Endeavor

by Scott McElhaney

For all of Vastian’s life, he’d been led to believe that the walls of the multigenerational spacecraft Endeavor marked the true borders of his entire universe. But then he discovers a door that had been sealed for generations. Vastian Fox was born on the Endeavor and as a matter of fact, so were his parents. Even his grandparents had been born on this multigenerational spacecraft that had been built to save the last of the human race. And now, after all these years, there was a light at the end of the tunnel as they approached their new planet in the Kapteyn System. As one of the ship’s navigators, Vastian has a lot of time on his hands while mindlessly monitoring the systems on the bridge twelve hours a day. He also has access to the ship’s computers which wouldn’t pose a problem if he wasn’t also a hacker in his spare time. This leads him to a discovery that doesn’t make any sense. If the numbers are accurate, then the ship is actually many times larger than they’d been led to believe all these many years. Curiosity beckons him to a hidden door that he managed to temporarily unlock via the computer. The problem is, once you walk through that door, there’s no turning back! Brought to you by the international bestselling author of the Mystic Saga, Dominion, Beyond the Event Horizon, Kepler Moon Alpha, and his newest acclaimed series The Ani Maxima Files. With over 250,000 books downloaded worldwide, Scott McElhaney continues to prove that reasonable Kindle prices do not have to mean poor quality. Also check out Saving Brooksie, Hope Rising, One Crazy Summer, and Vestige by McElhaney. EDITORIAL "McElhaney's story telling is deft, well-paced, and with an ear for conversation" ~ Akron 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, Hall of Fame Reviewer, and Vine Voice Michael Gallagher Given 5.0 out of 5 stars over 100 times on Amazon from various readers of the Mystic Saga!

Genres: Science Fiction

154 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2018

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

[Bob · Rating 3 out of 5]

a unique story

⭐️ - awful, probably DNF
⭐️⭐️- didn’t like but not terrible, actually finished it
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - it was ok, passed the time
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - good story, good writing, entertaining, just not great
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - great, could not put it down, excellent writing and story

Should be about a 3.5 star rating. Some editing mishaps, but not too many. The story was a unique approach to the abandonment of earth for a newly settled planet. A lot of plot details were merely ignored. Many unanswered questions. But overall a fun read.

[Christopher Mckinney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another book by the author that didn't disappoint

This is not the first book that I've read by this author. All of his books (including this one) are somewhat short, but that does not imply being short of a good story. Quite the opposite actually.

All of the stories that Mr. McElhaney writea , each has a reacuring theme, which brings a smile each time I read a different story by him. Each has a feel good, wholesome feeling at the end. I so much enjoy his stories.

[Joel Rickert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two different worlds

"Endeavor," by Scott McElhaney has a similar plot to "Orphans of the Sky," by Robert A. Heinlein. The main difference is that the crew don't know about the farmers, and vice-versa. While there's some violence in "Endeavor," it's nothing like "Orphans." I'd call it Juvenile Sci-Fi, and a short story, rather than a novel.

[Sci-Fi Lover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shorter than most of Scott's books, but it still manages to deliver! A nicely told mystery in deep space and could be classified as young adult due to the main character being 17.

[Andy Plonka · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a big fan of outer space fantasy but this one was well done.