Passage to a New World: Passage, #1

By JD Freeman

Passage to a New World - A Novella

As planet Earth dies, young astronaut Jesse Patel is selected to captain the ark ship Celestial Promise on its desperate mission – traverse the galaxy to find a new habitable planet and secure humanity's future. Their precious cargo? Tens of thousands of cryo-preserved human embryos carrying the seeds of a potential new civilization. 

 

Jesse embarks on the mission of a lifetime alongside the ship's advanced AI, SAIGS, beginning an epic interstellar voyage carrying Earth's remaining animals and tens of thousands of cryogenically frozen human embryos – the seeds of a potential future civilization.

 

But traversing the endless harsh void between galaxies proves more harrowing than Jesse ever imagined. Deadly spatial anomalies, lethal radiation surges, catastrophic system failures, even an asteroid collision that nearly destroys their irreplaceable cargo, test the crew at every turn. Jesse and SAIGS must draw on every ounce of skill, courage, and resourcefulness to shepherd the ship and its precious living contents through the Stygian darkness. 

 

Join this death-defying mission across the stars to discover humanity's destiny in Passage to a New World, an epic coming of age tale where one young man's perseverance and inner character are tested to their very limits. Can he rise to the immense challenge and secure a future for humankind among the stars? The deepest darkness awaits, but so too does the faintest hope.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Freeman
• Release date: Oct 20, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223390268

JD Freeman

JD Freeman was born in a small town in rural eastern Oklahoma in 1952 where he developed a love of reading and writing at an early age, devouring adventure stories and fantasy novels. He continues to write in his spare time and has published a number of short stories over the years. He currently lives in Southeastern Kansas with his wife and faithful Westie companion, Duf.

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