Extinction

By Rob King

The Aletheans are a race dedicated to the exploration of the Milky Way galaxy in search of planets like their own.

Candidate 11 is one such planet. Survey vessel A-327 was dispatched, and over the decades that followed, her crew studied the primitive world, waiting for the indigenous species to reach atomic realisation.

When disaster strikes the Alethean home world, the Controller of A-327 is left with only one option to save his dying people. One thing stands in his way: an ancient law known as The Causality Pact prevents him from taking action, leaving him with a choice between the traditions and laws of his people, and their very survival.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rob King
• Release date: Apr 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310342462

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Extinction

By Rob King

Published by Rob King at Smashwords

Copyright 2016 Rob King

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Author’s Note

This is a work of fiction. Characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of my imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Character names are something else. These were taken from people who I have met in my life (with their consent), because it adds a layer of realism. You won’t find a Max Power or Jasper Selkuckle in these pages. Any resemblance between a character and their namesake is purely coincidental, I only used their names.

This book is a prelude to my novel The Alethean Legacy, a story spanning three decades – which is also roughly how long these books have taken to write. Details of other short stories that build the Alethean universe are included at the back of the book.

1657 A.D. (Earth Calendar)

Thousands of indigenous life forms inhabited the lush green world of Alethea Prime. The dominant species were the Aletheans who had evolved from reptilian forbearers.

The Aletheans had been travelling in space for centuries. With a population of 4.6 billion, Alethea Prime was the most densely populated of all Alethean worlds, and remained a central hub of activity despite the expansion of their domain over the last two hundred years. They had