"Shadow of Tunguska: Hill of Great Darkness Book II, The Final Chapters" (published by Archway Publishing) completes H. C. Beckerr's saga that weaves together the tale of the surviving crew members of the space craft Magellan as they wake up in a top-secret lunar base station.
Beckerr says he wanted to tell a science fiction story based on his ethical and spiritual values - one, "With no offensive language and relying upon story instead of sex."
Combining elements from current world crises with a society struggling to make sense of a truth that seems to lurk just beyond a façade, "Shadow of Tunguska," offers readers a glimpse into what Beckerr suggests the near future might look like. "Everything is not always as it seems to be," he says. "However, the truth is always out there."
An excerpt from "Shadow of Tunguska":
It was around nine p.m. local time and he was settled, rather cozily, around a small campfire. The embers and sparks were floating lazily up towards the stars of the night sky. Sergey took a small sip of vodka out of an old tin cup and looked up at the stars. He smiled as he remembered some of the stories his grandfather had told him aAddbout growing up in this very wilderness. And it never failed; every time Sergey would reflect upon his grandfather's stories, he always thought of one story in particular. The morning there was two suns...
"Shadow of Tunguska"
By H. C. Beckerr
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 290 pages | ISBN 9781480841475
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 290 pages | ISBN 9781480841499
E-Book | 290 pages | ISBN 9781480841482
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
H. C. Beckerr brings his years of experience teaching the Christian faith to the art of storytelling, along with his deep admiration for the best traditions of classic science fiction. He currently resides in the St. Louis area. Beckerr is also the author of "Hill of Great Darkness."
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