KEID: A Lost Civilization

Praise For KEID: A Lost Civilization

Praise ForKEID: A Lost Civilization

This is cutting edge, hard science fiction at its finest. A huge starship discovers a derelict Dyson Sphere containing a sun that is used for energy. The crew investigate and find several sapient species inside the sphere. They also learn that the star will soon erupt, destroying both the sphere and its inhabitants. Only they can save them! All this would be more than enough for a great speculative novel, but Williscroft also includes MBH and MERT Drives, portal technology, electronic uploads of humans and others, plus a great deal more, much of it derived directly from current physics research. The effect of this broadminded, far-sweeping approach is both realistic and daring. The reader feels that yes, this is what the universe is like and what man’s role in it will come to be.

— Professor John B. RosemanNorfolk State UniversityFormer Chairman of the BoardHorror Writers AssociationAuthor of The Inspector of the Cross Series

Robert G. Williscroft’s Oort Chronicles continue with the fourth in the series, Keid: A Lost Civilization, and Braxton Thorpe is becoming a modern-day Odysseus as his interstellar voyage takes yet another turn. This time it is to the star Keid (also known as 40 Eridani) where Thorpe and his crew discover an under-construction Dyson Sphere.

Along with his usual action and intrigue, Williscroft’s trademark hard science attempts to answer the question I’ve yet to see anyone else in science fiction tackle: how do you build (and then maintain) a Dyson Sphere in the first place? The surprising answer reveals a threat to the starship Andromeda and its entire crew, and Thorpe’s team is pushed to the limits. Great fun, and a must-read for anyone following the Chronicles.

— Alastair Mayer, Author of the T-Space Series