The Eimar Beacon

by Michael McCloskey

The loose alliance of worlds called the United Earth Defiance is losing a war against old Earth and the core worlds that support it. The Intor Cluster is a group of inhabited worlds on the frontier that have joined the UED to fight for their freedom. The totalitarian Nessel Syndicate, the long arm of a core world supercorporation, seeks to conquer the citizens of the Intor Cluster and bring them under its oppressive fist. When Cluster scientists detect what they believe to be an alien signal, some suspect a trap set by the NS. Nevertheless, they scrape together a small task force to investigate the signal in the desperate hope that alien allies or technology can swing the balance of the war. Jake Eisen is the commander of this task force. His mission is more than simply making first contact with an alien race. He is made very aware that making alliances with aliens or discovering advanced alien technology is probably the only thing that could shift the war in the UED’s favor. Unknown by Jake Eisen, his enemies in the Nessel Syndicate have also heard the signal and sent a team of their own...

222 pages, Paperback

First published March 12, 2015

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Reviews

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started reading McCloskey with Trilisk Ruins in mid-2012 and then went on to the Insidious, Industrious, Ingenious trilogy and devouring everything written since then. Looking back, I’ve been pretty impressed with McCloskey and his writing, rating his books solid “four stars”: nothing I’d read over and over and over again, but solid books I really liked and recommend to others.

McCloskey consistently spins up a well-thought-out, complex and sufficiently complete universe, inserts a good mix of both likable and disagreeable characters, invents a situation and turns them loose in it. His books are engaging, short, well-written, well-priced and easily-accessible (all the major ereader formats). I don’t know if this is his plan, but that combination makes for straightforward addiction to his books.

The Eimar Beacon, set in the P.I.T. Series universe, sends us off at a different angle than we had originally experienced in the various Trilisk books (also in the P.I.T. Series). (Makes me wonder if we’ll bump into Telisa eventually should Eimar lead to other books.) We are introduced to a whole new set of aliens/extraterrestrials, mostly through the humans who are seeking out this beacon. All these characters are well-developed and I found myself building attachments and dislikes throughout the book.

So, pick your favorite reading format, get the book and settle down for a short and very enjoyable read of The Eimar Beacon.

[Gordon Duke · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid view into another part of the universe from the P.I.T. book series.

Aliens are alien, action is fast past, but well thought out. An enjoyable, quick read