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The Forerunners set out from Earth to colonize neighboring star systems
And to search for intelligent life...
The United Nations of Earth sent out the Forerunner ships to explore and colonize the four most promising star systems within 50 light-years of Earth.
Forerunner One left Earth under the command of Captain Clayton Cross, heading for Trappist-1. After a ninety year journey to reach it, the crew encountered not only a habitable world, but alien life already inhabiting it, and dark secrets lurking beneath the surface.
The revelation of who these aliens are and what they want proves more terrifying than promising, and Captain Cross is forced to make tough decisions that will affect not only his crew, but the fate of the entire human race.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 30, 2019
- File size1501 KB
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★★★★★"Jasper's one of my favorite authors right now. Whether he's writing present day invasion stories or far-future intergalactic books, I'm hooked every time." -Nathan Hystad, Bestselling Author of the Survivors Series.
★★★★★ "I've been a fan of Jasper Scott's books and series for many years. This latest book is just another reason he's in my file as 'Five Star Author.' My only problem with this book is the finish. It ends...and I'm not ready for it to end. I'm hoping this is the start of what looks to be a thrilling First Encounter series." -William Schmidt, Amazon Reviewer
★★★★★ "I really love all of Jasper's books. He is my favorite sci-fi author by far. This book has a small cast of characters so it is easy to keep up with them. And there will be more to come so stay tuned." -Mary Kastle, Amazon Reviewer
★★★★★ "This book is a great start to what appears to be a great series. Real good character development, with real emotions and responses. I had a really hard time putting this book down and really look forward to the next one..." -Wade Whitaker, Amazon Reviewer
★★★★★ "A book I strongly recommend to any fan of Sci-Fi and Space Opera. Once again Jasper T. Scott brings his considerable writing skills to the table... this book has it all." -Bruce Thobois, Amazon Reviewer
★★★★★ "Once again Jasper T Scott has written a very believable and spellbinding story, this could be the way we finally make contact with an alien species. I can hardly wait for the next book in the series, and I may just read this one again."-Gordon Sears, Amazon Reviewer
★★★★★ "Fantastic story. I became so involved with the characters and the story that the ending snuck up on me. I am anxiously awaiting the next book."-Frankie, Amazon Reviewer
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About the Author
Jasper Scott is a USA TODAY bestselling science fiction author, best known for writing intricate plots with unexpected twists and flawed characters. His books have been translated into Japanese and German and adapted for audio, with collectively over 500,000 copies read, borrowed, or sold.
Jasper was born and raised in Canada by South African parents, with a British cultural heritage on his mother's side and German on his father's, to which he has now added Latin culture with his wonderful wife.
After spending years living as a starving artist, he finally quit his various jobs to become a full-time writer. In his spare time he enjoys reading, traveling, going to the gym, and spending time with his family.
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- ASIN : B07Z6SPM72
- Publisher : Anthem Press; 7th edition (November 30, 2019)
- Publication date : November 30, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 1501 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 361 pages
- Lending : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #46,929 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Jasper Scott is a USA Today bestselling author and three-time Kindle all-star. With more than thirty sci-fi novels and over a million copies sold, Jasper's work has been translated into various languages and published around the world.
Jasper writes fast-paced books with unexpected twists and flawed characters. He was born and raised in Canada by South African parents, with a British heritage on his mother's side and German on his father's. He now lives in an exotic locale with his wife, their two kids, and two Chihuahuas.
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The book reads well, and the author has managed to create characters that are immediately irritating and disliked, I can not emphasis enough of how very different this invasion is and kept me reading the book in a few hours.
And not being one of those people who say how good books are, when they are not, I can honestly say this is well worth a read, easily matching his Dark Space Universe books
This is a great start to a fantastic series and I honestly can’t wait to get my teeth into the sequel.
Five chilling ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for realism and authenticity to go with a great fast-paced read that doesn’t disappoint in any respect.
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I say ground survey...despite drones and robots, the first close up look at the planet was done by dropping the village-idiot crew on the surface. So impatient where they to check out the planet they took no sensible precautions.
Who designed an interstellar starship, where all but two duty officers are in cryo chambers, with all the corridors and gangways open, atmosphere throughout the ship, in fact everything a full waking crew needs in working order. What happens if there is a fire or catastrophic collision? Or a couple of space aliens who have snuck on board, for that matter?
A crew member has a hybrid alien baby? Yeah, let the rapidly growing alien kid and the mother (and "father") live in the corriolis wheel alone while everyone goes to sleep for 70 odd years. Obviously, no risks there......
Been chased by aggressive alien spaceships that go invisible? Yep. Plan your 70 year sleep while you scuttle back to Earth, with the clear understanding that if you can't see them, they can't see you.
This is the tip of the iceberg of intergalactic nonsense.



A landing party soon encounters what Cross and his crew believe to be the first known complex life away from Earth (although they have no way of knowing what the other Forerunner ships may have encountered). However, all is not what it seems, and one of the crew is lost, forcing a rescue mission back out into the planet’s forests. When they find the missing crewman, who has only been gone for a few hours, they encounter what must be intelligent life, and as he fades into unconsciousness, he utters a worrying warning.
All thoughts of colonisation are forgotten, and Cross makes the decision to return to Earth immediately, a trip which will take another ninety years. However only months into the return journey, strange things happen aboard the ship, and Cross realises the alien species they met is far more advanced than humankind.
This book was a real a book of three acts, and I came very close to quitting in the middle one. The first act I really enjoyed, and the world setting was excellent. I was rather disappointed we spent so little time on the Trappist-1 planet and would love to read more about it. The second act I hated, and I really could not figure out what Scott was planning, and as I mentioned I came very close to stopping reading the book as I disliked it so much. However, the third act did redeem it somewhat, and it sets the scene the scene for the rest of a series of books. I will avoid going into too much detail as I don’t want to spoil things, but suffice to say, if I decide to read the next in the series, I hope it is more akin to acts 1 & 3 than 2 in this book. The three stars are the result of act 1 being great and act 3 being not bad.
