- Earth as part of a Galactic reality show
- Overpopulation in space
- A looming resource crisis
- A galaxy full of mysteries
- A different kind of space saga
Earth lies in the Forbidden Zone - but they have been watching
The galaxy is far more crowded, and stranger, than we know. Earth is off limits and protected. But not for much longer.
A young man named Sam Jacobs receives a strange image on his phone - a picture of a telescope-like dark cylinder with neon glyphs in an alien language. Shortly after, he has another telekinetic episode which results in the death of his entire family. These two seemingly unrelated events lead him on a search for answers about who and what he truly is.
Sam thinks he’s going mad, but he has a critical role to play in the future of a Galaxy on the brink of resource collapse.
This is the story of Earth’s grand galactic entrance – and what happens next
This is only the beginning, for the people of Earth, and for Sam. He meets an enigmatic figure named Tharo who guides him through his curious destiny, and with whom he shares an intense psychic bond.
But this is not just about Earth’s perspective - the Zan Galaxy is looking back at us as well: other voices from around the Milky Way interweave with Sam’s foray into space.
Our galactic premiere is a moment of great gladness and joy - or so we have been told
Welcome & Goodbye, Earth: Chapters 1 - 6
* This is not your standard space opera. It is a story told through varying perspectives via articles and transcripts that speak to events happening in the wider galaxy.
** Please note: Welcome & Goodbye, Earth is a continuous serial rather than a series of standalone novels.
*** Part one: Welcome & Goodbye, Earth > Chapters 1 - 6
Part two: The Unsustainable Systems > Chapters 7 - 17
Part three: The Volgarian Promise > Chapters 18 - 33
Part four: The Masters of Yesteryear > Chapters 34 - 42
Benjamin Wuyts grew up in Ghent, Belgium with a whole bunch of brothers and a sister. He now lives in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with his wife and Luna the dog, the latter of which all too often views him as the hired help in a family where, evidently, there is no room for him on the bed, the couch, or anywhere else for that matter!In what he considers a lifetime ago, he graduated as a baker/pastry chef. Ever since leaving that life behind, he has always struggled to find something he truly enjoyed doing. Whilst searching for a new hobby and on his way home from work, he randomly started scribbling while sitting on a bench using nothing more than a piece of paper, a pen, and handwriting so illegible that even he, months later, often had to squint and spend time pondering just what it was he had written down. The result of those scribbles is the 'Welcome & Goodbye, Earth' series.
