Project Charon 1: Re-Entry: A Space Opera Adventure

by Morton Blake

Forcefully retired from a top-secret military project. Can she save humanity from itself?

On the backwater world of Cayelle, Tina Freeman runs a shop with her son Rex: fifteen years old, half-human, half-android with a massive chip on his shoulder about having been born without arms or legs.

The shop makes a modest profit, but when a creditor turns up wanting his money back, everything goes pear-shaped. 

She needs money, and needs it fast. Another creditor is impossible to find. That leaves her one option: to return to the world she fled fifteen years ago and Kelso Space Station, where her spaceship has languished for over fifteen years, and finally sell the thing.

Tina worked as scientific officer in the Federacy Force’s top secret Project Charon, and was forced out when she rang alarm bells about particles that escaped out of a rift to another universe.

As it turns out, the alien dust has been infecting people in her absence, causing profound changes in human behaviour.

When Tina re-surfaces at Kelso, her presence is a threat to those who still defend the project, including her ex-husband, and they want to shut her up, but her continued silence may well mean the end of civilisation.

Genres: Science Fiction

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 9, 2019

About the author

aka Patty Jansen

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Space faring geese and sentient cacti!
What fun this book was to read. It probably wasn't written intending the reader to laugh as much as I did, but first, we had the cacti, semi sentient and definitely knowing what they liked! I absolutely loved this idea and will pay more attention to my plants in future! Then, later in the story, there are the geese. Well, that had me laughing too.
In between these great bits of writing there is a story of a great mother and her disabled child - who any mother will recognise is in his delightful teenage years. Being disabled, very drastically, enables the use and description of his 'harness', an exoskeleton which enables him to function and move around. But also gives his mother some other less delightful moments that are written with care and understanding, and any parent would recognise this.
However, this does set up the pair to be quite an interesting duo when trouble finds them, which it certainly does.
Did I enjoy this book enough to recommend it to you? Well, I can't wait for the next book, so I think that says it all.

[Marti · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. Tina (Mom) and Rex, her disabled son, are interesting, well developed characters. There is a dangerous mystery to be solved (Why are bad guys after Tina and her sentient cacti?) and lots of action. My only negative comment is that the mystery does not get solved and the book just stops ... and that’s a pretty big deal. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to the next in series.

[Angela Toney · Rating 5 out of 5]

A scifi adventure with intriguing characters.

A scifi adventure with intriguing characters and questions. I enjoyed the writing and plotting . Hope to read more books by this author.

[Bill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story of a mom and her son, who live on a back water planet. turns out she was involved in a CERN project that opened a rift to another universe

[Tony Fecteau · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was great but for some reason I found the plot really slow. It was difficult to read through until the end.

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the first novel in a series this is a great introduction. While the ending was a fine break point, this story is not complete in itself. It is not clear why an author pseudonym is used.

[The Mysterious Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t know why Patty Jansen chose the orb name Morton Blake for this book (Morton is actually a name I’m fond of thanks to having a much beloved Uncle Morty) but this queen of sci-fi under any name clearly shows her mastery of Space Opera adventure in Project Charon: Re-Entry. This is s rollicking fun tale. Tina Freeman may have a tough path to follow once she re-emerges but when there’s a need to “save humanity from itself” she’s perfect for the job, and we readers get the benefit. And that’s not even counting the interplay with her disabled half-android Rex, which is wonderfully genuine even if in a far future setting. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend.

[William Scarborough · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kind of slow to start BUT....

...after you get into it you discover why. This has the making of a really good series. Also, dont get hung up on the use of "harness" ; it's a term used for exoskeleton.

[Morene · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book!! It was different and oh so interesting!! Can't wait to read the next one, which I have pre-ordered!! Keep up the good work. Thanks.