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Thanatos: Discovery: An Earth in Danger Alternative History, Part One
His life was about pursuing truth. If he can’t push the barriers of knowledge, everyone is doomed.
1871. Steven Dawes revels in learning. Already an avid scholar, his mind is endlessly intrigued by the new information and passionate discussions fostered at his university. But his future takes a sudden turn when a German lecturer announces a large asteroid is tracking to collide with Earth.
Fighting political resistance and the lack of long-range communication, Steven reaches out to fellow scientists in observatories around the globe. And as he wrestles with the complex celestial data they compile, the dedicated astronomer fears cataclysmic destruction is assured…
Can Steven overcome technological deficiencies and warring nations to save the planet from an apocalypse?
In this epic story of what might have been, the world of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries grapples with an unthinkable quandary, pushing the boundaries of human understanding. Internationally well-known researcher John S. Lewis marries real science with iconic historical figures such as Albert Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, and Robert Goddard for a thrilling intersection of truth and imagination.
Discovery is the page-turning first part of this two-part alternate history science fiction saga. It is a portion of The Worlds of John S. Lewis series. If you like engrossing philosophical discourse, ticking time bombs, and stories grounded in fact, then you’ll love this hard-hitting exploration of a possible past.
Buy Discovery to race toward another side of the future today!
1871. Steven Dawes revels in learning. Already an avid scholar, his mind is endlessly intrigued by the new information and passionate discussions fostered at his university. But his future takes a sudden turn when a German lecturer announces a large asteroid is tracking to collide with Earth.
Fighting political resistance and the lack of long-range communication, Steven reaches out to fellow scientists in observatories around the globe. And as he wrestles with the complex celestial data they compile, the dedicated astronomer fears cataclysmic destruction is assured…
Can Steven overcome technological deficiencies and warring nations to save the planet from an apocalypse?
In this epic story of what might have been, the world of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries grapples with an unthinkable quandary, pushing the boundaries of human understanding. Internationally well-known researcher John S. Lewis marries real science with iconic historical figures such as Albert Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, and Robert Goddard for a thrilling intersection of truth and imagination.
Discovery is the page-turning first part of this two-part alternate history science fiction saga. It is a portion of The Worlds of John S. Lewis series. If you like engrossing philosophical discourse, ticking time bombs, and stories grounded in fact, then you’ll love this hard-hitting exploration of a possible past.
Buy Discovery to race toward another side of the future today!
446 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 10, 2022
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John S. Lewis
32 books21 followersJohn S. Lewis (born June 27, 1941) is a Professor Emeritus of planetary science at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. His interests in the chemistry and formation of the solar system and the economic development of space have made him a leading proponent of turning potentially hazardous near-Earth objects into attractive space resources.
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