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The Lost Ship
Vengeful Gray aliens abandon a humiliating Cretaceous-era colonization failure and time travel to present-day Earth, seeking a doomsday weapon left behind on a shipwreck lost to time in what is now the Amazon’s vast unexplored wilderness.
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Book Two in The Powers That Be trilogy, THE LOST SHIP , immerses readers in the day-after chaos, carnage, and confusion following the near-apocalyptic ending of THE GOLDEN ELLIPSE .
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An offer they can’t refuse: Rachel and Owen Haig convalesce in a decimated Cairo hospital following their death-defying heroism beneath the Giza Plateau, contending with unwanted notoriety and a job proposal from The Powers That Be.
The fourth kind: The diabolical time-traveling Grays hijack a lunar-bound medevac, imprisoning the crew in a mind-bending nightmare where startling revelations resolve from the terrifying shadows.
Never let a disaster go to waste: A megalomaniacal tech mogul projects international rage onto the lone entity athwart his post-invasion new world order plan: The Powers That Be. Meanwhile, his failsafe manifests in a distant ancestor’s leather-bound journal containing cryptic clues to a doomsday device buried in the heart of the Amazon.
Lost worlds: Artemus Pennywell, the ageless PTB CEO, parries post-invasion gut punches, overseeing relief efforts alongside his quintessential replicant, Andrew. With cutthroat mercenaries—and the ruthless Grays—searching for the lost ship, he dispatches eccentric scientist Richard King and new PTB agents Rachel and Owen to the Amazon in a race against time to secure the prehistoric payload. Trekking unexplored jungle teeming with danger, paths collide on a perilous descent into a primeval rift protected by a ghostly cannibal tribe.
THE LOST SHIP twists and turns through post-invasion ruins to the heart of the Amazon, where a supernatural revelation illuminates humankind’s destiny in a cerulean glow.
Includes an excerpt from THE BLUE SPARK ,
The Powers That Be | Book Three
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Book Two in The Powers That Be trilogy, THE LOST SHIP , immerses readers in the day-after chaos, carnage, and confusion following the near-apocalyptic ending of THE GOLDEN ELLIPSE .
***
An offer they can’t refuse: Rachel and Owen Haig convalesce in a decimated Cairo hospital following their death-defying heroism beneath the Giza Plateau, contending with unwanted notoriety and a job proposal from The Powers That Be.
The fourth kind: The diabolical time-traveling Grays hijack a lunar-bound medevac, imprisoning the crew in a mind-bending nightmare where startling revelations resolve from the terrifying shadows.
Never let a disaster go to waste: A megalomaniacal tech mogul projects international rage onto the lone entity athwart his post-invasion new world order plan: The Powers That Be. Meanwhile, his failsafe manifests in a distant ancestor’s leather-bound journal containing cryptic clues to a doomsday device buried in the heart of the Amazon.
Lost worlds: Artemus Pennywell, the ageless PTB CEO, parries post-invasion gut punches, overseeing relief efforts alongside his quintessential replicant, Andrew. With cutthroat mercenaries—and the ruthless Grays—searching for the lost ship, he dispatches eccentric scientist Richard King and new PTB agents Rachel and Owen to the Amazon in a race against time to secure the prehistoric payload. Trekking unexplored jungle teeming with danger, paths collide on a perilous descent into a primeval rift protected by a ghostly cannibal tribe.
THE LOST SHIP twists and turns through post-invasion ruins to the heart of the Amazon, where a supernatural revelation illuminates humankind’s destiny in a cerulean glow.
Includes an excerpt from THE BLUE SPARK ,
The Powers That Be | Book Three
616 pages, Paperback
Published November 4, 2022
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About the author
John Hopkins
12 books50 followersAuthor and artist John Hopkins’ passion for the science fiction genre and keen curiosity for what lies beyond common knowledge shape his character-driven storytelling. In 2014, John followed his muse and developed
LOST CACTUS
, a comic strip set on a top-secret research base similar to Area 51.
The 3-panel strip’s supernatural mythology expanded into a shared universe of Short Stories (Apple, Amazon, Kobo, Google) that sowed the seeds for his epic The Powers That Be trilogy. The first two books in the trilogy, THE GOLDEN ELLIPSE and THE LOST SHIP , are available now in print and e-book formats everywhere you purchase books.
Book Three, THE BLUE SPARK , is scheduled for an early 2024 release. Be sure and smash the WANT TO READ button for excerpts, progress updates, images, and a cover reveal, plus ARCs and pre-order information when available.
John is also developing graphic novels under the LOST CACTUS ARCHIVES banner featuring the original comic strip’s diverse cast in tales ripped from the legendary southwestern desert base’s backlog of classified files.
Discover more at www.johnhopkinsauthor.com
The 3-panel strip’s supernatural mythology expanded into a shared universe of Short Stories (Apple, Amazon, Kobo, Google) that sowed the seeds for his epic The Powers That Be trilogy. The first two books in the trilogy, THE GOLDEN ELLIPSE and THE LOST SHIP , are available now in print and e-book formats everywhere you purchase books.
Book Three, THE BLUE SPARK , is scheduled for an early 2024 release. Be sure and smash the WANT TO READ button for excerpts, progress updates, images, and a cover reveal, plus ARCs and pre-order information when available.
John is also developing graphic novels under the LOST CACTUS ARCHIVES banner featuring the original comic strip’s diverse cast in tales ripped from the legendary southwestern desert base’s backlog of classified files.
Discover more at www.johnhopkinsauthor.com
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November 8, 2022I am so excited for readers to snuggle up with their beverage of choice and lose themselves in the just-released THE LOST SHIP, Book Two in The Powers That Be Trilogy. For the best reading experience, my advice is to read Book One, THE GOLDEN ELLIPSE, first. (Check back for more information on Book Three, THE BLUE SPARK, scheduled for late 2023.) And while I understand that my books will not be to everyone’s taste, if you stick with them, you will be rewarded—like leaving a crowded movie theater (remember those?)—where everybody is talking about it afterward. Not all good. I get it. I also love reading your reviews.
Here is a quick The Powers That Be Trilogy primer.
Theme 1: Humanity’s Omega Point.
Theme 2: The universe is binary.
Theme 3: We are not alone.
Subjects: Love, death, fear, faith, good vs. evil, and posthumanism.
Main Character: Rachel Alexander Haig’s arc from average to sublime exemplifies the trilogy’s core themes.
Message: Embrace skepticism and dare to ask: what if ….
Period: A near-future world of 2044 where accelerated advancements blur the line between human and robot, anti-gravity space tourism proves a boon, and the clandestine organization known as The Powers That Be monitors multiple extraterrestrial fleets lurking in the ether.
Extras: A short Preface welcomes readers to each book, followed by an organized Character List to keep the expansive cast straight. Maps and Diagrams supply illustrated context before Prologues introduce each novel’s plot. Epilogues tie up loose ends and tease future events. Bibliographies cite pertinent research on everything from The Great Pyramid to cannibalism to the best travel khakis.
Author Influences: Michael Crichton’s techno-thrillers. James Rollins’ Sigma Force novels. Preston & Child’s Pendergast series. David Lynn Goleman’s Event Group thrillers. James S.A. Corey’s Expanse series. Also, classics by Verne, Burroughs, Doyle, and Tolkien. I could go on, but ….
Thanks in advance for giving my books a chance. Cheers and happy reading,
John
Here is a quick The Powers That Be Trilogy primer.
Theme 1: Humanity’s Omega Point.
Theme 2: The universe is binary.
Theme 3: We are not alone.
Subjects: Love, death, fear, faith, good vs. evil, and posthumanism.
Main Character: Rachel Alexander Haig’s arc from average to sublime exemplifies the trilogy’s core themes.
Message: Embrace skepticism and dare to ask: what if ….
Period: A near-future world of 2044 where accelerated advancements blur the line between human and robot, anti-gravity space tourism proves a boon, and the clandestine organization known as The Powers That Be monitors multiple extraterrestrial fleets lurking in the ether.
Extras: A short Preface welcomes readers to each book, followed by an organized Character List to keep the expansive cast straight. Maps and Diagrams supply illustrated context before Prologues introduce each novel’s plot. Epilogues tie up loose ends and tease future events. Bibliographies cite pertinent research on everything from The Great Pyramid to cannibalism to the best travel khakis.
Author Influences: Michael Crichton’s techno-thrillers. James Rollins’ Sigma Force novels. Preston & Child’s Pendergast series. David Lynn Goleman’s Event Group thrillers. James S.A. Corey’s Expanse series. Also, classics by Verne, Burroughs, Doyle, and Tolkien. I could go on, but ….
Thanks in advance for giving my books a chance. Cheers and happy reading,
John
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