Sci Fi/Space Opera
The origins of Judeo-Christian religion and mythology come together in this mature science fiction page-turner.
To combat overpopulation on the planet Orion, the government releases a birth control virus to keep women from becoming pregnant. Only the brightest and most attractive of their species are allowed to mate. But the virus rages out of control, killing both mother and child. Attempts to develop a cure fail. They only have one option left: search other worlds for advanced societies that may be able to help.
The two most intelligent minds on Orion—and former best friends—Lucifer and Zues band together to search for a secret planet. When they finally arrive, they are greeted with unexplainable death and destruction. This planet is not the answer. Something doesn’t add up. They discover an extra unknown planet in the solar system.
The new planet is covered in lush land masses and bodies of water. Different species of hominids run—and mate—freely. Fire-breathing dragons guard the land. Lucifer is determined to figure out who or what created this planet. He thinks it just might be the key to saving Orion and the Orionites.
Excerpt:
Is there a god? Are we alone? What is the meaning
of life? Why does it even exist at all? Tales of everlasting life, death, and
resurrection dating back to the time of ancient Egypt; epic fables of Zeus and
his Olympians waging war with the Titans; Norse poems singing the praises of
Odin and Asgard; rumors of angels mating with humans to produce a race of
giants; accounts of lost continents and civilizations, great floods, Amazons,
and dragons. Did the Sumerians, Egyptians, Hebrews, Greeks, and Norse simply
make up all these tall tales? Was Moses really just the world’s first
science-fiction novelist?
The answer, of course, is
no. These stories of myth and legend that abound throughout your
history are all entirely true. I know because I was there. I was at the center
of it all, and if I’m honest with myself and with you, it was entirely my
fault. This planet was a paradise when I found it, but alas, just as with
everything I touch, I brought it to its ruin. So why, after all these thousands
of years, have I finally decided to take ownership of all the pain, death, and
destruction I have wrought? It would be impossible for you to know this, but
there comes a time when even gods must die. I suppose one could call this a
deathbed confession.
If you want to know what
really happened—the truth about your planet, your god, and your own
existence—by all means, please read on. I feel compelled to offer stern caution
before you proceed, however. Examine your motivations for learning the truth
thoroughly before you turn this page. Truth once learned cannot be unlearned.
You would do well to remain ignorant.
About the Author
BCE is originally from parts unknown and currently resides in areas of the planet yet to be explored. His favorite pastime is reading old encyclopedias while eating Peanut M&M’s. He does believe that the warehouse depicted at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark actually exists. He has only one goal left in his life that he wishes to accomplish: to live long enough to see the aliens return so he may look over at his beautiful wife in her nursing-home bed and say, “I told you so.”
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