Sideris Gate

—Sideris Gate— Book 1 of the Paradisi Exodus SeriesGenre: Near-Future Sci-Fi, Apocalyptic Earth, Colonization, First Contact "e;Splendid Space Thriller Adventure for Fans of The Expanse and Isaac Asimov! I make the comparison to Isaac Asimov because reading this book definitely gave off vibes of reading the Foundation novels! The world-building is exceptional and meticulous."e; —Leslie "e;The Upstream Writer"e; "e;This is an exciting journey made by well-developed characters. You become vested in their struggles and cheer for their successes. Can't wait for the next book!"e; —Lisa Rainer _______________The last ship to leave. A new galaxy awaits. And time is running out. In near future 2094, Earth is on the brink of nuclear winter. A secret evacuation is already underway, and Solomon Reach and his crew have guaranteed passage on the last ship to leave for colonization and exploration of a new planet in the Andromeda galaxy. When Solomon learns of a betrayal that will have catastrophic consequences, he is faced with an impossible choice: who will live and who will die?_______________ —The Paradisi Chronicles Universe—In the last decades of the twenty-first century, ten families seeking to escape an increasingly devastated Earth focus their power and wealth on constructing spaceships that will allow a select few to leave Earth and colonize the world they call New Eden. Here, on their new home in the Paradisi System, these Founding Families hope to avoid the environmental and political disasters that were destroying Earth. But they find that the world they claim for their own is already inhabited, and the Ddaerans, although human in their appearance, possess abilities that the Founders and their descendants find both intriguing and frightening… —About—The Paradisi Chronicles is an open-source multi-author sci-fi universe set in a fictional planetary system in the Andromeda galaxy. Built by seven founding members of the group, Paradisi Chronicles has grown by leaps and bounds as more and more authors continue to explore 200 years of history spanning the flight from an apocalyptic Earth to the settling and expansion of the Paradisi System. "e;Hard, near future SF at its best…It's the last ship to leave Sol, and the feeling of loss and longing is strong. Get ready for one heck of a ride in this hard SF adventure."e; —M.D. Cooper "e;A fast-paced sci-fi space adventure with plenty of action, intrigue, romance and even some ethical quandaries. Lasota does especially well in capturing the desperate, hopeful, frontier spirit of the last humans to escape a dying Earth."e; —Reader Greg