It started as a normal school year…
Cover art by James F Beveridge
As the lifeless hulk of a transport ship crashes through their school, the students of the Trident Academy have no time to wonder what their futures will hold. They came here, to the edge of explored space, to become the next leaders of the human diaspora. Now they must struggle for survival, and like a satellite in tenuous orbit, they must keep moving to avoid a fiery demise.
CHILDREN OF THE TRIDENT (150,000 words) is a science fiction adventure novel that tells the story of the few who made it out alive and the trials they face in their long journey home. Among these students are JJ, a plucky Freshman with infinite potential and zero tact; Donald, a devout Christian and beacon of practical fortitude; Alistair, the scion of a wealthy English politician; and RC, a computer whiz who was born and raised in outer space. Every adult on the station gave their life to save these children, whose fate is now entirely in their own hands.
It does not take long for the survivors to discover that their tiny lifeboat is not what it seems. Unbeknownst to them, their vessel is mankind’s greatest technical accomplishment and the deadliest weapon ever devised. Instead of the rescue they expected, the children are marked for death by the shadowy cabal who built this weapon and would do anything in their power to keep it secret. As the survivors learn to wield this weapon, they face an escalating series of threats from enemy spacecraft, starvation, disease, factional infighting, and the harsh vicissitudes of outer space.
Meanwhile, few are even aware of their plight, and fewer still are working to rescue them. Those who are must wade through the half-truths of a state-controlled media and battle for the attention of self-interested political bureaucrats whose primary interest is to make this whole situation go away.
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