Five Loaves and Two Fishes - Solar Systems (Paperback)

Dennis Rowlings

ISBN 10: 1035879034 / ISBN 13: 9781035879038

Published by Austin Macauley Publishers, London, 2024

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Paperback. Cut off from Earth due to a collapsed wormhole, a growing colony of scientifically-minded humans struggles to survive on Novis. They fear their new world could suffer the same fate as its predecessor, where an asteroid wiped out all indigenous land animals. Equipped with an extensive embryo and seed bank of Earth's plants and animals, they understand the need for population growth while striving to develop an enlightened society, aided by extended lifespans. After many years, their first tentative steps reach out to the nearby moon and then deeper into their new solar system. Over time, despite efforts to maintain unity, divisions emerge as their population grows. A breakaway group commandeers the community's latest spacecraft and establishes a rival colony on Condatis, a planet closer to Sol but less hospitable. From the outset, both communities share the ultimate goal of re-establishing contact with humanity's birthplace, Earth, some 40 light-years away. After generations, they finally possess spacecraft capable of reaching what some still believe to be their home world. However, will civilization still exist there? It was no secret that armed conflict severed the wormhole connection with Earth nearly 400 years ago. And if a technologically advanced civilization remains, how will they be received? Cut off from Earth due to a collapsed wormhole, a growing colony of scientifically-minded humans struggles to survive on Novis. They fear their new world could suffer the same fate as its predecessor, where an asteroid wiped out all indigenous land animals. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Five Loaves and Two Fishes - Solar Systems (Paperback)
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1035879034
• ISBN 13: 9781035879038
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Cut off from Earth due to a collapsed wormhole, a growing colony of scientifically-minded humans struggles to survive on Novis. They fear their new world could suffer the same fate as its predecessor, where an asteroid wiped out all indigenous land animals. Equipped with an extensive embryo and seed bank of Earth's plants and animals, they understand the need for population growth while striving to develop an enlightened society, aided by extended lifespans.

After many years, their first tentative steps reach out to the nearby moon and then deeper into their new solar system. Over time, despite efforts to maintain unity, divisions emerge as their population grows. A breakaway group commandeers the community's latest spacecraft and establishes a rival colony on Condatis, a planet closer to Sol but less hospitable.

From the outset, both communities share the ultimate goal of re-establishing contact with humanity's birthplace, Earth, some 40 light-years away. After generations, they finally possess spacecraft capable of reaching what some still believe to be their home world. However, will civilization still exist there? It was no secret that armed conflict severed the wormhole connection with Earth nearly 400 years ago. And if a technologically advanced civilization remains, how will they be received?

About the Author

Dennis is a retired science and technology, including IT, teacher who served a Royal Navy electronics apprenticeship before leaving early to pursue A Levels and a first degree in computer science. He has been married for 39 years and has a grown up son and daughter and a grandson, three-year old Finnley. A practising Christian, Dennis spends most of his time keeping fit, painting, watching quiz programs, oh and trying to keep up with his grandson.