After reaching the intended destination, starship Commander Armant Zeus sees little value in any archeological or anthropological research of this uninhabitable planet. He wants to colonize Earth, instead.

One of his pilots, Captain Pallas Athena, warns him that, if he doesn't allow this to happen, there might be a mutiny on the starship. Most people aboard support the mission to discover why their ancestors left Mars thousands of years ago.

When two crew members die during this mission, Commander Zeus is accused of murder. That event begins an erosion of the command structure aboard the starship. Captain Athena investigates and clears the commander, but eventually he is arrested for murdering his wife.

Months later, they are contacting humanoids on planet Earth. However, a volcanic eruption at their base on a Caribbean island destroys their shuttle. Now, they can't colonize this planet.

In the end, with Captain Pallas Athena as their new commander, the starship ofﬁcers see no other option than to journey back to Constellation Draco.

About the Author

John Bacon grew up along the shores of Lake Champlain in the Adirondacks of northern New York. At age seventeen he dreamed of becoming a writer. He started his college education at the University of New York in Albany and ﬁ finished at Adrian College in southern Michigan. After graduate school at Wayne State University in Detroit, John taught English in Farmington, Michigan for thirty-three years. He started his writing career when he retired. He has three children and six grandchildren. John resides in Florida.

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