Contact and Conflict: Aliens and Humans. Book One in the Space Fleet Sagas.

Humanity stands at the threshold of the universe and on the verge of extinction. Earth’s first battle-worthy spaceship, the PT-109, John F. Kennedy, is on its final shakedown cruise. A test flight straight into danger.A wormhole opens at the edge of the solar system. First contact is about to occur, with an unpredictable twist.An alien ship filled with escapees from a galactic conflict emerges seeking sanctuary. Refugees frightened, vulnerable, huddled aboard a damaged vessel. Pursued by a race of killers committed to genocide.Captain Daniel Cooper is forced to make a decision that will effect an entire galaxy. Help, and plunge Earth into war, or turn the ship of runaways back.And Coop thought this was going to be an easy trip.CONTACT AND CONFLICT is set in a not-to-distant future, but on a far different Earth. Half the population wiped out by a global pandemic. A fledgling United Earth Council attempting to shore together a centralize government to protect and serve the survivors.On Mars, a hidden hangar within a mountain opens the path to travel between star systems.CONTACT AND CONFLICT is an edge-of-your-seat adventure driven by the action of characters, human and alien.Space Fleet Sagas begin here with the next step in our planet's destiny and the galaxy's mysteries.

The thrill of sci-fi lies in the genre's ability to provide incredible escapism and adventure, and delve into social and civil injustice.
The Space Fleet Sagas allow me (and you!) to stand back, away from the commotion, and take a deeper look at our shared frailties. Diversity, religion, nationalism, social inequalities and any number of polarizing issues that create conflict across the globe. Characters from both sides of the arguments help me explore my own attitudes and misconceptions. And the action, thrills, battles and characters whisk me away from the problems just before they drive me bonkers! The stories give me social conflicts to consider, but they deliver epic space-age battles between good (us) and evil (them). When we all face mutual destruction, those major hurdles to unification loose air like a popped balloon. Orwellian sub-plots and twists. Star Wars-style battles. Who doesn't love sci-fi like this?