Original Cover by Lainey O'Keefe

Here's the cover:

CHARACTERS and TIMELINE

Here are the list of characters and the timeline:

MAIN CHARACTERS

            President Benefacio - president of the Nova Sol Colonies

            Senior Benefacio - the president's father, first wave colonist, a Volunteer

            Volunteers - group of colonists who have developed anti-aging abilities

            Druzen - a member of original colonial survey teams, never went back to Earth

            Seema - confidante of Druzen, genetic privateer

           

            Soren - ranger candidate, currently stationed on Misken

            Connor - first wave Misken colonist

            Vibes - colonist, explorer

           

            Sheen - professor at Gondon University

            Helena - Sheen's supervisor, dean at Gondon University

            Jonda - Gondon colonist, lives on a hold

            Mari - works on Gondon for her colonial service

            Hallis - works and lives on Destin Orbiter, used by Veln

            Veln - official on Destin Orbiter, works for Starbrite Gem Company

           

            Thuell - Chief Legate of the Science Committee

            Lavine - member of Science Committee

            Asok Klein - member of Science Committee

            Lockerby - security professional, works with Science Committee

            Bions - species of self-aware bio-nanites, came to be during Planetary Rebellion

            Giants - mysterious species from the past

            Dragons - live in tunnels on Bastin, unknown to all except Druzen and Seema

TIMELINE

199? = Sullivan Lockerby born

            Asok Klein born

205? = Lunar colonies, undersea domes

206? = Lockerby Captured

2075 = Dragonstar One Tragedy

2150 = Hoight Expedition discovers Mars Gate

2152 - Joint Colonial Program announced

            Survey teams explore Nova Sol system

2157 = First Colonists enter Nova Sol system

2160 = Cliffs of Azure discovered

2170 = Planetary Rebellion

2190 = Opening of book 

NOVA SOL is up in Kindle

Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006M77422

IT'S ALL HAPPENING

Well, it's taken longer than I expected but the first book of the Brief History of Humankind Trilogy is ready to go. I will put it up on Kindle in the next day or so.

I wrote the first draft in under two months finishing in the middle of September. The story just flew out of me. From then until now I have been editing the first book and writing the first hundred or so pages of the second book. The material for the second book gave me new ideas to strengthen the first book and the editing process has made the story significantly better.

Below is the book description. Tomorrow I will post the list of characters and a short timeline form the book.

-Book Description:

NOVA SOL, book one of the Brief History of Humankind Trilogy

Twenty years after the Planetary Rebellion, the Nova Sol Colonists are still stranded hundreds of light years from Earth. The mysterious teleportation mechanism that allowed humans to settle the new solar system was eradicated in the natural disasters caused by the rebellion. The invention of a faster than light technology offers the 5 million colonists new hope for returning to their home planet. But difficulties arise in implementing the new stardrive. These difficulties will force Presdient Benefacio to risk others' lives in order to get back to Earth

Lurking in the background, the Bions - bio-nanites that were “awakened” during the Planetary Rebellion - are following their own agenda, which will put them at odds with the humans.

Several humans - including President Benefacio’s father - have spontaneously developed anti-aging abilities. Is this a freak occurrence or is there some greater force at work?

Meanwhile, on Bastin, the desert planet, one of the original human colonists keeps a secret that will change the course of human history.