As some of you already know, I’ve spent the last two years writing the 325,000 word epic novel series AlCent Sagas. It sounds like a lot of work, but I’m at my happiest when I’m writing! The main character is Lt. Commander James Van Wert of the novel “Seed of Aldebaran.”

Here is the description of the series for Amazon –

It has been fifty years since the arrival of the first colonial outreach from Earth to Alpha Centauri, and exploration and settlement of the planets of the binary star system has been carried out in peace. But when a rare and valuable strategic material is discovered on a planet of the lesser star, attitudes of greed and dominance, once banished by the original settlers, begin to take shape in the form of a secret insurgency. As vessels carrying the valuable cargo begin to disappear, James Van Wert, hero of Seed of Aldebaran, is assigned to a ship of a fledgling space fleet to root out the insurgency and restore shipping between the two star systems. But he soon uncovers a plot more sinister than anyone could have imagined.

Here is the description for AlCent Sagas Book One: Formation on Amazon –

Suspenseful military space fleet adventure and hard science fiction come together in this novel of future space colonization in the Alpha Centauri star system. With the seizure of an advanced freighter and its strategic cargo, James Van Wert is assigned to a combat vessel that possesses a groundbreaking new technology which the Fleet hopes will stop the insurgency. But James must first battle command infighting and the technological challenges of getting an untried ship ready for action, while the freighter captives travel to the heart of the enemy cabal to fight for their very lives.

Here is the text for the back cover –

The generic asteroid had not changed appearance at all on the sensor screen and Wilson saw that the object was very close now. Even an amateur space-traveler could see there was not enough time to turn the Malabar around and power up the main engines.

“Helm,” the captain said, “Maneuvering thrusters, full astern, now.”

Frank did not take the time to repeat the order but darted his hand across the console and Wilson felt his feet tighten against the straps. The effect, though small, proved enough. The collision warning blinked out and the buzzer was silenced, but the tension on the bridge remained. Something was still very wrong.

Wilson looked up again at the main screen to see the troublesome rock, but as he watched, he saw a vessel pass into view. It was so close that he could see a red glow from the bridge windows.

“Oh, my God,” Frank said. “Captain! Two missiles incoming!”

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The luxury freighter Malabar has been captured with its vital strategic cargo and James Van Wert has been assigned to a revolutionary new combat ship to track down the organization that stole it. In this continuation of “Seed of Aldebaran” set in a future Alpha Centauri colony, James must struggle against personal loss, command infighting, and technological challenges to get the ship ready for the dangers that lie ahead. Meanwhile, the passengers and crew of the Malabar are thrust into a world of deception and servitude in this first installment of the series. Welcome to Book One of the AlCent Sagas series – Formation.

And here is my bio for the back cover –

James Crawford, novelist, amateur astronomer, and US Navy veteran, combines a love of stargazing, naval history, and space travel technology to bring you the AlCent Sagas series, a gritty, futuristic adventure with the accurate feel of military shipboard life in a setting as vivid and exotic as the universe itself. He is also the author of Mariner Valley and Seed of Aldebaran.

And last but not least, here is the link!

Mariner Valley – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0141N9UXO

Seed of Aldebaran – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SHXTRMP

AlCent Sagas Book One: Formation – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ5C3TQT

A Noble Paradise – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QG6LZ10