What’s on my reading list this week? The Aristeia Series by Wayne Basta

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What’s on my reading list this week? The Aristeia Series by Wayne Basta

I love finding a new author to spotlight that presents that bit of temptation that pulls at my reading gene–dropping into a world of sci-fi that is filled with intergalactic wonders that capture the imagination. My newest discovery is fascinating author, Wayne Basta, who has written a marvellous series of novels entitled Aristeia: Revolutionary Flight, and Aristeia: A Little Rebellion. Both novels are stunning escapes into the realm of the stars and Wayne has become a favorite on my sci-fi reading list.

As a child, Wayne Basta was introduced to science fiction at a young age by his father. Mainstream hits like Star Trek and Star Wars were followed by old Tom Swift novels and then classics like Asimov and Clarke. Growing up on Florida’s space coast only served to fuel his imagination and love of space, science and adventure.

At the age of 9, his family got their first home computer, an old Macintosh Plus, and he immediately used it to start writing science fiction adventure stories. He continued writing as a hobby all the way through college at the University of Florida, where he initially pursued a career in the US Navy until an injury changed his plans. Wayne then spent several years teaching high school and working in the education non-profit sector before coming back to his old dream of writing.

Wayne currently lives in Houston with his wife, dog and soon to be born son. He remains a fan of geek culture, board games, video games, fantasy, science fiction and all around silliness.

Find out more about Wayne at: http://waynebasta.com/

And, now, on to his fabulous tales:

Aristeia: Revolutionary Flight:

A former naval starfighter pilot, Maarkean Ocaitchi once fought to protect the Alliance and its principles of freedom and democracy, but his sister’s rebellious past forced them both into a life of smuggling. He nevertheless refuses to believe her assertions that the whole system is corrupt… until she is arrested and condemned to death as a traitor.Now, Maarkean must decide where his loyalty lies, and will either spark a rebellion or help crush the spirit of democracy once and for all. The experience will challenge everything he thinks he knows about resistance, loyalty, and friendship.Written in the spirit of heroic space adventure, Aristeia: Revolutionary Right is the first book in a series by new author Wayne Basta.

Available at: http://www.amazon.com/Aristeia-Revolutionary-Right-ebook/dp/B006NT3G4Y/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

Aristeia: A Little Rebellion

“I like a little rebellion now and then…The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all.” –Thomas Jefferson

Unlike her brother, Saracasi Ocaitchi has always known that her loyalties belong to the ideals of freedom and democracy, not the government of the Alliance, and that protecting those ideals would require a fight. But now that the rebellion she has dreamed about has finally begun, she must come to terms with what that truly means: for herself, for her brother, and for all of the people who will die in the coming war.

Written in the spirit of heroic space adventure, Aristeia: A Little Rebellion is the second book in the Aristeia series by author Wayne Basta.