Outer Dark

by Paddy Lennon, Miriam Abuin (Editor)

Our first steps outside our solar system may be our last…As a small contingent of pioneers travels to their new home, they’re shocked to find something waiting for them in deep space.With war against an alien race an inevitability, a team of young pilots are recruited to defend Earth. Alice Wu, traumatised survivor. Ellie Weber, amateur historian/world’s greatest strategist. Tenji Yamoto, blue blooded warrior and Martin Hara, overly sarcastic jovial charmer. These four and their comrades in arms are our only hope to stave off devastation.Outnumbered, outclassed, outgunned and running out of time, they must travel to the fringes of our solar system on a dangerous mission to save the world.

370 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 23, 2019

About the author

Paddy Lennon is male, Irish and a reasonably likable person. He has an Honours Degree in Business from Dublin Institute of Technology and has worked in finance for many years, neither of which are relevant to writing novels. He watches an unhealthy amount of television, reads a lot of comics. He also loves martial arts, cooking, Transformers, G.I. Joe and Mass Effect. "Flare" is his first novel and is a pretty enjoyable read.