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Heretic: A Military Archaeological Space Adventure (The Zenophobia Saga Book 1) Kindle Edition
Tigers, wolves, gorillas, and bears. Four planets at each other’s throats. But they have too much in common for it to be a fluke. Just mentioning the possibility that they descended from the same place gets one labeled as a Heretic.
When Sankar comes into possession of a religious text that hints at where they came from, he seizes the opportunity and makes it his mission to find the Truth.
But he needs help from all the races. With a stolen warship and a ragtag band, Sankar sets out to answer the question that is illegal to ask.
Zenophobia. Where fear of the other races started a religion and perpetuated a war.
It’s time for the worlds to embrace the future by learning their past. But the governments aren’t keen on upsetting the status quo and do everything in their power to stop Sankar and his team.
Island of Dr. Moreau meets Indiana Jones, in space, with cutting edge technology…
From two award winning science fiction authors, an archaeological space adventure that you’ll want to read today.
Authors’ note: We went with Zenophobia with a “z” vice xenophobia because the version with the “x” was too rooted in bad stuff that happens on Earth. This is a story set in space.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateDecember 6, 2021
- Reading age13 - 18 years
- File size4100 KB
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Just asking the question gets one labeled as a Heretic and condemned to prison. It takes a team of outcasts to break the shackles of their existence and depart on an epic archaeological adventure, where they can only dig in the dark of night at restricted sites, to keep them from doing exactly what they intend to do.
Product details
- ASIN : B09JWRPJ41
- Publisher : Craig Martelle, Inc; 1st edition (December 6, 2021)
- Publication date : December 6, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 4100 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 260 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #709,425 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the authors
Craig is a million-selling author of science fiction (post-apocalyptic, military sci-fi, and space opera), thrillers, and non-fiction.
Craig retired from the Marine Corps after a long career in the military intelligence community, having worked with most of the U.S. Government's three-letter agencies. After a short stint with physical security, Craig went to law school, graduated summa cum laude, and went into business consulting. From intelligence, to the inner workings of company board rooms, to on-the-ground leadership, Craig has seen it firsthand.
His books are an extension of his experience, putting the trials and tribulations of a fast-paced world into your hands. Whether in Science Fiction, Thrillers, Fantasy, or even his Non-Fiction, you'll find consistent themes of justice and doing right by those who are counting on their leaders. Leadership is a service, not a crown to lord over others.
No matter where Craig went, he always had a book with him. Thanks to 21st Century technology, He now has thousands of books at his fingertips and with him wherever he goes. How many books would he have read on deployments had he not had to carry a physical book?
No one is encumbered like that now. Craig loves the works of Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, JRR Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and so many more. He has been compared to Andre Norton and that is humbling - she was an incredible author with a huge list of novels to her credit. With every new book, Craig aspires to live up to those that you, the readers, have compared him to.
Through a bizarre series of events, Craig ended up in Fairbanks, Alaska. He never expected to retire to a place where golf courses are only open for four months out of the year. But that's the way it is. It is off the beaten path. He and his wife get to watch the northern lights from their driveway. Their dog has lots of room to run, just until temperatures reach fifty below zero. They have from three and a half hours of daylight in the winter to twenty-four hours in the summer.
It’s all part of the give and take of life. If they didn’t have those extremes, then everyone would live in the sub-arctic.
The 2019 DragonCon Dragon Award winner for Best Science Fiction novel (title: A STAR-WHEELED SKY) Brad R. Torgersen's award-winning stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. A veteran and Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Army Reserve, Brad has also served in half a dozen different countries. Married for 25 years to his very first audio narrator, Brad lives with his family in the Intermountain West. He can be found most often at his Facebook page, and occasionally writes non-fiction for both his personal blog, and the Mad Genius Club group blog. A political Classical Liberal, Brad believes in having an open mind—so long as you don't let your brains fall out.
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Customers enjoy the engaging storyline with its intriguing premise and well-developed characters. They find the book an exciting adventure that keeps them hooked with plenty of action, adventure, combat, humor, and space drama. The fast-paced story makes it hard for readers to put the book down.
"This has been a fun read. Got science fiction, space travel, a motley crew of misfit characters that have more personality than should be allowed...." Read more
"...The interactions between characters is and the story was fast paced and I didn't want to put it down...." Read more
"...Definitely explained why book one is called Heretic!!! Lots of action, both in space and on the ground, with quite a bit of humor thrown in for some..." Read more
"Great concept, fun characters, and plenty of action to satisfy fans of tomb raiders, space warfare, and double dealing villains...." Read more
Customers find the book engaging. They describe it as an interesting, fun read with high-quality entertainment. The story is well-written and the characters are well-developed.
"This has been a fun read. Got science fiction, space travel, a motley crew of misfit characters that have more personality than should be allowed...." Read more
"...Slow start but a very good read. There are times it seems to go into too much detail on thoughts and such and then not enough into what is going on...." Read more
"Outcasts with special skills turned into a great crew on a quest for their common origin. Great ride. Good page turned." Read more
"Not a hard Sci-fi but an interesting read. I think with the onset of the genetic of the upcoming book there is more science to come." Read more
Customers enjoy the character development. They find the characters likable and easy to identify with.
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"...of action to satisfy fans of tomb raiders, space warfare, and double dealing villains. A great start on another great story line!" Read more
Customers enjoy the book's humor. They mention it has action, adventure, combat, and more than just a book.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023This has been a fun read. Got science fiction, space travel, a motley crew of misfit characters that have more personality than should be allowed. The book is well tied together and well written. I have read these authors in the past and they have always delivered a good read. And their imagination has been unbridled; I have already downloaded the next book
- Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2024Heretic is the story of Sanger, an ace military fighter pilot, and his quest to find the truth of the origins of his society. The Hinteran space has four species:you Ursoid, Goroid, Wolfoid and Tigroid. Different (bear, ape, wolf and tiger) yet all similar, possibly a fifth species. Sanger has secret orders to discover the Truth and bring back the evidence to prove that truth. He gathers a rather unorthodox crew and sets out on his mission. What could possibly go wrong?
- Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2022I was sucked in by the summary of this book for the hunt for the progenitor of the peoples in the story. I’m a huge fan of alien archeology and that caught my attention. Add in a motley crew of misfits and their battle to bond with each other and survive in a universe meant to kill them is awesome. The first bit was disconcerting as they’re not people but an amalgam of animal people. So it was weird getting into the groove of it all. But like 4-5 chapters in that fades away and the story is awesome enough to carry you and suck you in. Can’t wait to read the next one!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2022An interesting and intriguing premise with strong well developed characters. The interactions between characters is and the story was fast paced and I didn't want to put it down. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024Somewhat odd at first but it really draws you in, great character development. Enjoyed the 'racial' differences and am wondering what the introduction of humans is going to bring.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023Really loved all the initial buildup in the beginning chapters! Definitely explained why book one is called Heretic!!! Lots of action, both in space and on the ground, with quite a bit of humor thrown in for some hilarious conversations! I would highly recommend this series for anyone who enjoys space drama with a feel good comradeship between different species of what may be ‘uplifted’ animals!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2023Great concept, fun characters, and plenty of action to satisfy fans of tomb raiders, space warfare, and double dealing villains. A great start on another great story line!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023The books starts out a bit slow and confusing. This was my second attempt at reading as I had stopped previously after chapter 1 some time ago. I decided to give it another read, and continued on past the first chapter. Slow start but a very good read. There are times it seems to go into too much detail on thoughts and such and then not enough into what is going on. I really like the story but found myself having to go back and reread a section as it seemed I missed something, I hadn’t, it just wasn’t there, hence my 4-star rating. Still, looking forward to the next book.
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- AMGReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
A different but really good book with lots of humour amongst the action.
I look forward to the next in the series.
- Susan CookReviewed in Australia on March 13, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars four and a half stars of fun and action.
A Tigroid is tasked by his preacher father to assist in confirming that their race and that of the wolfoids, goroids and ursoids have a common ancestor. The races are constantly bickering with each other and are often on the brink of war. Tigroids are humanoids with tiger features and claws, wolfoids likewise but with wolf features, goroids resemble apes and Urseoids bears. The tigroids are religiously fanatical about their religious beliefs and the preacher’s son is labelled a heretic and exiled on pain of death. He recruits members of each of the other races from a prison and enlists them in his cause.
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
An interesting group of characters. Relationship between the characters are forming well and therefore between the reader and said characters.