Gravity Doesn’t Lie: A Fast-Paced Dystopian Solar System Adventure

by Trigger Jones

The Lunar colony’s fate will be decided by one man’s actions – and he wants nothing to do with it.

Joe Drive is done being a spacejet pilot, done fighting the Resistance. Living a quiet life on the far side of the Moon. Then an impossible request from the most beautiful woman in the Solar System brings a world of trouble to his door.

Now assassins want him dead, the most powerful Elite off-Earth wants a quiet word, and a young monk from the obscure Peter Foundation says Joe’s mission will determine humanity’s future. The someone has made a Graviton strong enough to kill everyone on the Moon.

As his Space Force past returns with a vengeance and a hidden plan to crush the Resistance becomes terrifyingly real, Joe has to pull himself together and get off the launch pad. He’ll need to save the girl, protect the Moon, and help the Resistance – if only to get some peace and quiet.

203 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 6, 2023

Reviews

[Maureen Thorpe · Rating 5 out of 5]

‘Gravity Doesn’t Lie’ takes you away from Planet Earth into an almost recognizable cosmos. Joe Drive, our reluctant hero, moves between planets easily in this futuristic saga about Man saves Woman while battling the Bad Guys. Our author(s) lets his imagination soar, providing a ripping, page-turning adventure. This anti-sci-fi reader is converted and looks forward to Joe Drive’s continuing series.

[M.V. Prindle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gravity Doesn't Lie is a high-octane space-noir action-thriller set in a not-so-distant future. Part Blade Runner, part Chinatown, and completely its own thing, GDL is a fast and fun dive into a dystopian solar system. Joe Drive is an unforgettable etching, the archetypal noir protagonist haunted by a dark past. Get ready to embark, strap in, and blast for the atmosphere, following Joe as he's manuevered by mysterious forces into a quest to save the entire population of the colonized moon.

[Ann-Louise Evanoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gravity Doesn't Lie was a great read! Fun like a graphic novel, and interesting like sci-fi. Overall it's a real exciting page-turner and I can't wait to read the next one!

[Shizu Futa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast-paced, action science fiction that can be read in one sitting. Ellery Queen fans wanting to take a step off-planet can find a nice teaser here.

[Lee Thames · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, cowboy Sci-Fi. Very fun.

The idea of the monk and the Peter Foundation is what makes this story/series work.

[Rob Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun and fast pulpy noir type of sci-fi that worked really well. It’s a great read and the characters are tropy and fun to follow along as they zip and bop through the tale. Nice stuff.