Vestige

by Scott McElhaney

Somewhere amidst the buried ruins of an ancient alien civilization lies the answer to one of the greatest mysteries in our galaxy. But researching the desolate planet brings about more questions than could ever answer. And those questions need answered soon if Landon is to find out who just declared war on the people of Earth.
Landon is the sole operator of the Tachyon Relay – an outpost that serves as an interchange point for wormhole transit throughout the galaxy. When some mysterious ships start attacking Earth’s outposts, Landon is forced to watch helplessly as the wormholes begin to collapse, severing the links to these colonized systems. When Landon’s post is ultimately attacked, his only mode of escape is to slip aboard a vessel heading toward an abandoned system.
Much to his surprise, the system had not been abandoned at all and was now home to a settlement that had been excavating alien ruins for the past decade. The ancient civilization, he quickly learns, may somehow be closely related to the unidentified ships that have declared war on Earth. He may have to risk more than just his own life in order to get the answers he needs and put an end to the war.

Brought to you by the international bestselling author of the Mystic Saga, Dominion, and Ghosts of Ophidian. With over 175,000 books downloaded worldwide, Scott McElhaney continues to prove that reasonable Kindle prices do not have to mean poor quality. Also check out Saving Brooksie, Beyond the Event Horizon, One Crazy Summer, and Erinyes by McElhaney.

145 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 7, 2014

About the author

Scott's first novel, Mommy's Choice, was originally published in paperback under the pseudonym Scott Curtis. In under a year on the bookshelves, that novel won the National Christian Choice Book Award for romantic suspense. When Scott moved to a different publisher and started making his novels available to Kindle readers, he returned to his real name and reduced the prices to the absolute minimum allowed by Amazon.
Scott McElhaney currently resides in Ohio with his wife and two sons. He's a Desert Shield veteran of the US Navy, having served on the USS South Carolina CGN-37. Although his books didn't become available to Kindle readers until December 2011, over 250,000 digital copies have been purchased to date and he still maintains a position in the top 100 worldwide in the "Sci-fi Space Opera" category.

Reviews

[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unusual but lacking

I was interested in the tale right from the beginning. I liked the author's voice, and how quickly he brought action and space adventure and exploration into play. The archaeological dig on the supposedly dead alien planet was very different! But he wound it all up far too quickly, even before the other characters were even fully developed. The conclusion made me think that this was it, the end .... way too soon. There are too many unexplored and only partially explained things happening.

Reading this left me feeling like I went to class but still only earned an 'Incomplete' on my transcript even though I did all the work!

Nice beginning, sorta, but is there a completed novel anywhere? :-)

[Caleb Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would have been five stars if about 2x longer

Fun story if a bit outlandish, set up for some great mystery and investigation into an origin story and then felt like the author just gave up and finished up the story.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book could have been longer, but it was a fun read. I liken it to an episode of Star Trek: Next Gen. Fast paced, imminent threats, hilariously overblown sexism, and a mystery to solve. It wraps up pretty quick (which I could see how some readers wouldn't like), but I thought it was great.

[Mike Abrahams · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe should be re-shelved in the fantasy/magic section rather than sci fi - a little too much on the convenient miracle front.

[Fred Conrad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Sci-Fi, fast moving and creative.