In a world where aliens invade to offer a trade, Michael Lang, joined by his alien created ship, go forth to discover the secret behind these Outsiders. Initially intrigued by the prospect of working for these powerful entities, Michael is one of many who sign up to pilot of one of the massive vessels that collect the dead. These pilots act as mere figure heads, proof for the populace of the cooperation between human and alien, but are never truly in control of the ships they travel in. Guided by the powerful artificial intelligence Athene, and set upon a path that is not their own, they both question the meaning of what it truly is to be free. In lands near and far, few seem displeased with the dire trade of dead for a promise of a better tomorrow. Those who do dissent are kept far from the public eye. The muffling of these voices and a creeping suspicion of motives alien to human understanding leads Michael to suspect that all is not what it appears to be. Could Michael be right?
In a world where aliens invade to offer a trade, Michael Lang, joined by his alien created ship, go forth to discover the secret behind these Outsiders. Initially intrigued by the prospect of working for these powerful entities, Michael is one of many who sign up to pilot of one of the massive vessels that collect the dead. These pilots act as mere figure heads, proof for the populace of the cooperation between human and alien, but are never truly in control of the ships they travel in. Guided by the powerful artificial intelligence Athene, and set upon a path that is not their own, they both question the meaning of what it truly is to be free.
In lands near and far, few seem displeased with the dire trade of dead for a promise of a better tomorrow. Those who do dissent are kept far from the public eye. The muffling of these voices and a creeping suspicion of motives alien to human understanding leads Michael to suspect that all is not what it appears to be. Could Michael be right?
Now available as an Amazon Kindle ebook the Outsider Trilogy (Deathship, Starship, Warship)