Declaration: a novella (3): the Exit Earth series

Exit Earth #3

by Terry Persun

It’s big decision time!

After moving up in the ranks as part of the Starlight crew, Jacob Flannery is faced with new obstacles to overcome. As he learns to strengthen his resolve, boost his confidence, and nurture his self-awareness, his internal changes allow him to meet and fall in love with a young doctor onboard the Starlight.

Because his plan all along was to be reunited with his family, Jacob becomes torn. Now he must decide what his responsibilities are beyond his day-to-day needs. Is it selfish to think only of himself, honorable to follow his love interest, or loyal to go back with his family?

In the meantime, the family’s new hire, Owen, is thrust into a project on the Pallas Shell World that could not only ruin the Flannery family reputation but make it impossible for him to find future work. The Shell World gravity must be slowed, which can cause a chain of events that could cause unknown damages in other areas. Ultimately, the project must succeed even through the multiple hazards that are occurring.

And Jacob must answer the most important question of his life—what does he want?
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Exit Earth is an exploration of self-discovery on several levels: finding inner strength, developing outer skillsets, and determining who and what you are actually responsible for.

196 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 28, 2022

About the author

Terry Persun is a former airborne navigation equipment specialist and electronics engineer presently freelancing for science and technology magazines. He has won nine awards for his fiction and was a finalist in another seven awards—IPPY, Book Excellence, Foreword Reviews, USABookNews, and others. Terry is a multi-genre author of intelligent, tech-forward fiction with clearly drawn characters and thought-provoking themes. You can find him at www.TerryPersun.com

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LIST OF MY BOOKS
Science Fiction: Biomass series:
BIOMASS: Rewind
BIOMASS: Sky People (coming soon)
BIOMASS: Alive (coming soon)
Science Fiction: Neal and Mavra series:
Revision 7: DNA
Backyard Aliens
Science Fiction: Tempest Eugene Nesbit series:
The Killing Machine
The Humanzee Experiments
Science Fiction Stand-Alones
Hear No Evil
Cathedral of Dreams

Fantasy: Doublesight series
Doublesight
Memory Tower
Fugitives
Gargoyle
Fantasy: Shaman Detective series
The NSA Files
The Voodoo Case
Stealing Childhood

Mystery/Suspense: Stand-Alones:
Coming Clean
Mistake In Identity
Man Behind the Door

Historical Novel: Stand-Alones:
Sweet Song
Ten Months in Wonderland

Magical Realism: Stand-Alones:
The Witness Tree
Wolf's Rite
Giver of Gifts
To Our Waking Souls

General Fiction: Stand-Alones:
The Perceived Darkness
Deception Creek

Poetry:
Horse Logic
Balancing Act
Navigating Wind
Broken Fingers
Beautys Run Road
Sentences
And Now This
Every Leaf
Barn Tarot

Reviews

[Brian Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Terry Persun’s Exit Earth trilogy ends with Declaration which finds young Jacob Flannery tending to his increasing responsibilities aboard the human transport ship Starlight while his family, with whom he has worked his entire life, are engaged in a risky plan to reconstruct a crumbling shell world on the asteroid Pallas. As always, Persun presents the technical aspects of these future environments skillfully, allowing even this less-than-tech-savvy reader to understand the challenges and risks they present. But this is a story of human relationships as Jacob finds his own way aboard the Starlight (even finding romance) while continuing to be pulled away by his loyalty toward his family and wish to help them in the struggles they face. Without giving anything away, let me say that this is a most satisfying conclusion to a fascinating and insightful series.