Sovereign Stars

“One day man will connect his apparatus to the very wheel work of the universe...
and the very forces that motivate the planets in their orbits and cause them to rotate
will rotate his own machinery.”

Nikola Tesla

Welcome to SovereignStars.com, the homepage for a series of science fiction novels I am in the process of writing. At the present time I have completed the first novel, entitled "Harbinger," and while I work to find a publisher for it I am hard on work on the sequel book, "Unto The Breach." These two novels will introduce the universe I am creating, as well as the characters that populate it and the struggles that make it spin. Should they prove successful in their aim of attracting an audience who desires more tales spun from that future world, I have another novel that is struggling in my brain to get out, with even more tales percolating in the back of my mind, waiting for the chance to step into the spotlight.

Now, you might be asking yourself, what is Sovereign Stars? Or, more to the point, why should I care? Well, I suppose that depends. Do you enjoy tales of people struggling for survival? Do you love stories about first contact with alien life? Do visions of interstellar kingdoms make your eyes sparkle? Do you hunger for tales of adventure, intrigue, and deception, of noble intentions and terrible outcomes? Do you want a saga of derring-do, of pitched space battles and explosive planetary warfare? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then Sovereign Stars might just be the series of books you yearn for.

The first book in the Sovereign Stars saga sets the stage for everything that will follow -- It is the year 2459, Earth has become a tomb, and its children have spread into the galaxy, creating new homes and new domains, some minor, and some encompassing thousands of light-years of space and tens of thousands of worlds. Yet, despite how many solar systems they chart and planets they inhabit, the one dream that seems to be getting further and further out of reach is that of finding another intelligent race to share the galaxy with. It is only when they least expect it, when their eyes are turned furthest inward, that the contact they seek will be made, and nothing will be able to prepare them for what follows.

The sequel novel will carry that story forward, bringing in new characters as others leave the stage. Battles will be fought, alliances made will be alliances broken, and by the end of it a conclusion will have been reached, but whether or not it is a just and right one may not be clear. Life, no matter how far in the future, is not an easy affair, and the difference between what is right and what is wrong can be as little as the space between two atoms, and as large as the gulf between galaxies.

Along with this website I have created a blog at my main homepage, www.justinmacumber.com. There I talk about those things I think are relevant to my writing, whether it’s about my method, what sort of music I like to write to, or what my influences are, as well as to give status updates on where I am with all of my writings. If you need even more of me, I co-host a podcast that I also helped to create called The Dead Robots Society. Come on over if you like and give it a listen, especially if you're a fellow writer. We're a group of aspiring writers trying to help each other, as well as every other aspiring writer who wants to join in, reach the promised land of book publication.

And with that, dear readers, I bid you adieu. Thank you for visiting, and please make sure to visit my main homepage for any major announcements that I might have to make, as well as to see what thoughts have gone through my head at any time of the day or night.

And, please, remember…

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”

Carl Sagan

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