Bøger af Bruce Ballister

The Seven Hills Literary Review is the result of an annual competition in several literary genre, including short story, flash fiction, fiction and non-fiction, and YA fiction excerpts. It also includes the results of our Penumbra Poetry and Haiku competition.

Nestled in a nebular cloud familiar to most amateur astronomers, is an old sun with a complex array of orbiting planets, two of which are occupied. Neither of them were expecting human visitors. Dropping into unfriendly space is a lesson to be learned the hard way. Brad and Connie take a test drive in their new-used space ship, Jai, only to find that its home planet is occupied by the ship's ancient enemies. Jai is an intelligence driven Dzuran fighter absent its original owner. Jai's new crew planned to take a shake-down cruise to the ship's planet of origin. The plan turns disastrous when they are taken prisoner by the occupying forces. Erran subjugation of the ruined planet Dzura is complete and its surviving Dzurans are enslaved laborers. In the opening novel, Dreamland Diaries, Jai arrived four centuries ago, a victim of earlier battles. While Brad and Connie are embroiled in a contest millions of miles away, evidence of another more ancient visitor to Terran Space is discovered in orbit around Earth's sun. Is it a sentinel, or a forgotten relic of an ancient traveler in the spiral arm? Brad and Connie must survive a civil war between old enemies and ensure that the winning side will think favorably of the humanity. The ancient artifact has surprises for all. Orion's Light is Part 3 of the Dreamland Diaries series. If you wish to enjoy this series in sequence, please order Dreamland Diaries from Amazon books or request a copy at your major bookseller. Signed author copies can be requested at www.dreamlanddiaries.com. Visits and comments welcome at Facebook/Dreamland Diaries.

At almost fifteen, Brad Hitchens discovers an alien artifact buried deep in the roots of a fallen ancient cypress. His efforts to uncover the origin of the simple metal rod bring mortal danger to himself and his family. Forced to move in with distant relations, he takes up a new identity and learns to live among the offshore fishing community of Apalachicola, Florida. An accident at sea hides the artifact away for years. In Part 2, Brad now a college graduate, has the skill set required to confront the agents of the government who have been relentless in their pursuit of him and his find. He and his long-time girlfriend Connie, take on the black hats and bring their discovery to the public. The exciting conclusion reveals the secrets behind an even more important revelation that has been buried in those pine Flatwoods for centuries. That discovery will rock the world and its view of Humanity's place in the cosmos. Seven otherworldly outtakes, interspersed into the storyline eventually divulge how the artifact arrived over four hundred years ago.