12 Planets of the Intergalactic Map: Travelers From Schyllus
About this audiobook
What happens when 12 civilizations from different planets meet for the very first time? Will their common origin unite them into a mighty Intergalactic Empire? Or will they destroy each other?
The people of the planet Schyllus in the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy possess the "Intergalactic Map" which plots 12 planets in the Local Group of galaxies colonized by the children of the "Maker" called the "First Ones." Schyllus is one of the planets. Earth is another. There are 10 more.
Scientists on Schyllus discover that the Maker has created a device in deep space—the Gryben Anomaly—that allows them to instantaneously travel between the 12 Planets.
The first planet they travel to is Earth. All they know is that Earth was colonized by the First Ones thousands of years ago—just like Schyllus was—but otherwise they know nothing about it.
What happens when 196,418 Travelers from Schyllus arrive on an unsuspecting and unprepared Earth? The Travelers are peaceful explorers, yet their arrival results in billions of human deaths from the chaos that ensues. Will their arrival on Earth be the demise of the human race?
Or will mankind join the Travelers in expeditions to the other planets—Thijar, Hyperios, Kikrit, Freytus, Acfarr, Vaagon, Minyos, Ozkozania, Dagomere, and Pluvikerr. These planets were all colonized by the First Ones thousands of years ago, but have evolved into vastly different civilizations.
And unbeknownst to the humanoids inhabiting the 12 Planets, a malevolent entity known as Torajii has vowed to exterminate all humanoids from the universe.
About the author
I live on beautiful Vancouver Island with my two children, Hannah and Daniel. With one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, combined with breathtaking scenery, Vancouver Island is truly the quintessential place for an author to live and write.
I studied economics at the University of Victoria and religious studies at the University of British Columbia. I'm also very entrepreneurial, starting an internet company called InterWeb Connections in 1995, and a software development company called Wireheads Labs in 2002. In 2011, I invented an alternative energy device that is radically innovative and truly disruptive. I filed a Patent in 2011, and in my "spare time" I am working to develop a prototype in order to commercialize this exciting technology.
As an independent investigative author, I deeply investigate topics that have been plagued by pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, and fake news to discover the truth and shine a light on stories that are not always told. As a devout Christian who holds a modern scientific worldview, some of my books explore topics that intersect science and religion, such as creation and evolution.
I'm also a student of philosophy because I don't want to be fooled by the way things seem. Instead, I want to know what the world is really like, what's really going on in the world. This, it turns out, is a fundamental motivation for the philosopher: to discover the way the world really is. Philosophers do this by looking at the arguments and the evidence, evaluating them critically and carefully, making sure not to be led astray by the way things seem. Then, and only then, does the philosopher formulate a belief. Through careful reasoning, the philosopher can come to see the world as it really is, and break through the chains put on us by society that makes us see the world a certain way.
As a teenager, I read The High Frontier by Gerard K. O'Neill and have been fascinated by space colonies and everything space related ever since. I'm also a huge fan of science fiction — especially Dune — and I've taken up writing a science fiction series called 12 Planets of the Intergalactic Map.
Why do I write science fiction? One of the big misconceptions about science fiction is that it is escapism entertainment for kids that doesn't tackle any serious themes. However, science fiction brings philosophy to the masses and allows people to grapple with important issues like nothing else does. There are societal problems that are often emotionally loaded. However, if those issues are recast in a science fiction setting, then pre-conceived notions and biases can be left behind and they can be re-evaluated anew. Science fiction authors not only address such issues, they advocate for certain positions on them. That intrigues me to write science fiction.
When I'm not writing or reading, I can be found hiking on one of the many trails on Vancouver Island.
