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Category:
Science Fiction
Publisher: Sacred Life Publishers
ISBN-10: 0986027022
Type: Fiction
Pages: 414
Copyright: Mar 11, 2013
ISBN-13: 9780986027024
Price: $4.95 (eBook)
Honorable Mention winner at 2013 Southern California Book Festival. Dave Brewster travels beyond the galaxy to discover mankind's true history.
A period of relative galactic peace is dawning at the end of The Second Predaxian War. Now Dave Brewster can confidently resume his mission to found a thousand new colonies for the Council of Humanity. With the assistance of his team and their new allies on Tak-Makla, success seems assured. Unfortunately, the life of an explorer is never that easy.
Join Dave again as he returns to Tak-Makla and makes a discovery that will change the course of mankind forever. Walking through the corridors of The Hive with its ten billion spider-like agents, the last thing he expected to find is a beautiful young woman. What she tells him will contradict everything he knew about human life and evolution, upend the balance of power in two galaxies, and ultimately lead to an unimaginable journey to another galaxy.
The Hive is a story of redemption. No matter which planet we come from, we all bear the scars of our brutal and tyrannical pasts. Our darker side can reappear anytime people become complacent or apathetic. The advances of science and technology only improve our ability to control and manipulate our brothers. Can any of us ever break free of the past and be truly noble and just? The odds are stacked against Dave and Fa-a-Di this time.
Excerpt
Var put his face in front of the panel in the tube room. He touched the panel and said, “Hive, level nine-nine-zero-zero-zero, ring fifty.”
The green light illuminated his face. The panel responded, “Security scan confirmed. Welcome Minister Var. Ready.” The shuttle door opened and he and Dave Brewster stepped in and strapped on their restraints. The wall opened and the shuttle flew into the open tube. Immediately, it turned straight downward and shot into the darkness. There were no other tubes in this area and the walls around glowed light red showing that the security systems were fully activated. After several minutes of flying down, the shuttle leveled off as it approached the bottom of The Hive.
Dave could see that the surface below was solid rock. “Var, is this the surface of the original planet Tak-Makla was built upon?”
“Exactly right, Dave,” Var responded. “You can see the curving wall to our left. That is the edge of The Hive. It was built upon the bedrock of the planet for support. Outside this small tunnel, you would find thousands of support columns and mechanical equipment that provides power and light for the underground communities.” The shuttle turned sharply to the left and slowed as it entered a tube room and stopped. Waiting for them were two heavily armed guards, who snapped to attention when they saw Minister Var.
“Minister, can we assist you or your guest?” Nik, the guard lead asked.
“No, thank you Nik,” Var said as he shook hands with the two guards. “It is very good to see you and Vil again. Let me introduce you to Dave Brewster. He is going to help us build more Hives to protect this region of space.” After they exchanged pleasantries, they left the guards and entered another long curving corridor.
“Var, this is the lowest level of The Hive. What happens here?” Dave asked.
“As you know, there are one hundred rings on most of the ninety-nine thousand levels of The Hive. On most levels, each of those rings consists of hundreds of rooms with chambers for our agents to enter the stream of Universal Power. On the bottom fifty levels, there are only fifty such rings. The area outside ring fifty is reserved for the equipment that makes The Hive function. You will note that there are doors on both sides of this corridor. On the left are the circular doors leading to chambers. On the right are normal doors leading to the equipment rooms.” He stopped and touched a panel near a door on the right side. The green light again illuminated his face. The door slid into a pocket in the wall, and they stepped in.
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