First Contact

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FIRST CONTACT - LEMURIANS (Book One) A Cold Awakening Shatters Humanity's Cosmic DreamsFirst contact with paradise? No. Just a scorched, radioactive wasteland-scarred by atomic fire, and far from welcoming. The crew found a world ruined by nuclear war... and the survivors hate US! A research crew's arrival ignites a centuries-old quest for vengeance. Why? After decades in cryosleep, Captain Robert Chris and the crew of Discovery Vessel 129 arrive at Kepler-442-a world once brimming with promise. Instead, they find devastation. Waiting in orbit are the Lemurians-heavily armed, fiercely vengeful, and convinced humanity is to blame for a long-forgotten war. A StorytellerUK2025 entrant! Imagine the culmination of a decades-long interstellar voyage, the triumphant arrival at a world shimmering with the promise of life, only to be met not with open arms, but with the chilling, atomic-scarred visage of a planet whose inhabitants harbor a centuries-old, incandescent hatred for your very species - a hatred born from a catastrophic past humanity never knew existed. For Captain Robert Chris, a man driven by an insatiable curiosity and an unwavering belief in humanity's potential amongst the stars, the journey aboard the Discovery Vessel 129 represented the pinnacle of human ambition. Decades spent in the silent embrace of cryosleep were a small price to pay for the chance to set foot on Kepler 442, a celestial body radiating the tantalizing signals of habitability, a potential sanctuary for a species yearning to escape the confines of its terrestrial cradle and reach for the cosmic horizon. His crew, a carefully selected ensemble of scientists, engineers, and explorers, shared this profound hope, their dreams woven into the very fabric of their mission. They envisioned a new beginning, a chance to plant the seeds of human civilization on fertile alien soil, to answer the age-old question, finally: Are we alone?As the interstellar starship Discovery Vessel decelerates into orbit over Kepler-442, its crew expects wonder-but instead, they find devastation. The surface bears the scorched scars of atomic war, a haunting testament to a world once vibrant, now broken. What begins as a routine mission becomes an unexpected first contact when their greetings are met by a hostile alien broadcast-and the sudden arrival of heavily armed Lemurian ships. In this exciting first contact scenario, Captain Robert Chris is thrust from explorer to reluctant defender, caught in the crossfire of a forgotten war. The Lemurians believe humanity is to blame, their fury shaped by a cataclysm lost to Earth's history. As cryptic visions haunt Robert and the phrase "Infinity is the Key" echoes in his dreams, a deeper mystery unfolds. Can he uncover the truth in time? Dive into a captivating space opera, the first book in a gripping syfy first contact series where the dream of peace collides with ancient wrath-and survival hinges on unlocking the past. If you enjoy reading books by M.R. Forbes, LN Chaney, Stephen Arseneault or Michael R. Hicks, you won't be able to put these books down. The author is a fan of these authors and has read all of their works. My writing is heavily influenced by their storytelling prowess.

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Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This first contact space opera features nuclear devastation, armed conflict with hostile aliens, and themes of war crimes and genocide, though violence remains largely suggested rather than graphically depicted. The story explores heavy themes of vengeance and catastrophic warfare.