For those interested in previewing the first two installments of the Darkside Trilogy, follow these links to the first four chapters of Discovery and the opening chapter of Conception:
Discovery tells the story of what happens in the United States of America when the country discovers a secret colony of African Americans living on the backside of the moon who have been there since before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
For writers who may be interested in the construction of the story, these four chapters introduce the four main subplots of the story.
One of my main goals in writing the Darkside Trilogy was to make sure that the story was exciting, consistent and that the science and technology within the story was true-to-life. This series was written with an eye toward honoring the classic style of pioneers of the genera from the early years of the 20th Century.
Conception begins as a prequel, telling the 40-year story of how an extraordinary community of African Americans stole the world's march in the race to the moon, arriving several years before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the lunar surface.
And, Conception ends with the same events that conclude Discovery, however they are seen from the perspective of those who left Planet Earth for a new beginning, away from any influences of a still prejudiced United States of America.
Four high school friends, who bond over the dream of living somewhere free of the racial deprivations of America, come up with the most ambitious plan ever conceived by man.
That plan, carried out in secret, and without the influence of white America, launched an exodus from Earth that bore the most unbelievable technological, medical and scientific fruit known to man.
For those here on BSFS who do purchase either or both of the installments of the Darkside Trilogy, please let me know so I may send you something by mail as a personal thank you for supporting my work.
I hope you enjoy the ride...
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