Jump Gate Omega (Star Lawyers)

It's the thirty-second century. Human civilization has stretched its boundaries into Milky Way, planting settlements on nearly one hundred Earth-like planets. Powerful corporations dominate the weak central government of the Terran Commonwealth as super-rich entrepreneurs search for more new worlds to colonize and new markets among alien civilizations. Meanwhile, pirate leagues roam the trade corridors, linger at the jump gates, and ambush shipping, while a scattering of predatory star nations expand their domains by force of arms.In this complex political, multi-species jungle, two attorneys-at-law-sons of the wealthiest mogul in the Terran Commonwealth-journey to a Rim world under orders to "sue those amphibious bastards for everything they've got" to secure the site of a new jump gate, which will hurdle the 2.5 million light years across the intergalactic Void to vast, unexplored Andromeda galaxy. But first, the Star Lawyers must run a gauntlet to the Rim, dodging pirates, politicians, prelates, and predatory star nations intent on seizing Jump Gate Omega. Even while spurning The Old Man, the black-sheep younger son, Tyler, has hungered for his father's approval since childhood. When Tyler learns Andromeda's civilizations cling to ancient codes of nonviolence, he realizes that some humans and aliens-not to mention the pirate leagues from our galaxy-will cross the jump gate to Andromeda with no such restrictions. Tyler must find a way to save millions of yet-undiscovered civilizations when Jump Gate Omega becomes operational, even if his solution risks incurring his father's unending wrath.Rollicking sci-fi fun, packed with humor, romance and deep space adventure, punctuated with courtroom battles on alien worlds. Jump Gate Omega launches the Star Lawyers series. More in the works.

• | Author: Thomas Shepherd
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: May 28, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 279 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1542619734
• | ISBN-13: 9781542619738