When the Sky Fell, due out May 2009 from Silver Leaf Books.  Co-written with Mike Lynch


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…Since the dawn of time, an ancient evil has sought complete and unquestioned dominion over the galaxy, and they have found...us.

 

The year is 2217 and a fleet of stellar cruisers led by Commander Frank Yamane has amassed at Mars to make a stand against humanity’s greatest threat, the Deravan armada.  Outnumbered, outclassed, and outgunned, Yamane’s plan to stop them fails, leaving all of Earth at the mercy of an enemy that has shown them none.

 

Faced with the planet’s imminent destruction, Commander Yamane has no choice but to seek the help of the Antarans, an alien civilization he had defeated in a war a decade before. Though they have every reason not to come to Earth’s rescue, Yamane sets forth on a desperate journey to the Antaran home world, knowing that the survival of mankind is hanging by a thread.

 

Follow the adventures of Commander Frank Yamane and his crew as they struggle to determine whether this will be Earth’s finest hour, or the destruction of us all.

FIRST BOOK IN THE SKY CHRONICLES SERIES

Of all the stupidity, of all the rank, gross, crawling, jelly-mouthed stupidity!  He had never seen the like of it in his life!  Bringing the children up without so much as an ounce of imagination!  Where was the fun in being children if you didn't imagine things?


-Pillar of Fire, by Ray Bradbury

. . .the dark morning sky lay frozen in cold starlight.  A breeze sped through the pale woods, weaving through trunk and bramble till it spilled out upon the open countryside.  It hugged the exposed land, charging over rolling hills, unopposed.  The willow leaves shook above Mikel’s home, scratching against the tin siding.

A memory, cold and powerful mounted in the distance, its shadow swallowing entire villages in two heartbeats.  Closer and closer it came.


-Mikel's Hope, by Brandon Barr

"An engaging sci-fi blend of military and politics."


    --Mike Resnick, Hugo and Nebula award winning author 


"What a promising first novel from Lynch and Barr--exciting space battles, convincing characters we can care about, sense of wonder and real heart. If only the space opera I grew up with had been this human."


    --Bruce McAllister, 2007 Hugo award nominee and author of Dream Baby 


"In war, things can go wrong, and people will react well, or badly. Such is the case in this action-filled, page-turning, epic space battle for the survival of planet Earth. Hang on to your seats!"


    --James C. Glass, author of the Shanji trilogy 


"Exuberant space opera in the style of the golden age of sci-fi."


    --Michael Z. Williamson, author of Freehold 


"Fast-paced novel for fans of military science fiction."


    --Mike Resnick, Hugo and Nebula award winning author 


“When the Sky Fell’s greatest strength is its believable and foreseeable science—you can easily see how our society could evolve into that presented in the book.  Fans of military science fiction will enjoy this book immensely.”


    --Joshua Palmatier, author of The Vacant Throne 


"Compelling heroes, interesting allies, dastardly villains, wonderful pacing, and lovely descriptions of night skies glimpsed on distant planets. If you love 23rd-century space adventures, When the Sky Fell is for you."


    --Kris Stoever, co-author of, For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut, and    daughter of Mercury Astronaut, Scott Carpenter