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INTO THE MAELSTROM
A Paranormal Sci-fi Adventure/Romance
by Celeste
Into the Maelstrom* is the first episode of Tales From the Planets, a personal narration of the history and destiny of our solar system. These stories of adventure, discovery, courage and love create a new planetary mythology that can be understood and enjoyed by all ages. They weave a rich tapestry of spiritual wisdom and historical facts that entertain, inform and inspire.
Into the Maelstrom tells the tale of three days of treacherous inter-planetary intrigue. It sweeps two pilots and four social scientists into the escalating conflict on Planet Maldek. Dranda, a female warrior, and Stefan, a reptilian/human crossbreed, are lovers torn apart by circumstances beyond their control. In order to survive, he must join his father’s race, the male-dominated Iryans from the Orion star system. She must serve her people, the female-dominated Athenians, as a delegate to the peace conference on Planet Venus. As the war starts, they risk meeting for one last time to say goodbye.
The four social scientists meet on a slow transport to the Sun. Glasdon is a stogy disciplinarian from Saturn, Xander, a brilliant eccentric from Uranus, Lissa, a strangely reticent young woman from the Sun, and Arley, a hyper-active Jupiterian. Fearing terminal boredom on the six week journey, Arley convinces the other scientists to give up hibernation to play an intellectual game. Even by Arley’s demanding standards, the next three action-packed days are anything but boring. Together, they must face life-threatening reptilian hijacking, imprisonment and betrayal. Their courage and resourcefulness are tested to the limit.
Into the Maelstrom is an exciting, entertaining adventure from first to last.
*Maelstrom – noun: a violent or turbulent situation; a whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence.
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