND BRIGHT SENSE OF HUMOR LIVEN UP A TALE.”
–BOOKLIFE PRIZE QUARTER FINALIST
“FAST AND FUN.”
–THE OKLAHOMAN
“INCREDIBLY WELL-WRITTEN.”
–EBOOKS ADDICT
“CHASE KEEPS US GUESSING UNTIL THE END.”
–ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG
“B.C.CHASE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING AN AUTHOR OF AUTHORITY.”
GRADY HARP, VINE VOICE
“CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE’S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER’S HEAD IS FANTASTIC.”
–SCIFIANDSCARY.COM
“CHASE HAS MASTERED THE ART OF WRITING SUSPENSE.”
L.A. HOWELL
“ONE HELL OF A RIDE.”
-THRILLERKAT REVIEWS
“IN TRUE CRICHTON STYLE, CHASE TAKES ELEMENTS OF KNOWN SCIENCE, EXPLORES THEIR EXTREME POTENTIAL, AND BUILDS A MYSTERY AROUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.”
-AMAZON.COM
Fiction:
Leviathan
Santa Claus: The King of the Elves Abridged Children’s Edition
Santa Claus: The King of the Elves
Glass: A Motion Picture Script
Paradeisia: Origin of Paradise
Paradeisia: Violation of Paradise
Paradeisia: Fall of Paradise
Pluto’s Ghost
Cataton
*Epub.us
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December 6, 2018
Fast-paced, funny, smart...
January 30, 2021
Concept and Imagination 4 Stars - Execution 2 Stars
A fun fast-paced sci-fi "thriller" with a narrative style owning a lot to The Martian.
With one of the most unlikely Astronaut-heroes ever and a truly imaginative first contact concept, we are of to a good start.
The story is 100 % told from the view-point of our unlikely old-timer astronaut, with a "witty" inner dialogue and down to earth remarks, true to a 70 year old American truck driver.
Unfortunately the writing is a bit clunky and several placed i had to retrace a sentence to make sense of it, there are also some major plot holes only covered by the fast pace of the narrative.
A fun read that could have been so much more with some proper rework and editing.
A fun fast-paced sci-fi "thriller" with a narrative style owning a lot to The Martian.
With one of the most unlikely Astronaut-heroes ever and a truly imaginative first contact concept, we are of to a good start.
The story is 100 % told from the view-point of our unlikely old-timer astronaut, with a "witty" inner dialogue and down to earth remarks, true to a 70 year old American truck driver.
Unfortunately the writing is a bit clunky and several placed i had to retrace a sentence to make sense of it, there are also some major plot holes only covered by the fast pace of the narrative.
A fun read that could have been so much more with some proper rework and editing.
September 23, 2019
SO THRILLING TO READ, I forgive any plot holes and premise fails. Yes, there was a point that I thought author B.C. Chase had written himself into a corner, but by the end, I was actually crying (mascara running-type crying). I loved the idea of a 75-year-old astronaut, and his perspective on the astronaut experience as an “outsider.” Made me feel like I was right there with him. I shared his confusion and awe for the science and spectacle of space travel.
Chase certainly did his homework when crafting this book. His research and list of sources was impressive, and made the space station and astronaut experience feel real and tremendously exciting. What was missing, for me anyway, was an equal/balanced research effort into the AI element to make it more plausible. Why was NASA not able to determine the source of the invitation message? Why are the astronauts so slow to grow suspicious with a billion-to-one failure rate coincidences? Why does a 75-yr-old brain have “better” memories than a genius astronaut’s brain? What did Pluto have to do with ANY of it, after all?
The story was creative, suspenseful, awe-inspiring, and heart-rending. So, even though I thought the plot was getting a little off-kilter towards the end, I still enjoyed the ride (read) 100%. In my heart, I wanted Jim’s kind-heartedness (love) to win in the end. Certainly, love triumphed, but what about Jim? I hung in there all the way through to the Epilogue, and I still don’t know. But at least, I have hope?
Chase certainly did his homework when crafting this book. His research and list of sources was impressive, and made the space station and astronaut experience feel real and tremendously exciting. What was missing, for me anyway, was an equal/balanced research effort into the AI element to make it more plausible. Why was NASA not able to determine the source of the invitation message? Why are the astronauts so slow to grow suspicious with a billion-to-one failure rate coincidences? Why does a 75-yr-old brain have “better” memories than a genius astronaut’s brain? What did Pluto have to do with ANY of it, after all?
The story was creative, suspenseful, awe-inspiring, and heart-rending. So, even though I thought the plot was getting a little off-kilter towards the end, I still enjoyed the ride (read) 100%. In my heart, I wanted Jim’s kind-heartedness (love) to win in the end. Certainly, love triumphed, but what about Jim? I hung in there all the way through to the Epilogue, and I still don’t know. But at least, I have hope?
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