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Dearest Astra
Stranded on an unexplored moon while war wages high above, the crew of the G.C.S. Aristoria must fight to preserve their lives until allied forces can rescue them. Led by the wounded Captain Cassian Barringer, a band of weakened and tattered survivors struggle against nature, enemies, and even one another as they desperately search for a glimmer of hope. The quest for salvation has begun, and not all will be able to find it. Dearest Astra is a tale of hope, faith, and leadership in the nightmarish aftermath of a deadly crash landing. It is the first science fiction story written by Alex R. London, the author of the self-published epic fantasy series, The Armean Journals. Embark upon the Aristoria and follow both captain and crew as they discover the challenges awaiting them on Kryo’s moon.
152 pages, Paperback
Published February 12, 2021
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Alex R. London
6 books3 followersI have a passion for creative writing. In my senior year of high school, I self-published “The Stranger’s Orphan”, the first entry in my epic fantasy series, "The Armean Journals". In 2020, I continued the series with "The Desert's Son". I published my first science fiction novel, "Dearest Astra", in 2021, and the third entry of The Armean Journals, "The Winter's Dance", was released in 2022. In March 2023, I released "The Stranger's Orphan: 5th Anniversary Edition" in celebration of my writing and the story of The Armean Journals.
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June 29, 2022
This is an interesting story that takes place far in the future.
Cassian Barringer, Captain of the Aristoria. He leads his ship and people to a possible peace meeting between humans and the Gorlyeon Confederacy.
Astra is on Earth waiting for her husband to have leave again. We get snippets of his military life through letters he's written to her over the years.
The ship is hit by Gorlyeons and we see how Cassian works to keep his friends and companions alive on an uninhabited moon as they hope those who find them are allies.
It's a godless human future that is bleak for me, and yet they still question. The Gorlyeons are strong theists, and one of the doctors on the Aristoria is a female Gorlyeon named Revelent who's a defector and heretic. Yet even she questions.
I liked the letters and the story, but I found myself growing a bit bored and not even caring about Astra overall. Though the reveal at the end is quite interesting.
Cassian Barringer, Captain of the Aristoria. He leads his ship and people to a possible peace meeting between humans and the Gorlyeon Confederacy.
Astra is on Earth waiting for her husband to have leave again. We get snippets of his military life through letters he's written to her over the years.
The ship is hit by Gorlyeons and we see how Cassian works to keep his friends and companions alive on an uninhabited moon as they hope those who find them are allies.
It's a godless human future that is bleak for me, and yet they still question. The Gorlyeons are strong theists, and one of the doctors on the Aristoria is a female Gorlyeon named Revelent who's a defector and heretic. Yet even she questions.
I liked the letters and the story, but I found myself growing a bit bored and not even caring about Astra overall. Though the reveal at the end is quite interesting.
August 24, 2021
Great shorter sci-fi story. It really picked up in the second half and felt like it could be a movie/episode arc of Star Trek.
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