Mission to the Stars:The Search For FTL (Book One)
No great ball of flame erupts from StarDancer's cryogenic tanks, and no white-hot flames engulf the cockpit. Just silence and a trail of debris, frozen
fluids and vapor are all that's left of Jeff and Jennifer Bindl's attempt to travel faster than the speed of light.
Now, the four sons of the space travelers who lost their lives are thrust into the spotlight as the world's only private space corporation investigates the accident to determine what went wrong and how the impossible feat might yet be achieved.
Alec, the oldest brother, must battle internal demons as he seeks to determine whether to join his brothers to pursue what their parents could never accomplish: FTL, or traveling faster than light. Ty and Orion, the twins in the middle, must assume positions of responsibility far earlier than anticipated. And the youngest, Zach, must show that his immense intellect can usher in a new era of creativity for space travel and world security.
But in order to accomplish mankind's greatest achievement, the brothers must overcome a myriad of obstacles, danger and surprise as they seek their collective destiny in Mission to the Stars.
No great ball of flame erupts from StarDancer's cryogenic tanks, and no white-hot flames engulf the cockpit. Just silence and a trail of debris, frozen
fluids and vapor are all that's left of Jeff and Jennifer Bindl's attempt to travel faster than the speed of light.
Now, the four sons of the space travelers who lost their lives are thrust into the spotlight as the world's only private space corporation investigates the accident to determine what went wrong and how the impossible feat might yet be achieved.
Alec, the oldest brother, must battle internal demons as he seeks to determine whether to join his brothers to pursue what their parents could never accomplish: FTL, or traveling faster than light. Ty and Orion, the twins in the middle, must assume positions of responsibility far earlier than anticipated. And the youngest, Zach, must show that his immense intellect can usher in a new era of creativity for space travel and world security.
But in order to accomplish mankind's greatest achievement, the brothers must overcome a myriad of obstacles, danger and surprise as they seek their collective destiny in Mission to the Stars.
Mission to the Stars: Hostile Takeover (Book Two)
A small group of ships, containing androids are jettisoned moments before the destruction of their ship, StarDancer. They hurtle toward a strange planet and pass through its unstable atmosphere leaving them changed, marooned, and bent on revenge for the humans that have forgotten them.
Arriving at the planet, Parens, years later, Orion and Zach Bindl uncover a startling fact. Droids with their corporation's positronic signatures inhabit the planet. This leads to an impulsive decision by young Zach that leaves him stranded on the planet's surface, unwittingly handing the droids a means for escape.
Once again the Bindl's must enlist the help of their colleagues. Together they must try to stop the Droids in their quest for a Hostile Takeover!
A small group of ships, containing androids are jettisoned moments before the destruction of their ship, StarDancer. They hurtle toward a strange planet and pass through its unstable atmosphere leaving them changed, marooned, and bent on revenge for the humans that have forgotten them.
Arriving at the planet, Parens, years later, Orion and Zach Bindl uncover a startling fact. Droids with their corporation's positronic signatures inhabit the planet. This leads to an impulsive decision by young Zach that leaves him stranded on the planet's surface, unwittingly handing the droids a means for escape.
Once again the Bindl's must enlist the help of their colleagues. Together they must try to stop the Droids in their quest for a Hostile Takeover!
First Endeavor's: Short Stories
First Endeavor's is two short stories written by Ted Iverson. They are:
LunaTics
The Mercury Ad Agency had been looking for an advertising campaign that would save them from an ailing economy. JonahTrotter's team was the best that the agency had but even they had hit a dry spell. How could Jonah know that by spilling a cup of coffee on a book would lead to a new space race! Rival, Luna Advertising steals one of Jonah's team members and with him Mercury's ideas! This carries two of the world's greatest ad campaigns into space and then to the moon, touching off a chain of events that would change the way mankind lived forever...
and
Mine Alone
Artoro Coalter was one of the Expanse Mining Company's best. A fatal matter transfer accident at the Kupier Belt ended his 16 years with the company abruptly. His wife Mileena must now decide whether or not to pick up her late husband's contract with Expanse. If she doesn't, how will she care for their two children? If she does, it would mean long dangerous periods away from home and someday mining the Kupier Belt, the very place where her husband perished. That day is now...
After a rouge asteroid explodes Mileena finds herself fighting for survival and questioning the need to go on without the love of her life...
First Endeavor's is two short stories written by Ted Iverson. They are:
LunaTics
The Mercury Ad Agency had been looking for an advertising campaign that would save them from an ailing economy. JonahTrotter's team was the best that the agency had but even they had hit a dry spell. How could Jonah know that by spilling a cup of coffee on a book would lead to a new space race! Rival, Luna Advertising steals one of Jonah's team members and with him Mercury's ideas! This carries two of the world's greatest ad campaigns into space and then to the moon, touching off a chain of events that would change the way mankind lived forever...
and
Mine Alone
Artoro Coalter was one of the Expanse Mining Company's best. A fatal matter transfer accident at the Kupier Belt ended his 16 years with the company abruptly. His wife Mileena must now decide whether or not to pick up her late husband's contract with Expanse. If she doesn't, how will she care for their two children? If she does, it would mean long dangerous periods away from home and someday mining the Kupier Belt, the very place where her husband perished. That day is now...
After a rouge asteroid explodes Mileena finds herself fighting for survival and questioning the need to go on without the love of her life...
