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Crucible of a Species (Crucible Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Terrence Zavecz (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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COLONEL DANIEL DRAKE successfully led the greatest scientific effort since the Manhattan Project. Now they enter the final phase and Drake takes command -- Earth’s first interstellar expedition. Politics, funding, rivalries and terrorism plague the project and threaten its completion. The colonel heartlessly drives his people to a successful launch only to have disaster strike before they exit the solar system.

Their ship crashes into the Red Spot of Jupiter, those who survive find themselves in a universe abnormally quiet and subtly different. Limping back to port they discover an unrecognizable but beautiful and violent world occupied by strange animals Drake’s scientists insist are dinosaurs.

Drake must lead them through starvation, sabotage, murder, and mutiny while repairing their ship and enduring a vicious world on a mission where more than their lives depend on their survival for the mysterious aliens, those who gave them starship technology, delivered it with a deadline and an ominous threat, “Do not be late”.
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‘Crucible’ is Military Sci-Fi but it is also Hard Sci-Fi with rock-solid science that is simply and briefly presented in rendition and concept. The reader will find that it greatly adds to the excitement of the tale.

"…the author sees the human-dinosaur interaction through a new perspective - one that keeps the reader turning pages."
--Steve Alten,
NY Times best-selling author of
MEG & VOSTOK.

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" ...the author sees the human-dinosaur interaction through a new perspective - one that keeps the reader turning pages. "
--Steve Alten, NY Times best-sellingauthor of MEG & VOSTOK

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Studies in string theory and the revolutionary discoveries and papers published in the last ten years in Paleontology have revolutionized our view of life among the dinosaurs. I feel the lumbering lizard-like dinosaurs of Jurassic World don't really represent a species that took a path to Darwinian evolutionary perfection that was a hundred times longer than the one traveled by Homo sapiens.
Until now, we have greatly underestimated them.

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*** 'Interstellar' meets 'The Martian' ***
*** 'Jurassic World' is a sunday walk in a city park. ****

OUR FIRST INTERSTELLAR EXPEDITION ...

Should have been easy, after all, we had help.A burning question lies exposed in the 'Fermi Paradox' regarding humanity's isolation in the universe. Physicist Enrico Fermi calculated that for each grain of sand in our world, there exist a hundred Earth-like planets in our universe. Yet, we find no trace of any civilization beyond our own.
So, where are the extraterrestrials -- why are we alone?"
.... and why is the answer so closely tied to the dinosaurs?

In 2032, a mysterious extraterrestrial intelligence began transferring technology to our planet resolving most energy and social issues. One simple demand accompanied the gifts - our ET friends (the "Asteri") command humanity immediately make their first interstellar voyage to ET's home world aboard a vessel of their design - the Argos.
Colonel Daniel Drake defies growing opposition and the Argos launches. The ship responds flawlessly but before they exit the solar system, a terrorist's bomb detonates. The crippled Argos is inhaled into a cosmic string fed time distortion.
Emerging, the damaged ship limps back to Earth - only to discover everything has changed. The Argos and its crew are 99 million years in the past; Earth dominated by dinosaurs ... and the Asteri are not the kind who easily forgive favors spurned.
Book I of the 'Crucible Series'

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About the Author

Writing Science Fiction is a new vocation for Terrence Zavecz. Reading Sci-Fi laid the basis for his life's work as scientist, engineer and entrepreneur. Now, he discovered something exciting and wondrous ... free time and says he intends to use it to inflame the imagination of future scientists by writing stories that carry the adventure and optimism of those of his youth. Terrence Edward Zavecz graduated from Lehigh University with a BS in Engineering Physics. He holds an MS in Metallurgy and an MS in Materials from the Princeton-Lehigh Masters Program of AT&T Sign up to my email list. For more information including excerpts, excluded scenes, paleontology references and technology discussions visit: http: //www.ZAVECZ.NET

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01FOC3N2U
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Contek USA, LLC; 2nd edition (May 21, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 21, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2491 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 310 pages

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Biography of Terrence Zavecz .... visit: http://Zavecz.net

... writing also as Philip Nolen .... visit http://PhilipNolen.com

It is my firm belief that good Sci-Fi, first and foremost, requires an exciting and forward-looking story about people. Great Sci-Fi is achieved when the tale seems to border on magic but there is enough science in it to make one wonder, if not firmly believe that it is possible.

I’ve been reading science fiction since before I started school and the genre inspired me to pursue a career as engineer and scientist. Fiction carried me through school as an escape from more demanding studies that brought me advanced degrees in Engineering Physics, Metallurgy, and Materials Science.

Since then, I’ve published formally as well as in popular trade magazines for companies around the world. My first ‘science fiction’ publications took the form of research grant proposals, marketing plans, and business plans … all avenues of thought that required extrapolation of scientific concepts into a believable and, if they were to be successful, entertaining adventure.

After working in my own company and with people around the world in research and business for more than fifty years, I retired. Well, sort of because one day my wife remarked that I always was reading Sci-Fi, why didn’t I become an author?

This world is a fascinating place and, being lucky enough to have a career that allowed me to work and befriend people from around the world, I've enjoyed this planet in a much deeper way than a vacationer or passing traveler. Even more wonderful is the realization that every trail followed, every friend I met and every place visited held wonderful and, many times, barely believable stories. Strange tales that are fodder for what I hope will be great novels.

My hobbies and interests are many and include Photography, Astronomy, History, Hiking, and Diving. I have always loved writing and, for the first time in my life, I can indulge another passion, the writing of Sci-Fi and Historic Fiction.

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Fascinating

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2016

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In 2032, the first attempt to an interstellar voyage to the distant galaxy of Tau Ceti went awry and the starship Argos was forced to return to Earth for repairs. The space explorers were in for a surprise, though — the Earth they knew was no longer; or, more accurately, was yet to be. They’d been thrown 99 million years into the past.

I loved the whole science, the adventure and that there was time-travel involved. It had plenty of action. There was danger at every turn, whether from human or animal sources. Vivid descriptions that brought it all alive. Diverse characters (loved Martel!) on a fascinating “new” world they needed to explore, or at least, survive. Suspending disbelief was easy. No, I was not surprised by the end. Yet it was a Great story. A total stand alone, but one I did Not want to see an end to.

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This is a highly readable book with an engaging ship's ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017

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Crucible of a Species (The Crucible Series) (Volume 1) This is a highly readable book with an engaging ship's crew of politically divergent characters on a peaceful mission of discovery. Well-crafted plot with the inevitable conflict that comes when you mix a crew of soldiers, scientists and civilians under the autocratic command of the military. Think of Sagan's "Contact" (one of my favorites), where benevolent aliens provide the technology to enable interstellar travel. Mix in rampaging dinosaurs a la Crichton with elements of Herman Wouk's 1954 classic "The Caine Mutiny". Mix these elements with a mission through space and time using worm holes predicted by Einstein and with the latest concepts of quantum mechanics and string theory.

Well done!

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I enjoyed the idea of the story

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2016

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I enjoyed the idea of the story. What I missed was a connection to any of the characters. Without that connection it just seemed like I was going through the motions of reading it.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016

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I very much enjoyed reading this book. The double or triple fold in the story line was very well executed by the author. Yes, it wasn't hard to figure out the ending two thirds the way to the end but the journey there was worth it.
Character development was quite good with a nice mix of main, secondary and filler rolls.
The authors descriptions used through out the book were very good as well.
I think this is only the second or third five star rating I have awarded...I read at least five books a month, sometimes up to fifteen, just so you have a feel for my justification.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2016

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This book was really worth reading. Dinosaurs and time travel. Lots of excitement and not a lot of bad language. The story is about an expedition to another planet that goes sideways really fast. The ending will really blow you away and that is about all I can say. This one is worth reading.

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L. Ion May

Too much techno-babble

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021

For me I found:
No central character, and lacking in cohesion. Half way point, laid aside.

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Anton Dotschkal

Crucible of a Species grabs your attention and doesn't let go.

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2016

Crucible of a Species is very different from the normal sci-fi venture of reading. It not only gets the reader into distant space and time, it does so in a manner that is totally believable. The author gives the reader just the right amount of scientific and technical definition that has you thinking "Well of course that's how it should work". The seamless transition from within the chapters on earth to the distant galaxies never leaves you thinking " How did we get here" . The right amount scientific explanation makes it all plausible. The many action sequences have the reader captured in first-person experiences by setting the scenes and immersing the reader with bold and colorful displays of heroism that one would expect from the defenders of their goals and our beliefs. It is a very worthwhile read, so set aside some time, because once you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down.

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