Beyond The Fall: A New Beginning

Beyond The Fall: A New Beginning

Deep space exploration vessel, Orion, is on a routine mission when a devastating fault occurs. Second Engineer Peter Thornton scrambles into an escape pod with only moments to spare. Later, he wakes up on an unfamiliar planet populated by dangerous life forms. After enduring merciless terrain in solitude for almost a year, he is taken by an unknown species. He comes to in a zoo, an exhibit with alien keepers and no obvious means of escape. Just as he finds a weak spot and plots his getaway, a beautiful enigmatic female, Sabetha, is placed in his cage.

Though she is a strange being, and he€s unsure whether or not she can be trusted, he€s inexplicably drawn to her. When the opportunity comes, Peter and Sabetha flee with nothing more than a short-term plan. Together, he and Sabetha must overcome betrayal and teach her peaceable people what it means to be warriors. They may have a fighting chance, but time is running out€¦

Beyond The Fall: A New Beginning, by author C. Osborne Rapley, is a stand-alone novel set in the Guardian AI universe with all new characters. This is classic space opera at its finest. Bold, vibrant and dramatic, sweeping sci-fi adventure, with a focus on a sympathetically flawed hero who must overcome life and death stakes while battling an internal, guilt-fueled demon.