Ganymede Rises

Ganymede Rising #3

by Joshua T. Calvert

In Los Angeles, Theodore and his team have no choice but to go into the lion’s den to learn the secrets that have not only destroyed their lives, but perhaps the lives of an entire generation: their road leads to Cerberus. Can he, Jack, Ludwig and Yuna Saki come back with the truth that Rhein Ruhr Industries is determined to keep buried? Once behind enemy lines, they uncover a plot that goes all the way to Ganymede and changes their objective to just one thing: survival.

Meanwhile, on Ganymede, Rachel makes two shocking discoveries that change her mission completely: first, the alien robot has transmitted instructions that make the crew very nervous; second, the ground team has to face the fact that they are not the only ones out there in the darkness of the Jupiter system. She, Patrick and Julie begin a desperate race to unravel the mysteries of the white rings and discover what the robot is really after.

Genres: Science Fiction

Kindle Edition

Published September 15, 2021

About the author

Joshua T. Calvert has traveled the world--on foot, by Jeep, by bicycle, by motorcycle, and lots of other ways besides. As you might imagine, he's seen many things most people never see - including an Iranian prison cell, from the inside! In Kyrgyzstan, he fared slightly better, narrowly avoiding being kidnapped for ransom. Skydiver, scuba diver, martial artist, adventurer - his goal is to experience everything possible, and then make it real to you in his books. And he's made a good run of it so far: in the Philippines, he did police training on multiple types of firearms (despite being no fan of guns himself); dove in Asian waters among sharks and shipwrecks; and patrolled with Sumatran jungle rangers.

That's what defines Calvert's approach to method writing: pushing himself beyond his own limits, to experience first-hand what his characters experience, to make your immersion in his stories as deep as it can be.

For Ganymede Rises, after a slight detour with some smugglers in the deserts of Uzbekistan and the steppes of Mongolia, he traveled by dogsled and snowshoe to the Arctic Circle to experience first-hand what it's like to be utterly isolated in the coldest place on Earth. For his book The Fossil, he sat with professional pilots in flight simulators for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft to learn what it's like to fly a passenger jet. His latest adventure: a parabolic flight with European Space Agency astronauts, to experience zero-gravity. All so he can describe it to you, in his own words.

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Reads

If you want a trilogy story with engaging characters, unrelenting action and a believable future earth mixed with a what if type of first contact like no other I have encountered; then you will need to read all three novels to truly be amazed!
This last part of the trilogy is very thought provoking in a good way. You must read it to it's end to truly understand the shear genius of of this authors writing.
I have read all of his books and I have not been disappointed in his ability to mix fact with friction to a point where you find yourself emerged in an all believable universe where anything is possible!

[Marsha · Rating 2 out of 5]

This seemed to be going down a decent path right up to the third installment. It's hard to judge any of the novels in the series individually because they don't wrap up anything until the third. And the ending is where this story really fails.

At some point halfway through this last novel things really go off the rails with really awkward and grandiose speeches/rants from the main characters that are just unnatural in normal conversation.

One of the main threats throughout the second novel peters out to meaningless nonsense better for a horror story. The real underlying nemesis of the whole series, corporations never really shows up in the end and begins as it started, as faceless evil. I can see that being a legitimate writing decision, but it doesn't enhance the plot because corporations are ultimately made of people and to condemn them as the source of all evil is to condemn humanity. And while I suspect that is largely the point, the ultimate ending undermines that too.

[Philip Spick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing story.

Again, I have a selection of authors I really like that write stories that enthrall me. This was a good story over the trilogy but not up with the best. Certainly worth a read though as the story does raise fascinating questions. Joshua's style is good with well thought out characters. I hope you enjoy them as I did.

[Steven Hatfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a remarkable story

I liked the style of the tale telling one persons
Part, then another persons part and so on the. Weaving all the stories together and set so well into the future
Outstanding
Steven

[Emz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad ending to the trilogy. Theo and Rachel come to the end of their journey. A fitting conclusion I think, not too many book endings have the O M G, I didn’t see that coming factor. So an enjoyable series, entertaining enough.

[Andrew Parkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ganymede triology

I don't I have read such an interesting, and plausible novel as these in decades. I was totally immersed in the plot,and the characters. What the hell am I going to read now,that will top this? Brilliantly written and researched. Thank you Joshua.

[Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book! Be sure to read Ganymede Wakes and Ganymede Whispers first. This trilogy will capture your imagination and cause you to think!

[Nuno Miranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

it´s an amazing series, amazing sci fi and i can´t help but think that this would be an awesome tv show. I loved it