No-one comes in peace. Every being in the galaxy wants something, and is willing to take it by force.The Hedalt were no different. They came from the distant reaches of the galaxy to wage war. Their fleet wanted to take Earth for its prize, but we were ready. We were stronger.For years, we fought them, ship-to-ship, until we scattered their forces and drove them back. Pursuing the Hedalt fleet to … back. Pursuing the Hedalt fleet to their home world, we delivered the decisive blow. We nuked their planet and wiped them out for good.
Or so we thought.
For decades, Earth Fleet sent out Deep Space Recon missions to scour the galaxy and clean up the remnants of the Hedalt Empire. Eventually, we found only ghosts – empty outposts and long-dead colonies. But, close to the edge of known space, I – Captain Taylor Ray – and my crew are about to make a discovery that will change everything.
The war isn’t over. The war has yet to begin.
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Everyone wants something and will use force to get it. They try to invade earth but everyone was ready for them. They were pushed back and even had their planet destroy. He has to seek any they have missed but he is for a shock, it seems the war is not even begun. What have they found? Can they be destroyed? See what is about to happen
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“We know what we are, but know not what we may be…”
What began as a normal space recon mission turned out into an intricate, intriguing mystery, with an amazing twist in the plot. An unsuspecting turn of events, and daunting revelations lend to the story sufficient spice to make it so exciting! The human soul and feelings come into play and forces a thoughtful and provocative debate. It’s about survival, courage and love. The storyline is very original and unique, a wonderful surprise! The characters are beautifully created with vivid detail. The gripping plot draws you in and holds you there. I’m keeping close tabs on this new Sci-fi series.
Earth won the war and is now mopping up the aliens, but the aliens are not quite ready to admit defeat.
This is an intense, fast paced SF novel. I found the story to be very well written, with a lot of depth to both the setting and the characters. The plot is rather intense, with lots of twists and turns along the way that keep you on your toes and unsure what is going to happen next. I found myself intrigued by the world and drawn in from the beginning, and then it wouldn’t let go. Overall, it was a fantastic read and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
Highly recommended.
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I am thrilled to see this is the beginning of a series because I want more. This book has a great storyline and characters that are wonderful. I am so looking forward to Captain Ray and his crew to see what happens next. Do not miss out!
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A small, quirky crew in an exploratory ship after a decimating war. At the end of a long, boring tour, they come across something unusual. You’ve heard this one before, you say? This is the part where everything goes sideways.
Yes it does. And just when you think you figured it out, another twist comes along. This book will keep you guessing until the end.
It does contain a full story arc, no cliff hanger, but leaves open huge questions for further books in the series.
GhostIn The Machine
“Every living creature in the universe wants something and is willing to take it by force. ”
It’s Deep Space, and YOU Are There.
It’s Bold, it’s Realistic, it’s Streaming, it should be a Movie! It’s a book that will totally immerse you in it’s realism.
This is the best sci-fi I have read in years! The characters are real people with wants, needs, feelings. They are the best at what they do, but they aren’t superheroes.
What a book! Gifted author, Ogden, writes an extremely realistic tale of a small human crew in a deep space mop up operation. There was a knock down, drag out war with a horrid alien species called the Hedalt, and The humans won.
The four man crew, two women and two men, are sent on a years long voyage to the outer reaches of space to seek and destroy the last remnants of the Hedalt alien forces. They must be completely exterminated, such is the awful and extreme nature of the ancient alien species, who had spread widely across the universe. They are a threat to mankind.
The crew has equipment to seek out the electronic signals particular to the alien’s bases and technology. Throughout their searching, they only get ghost signals, the Hedalt bases they locate have already been destroyed or abandoned or the signals are false echoes.
Until one day, near the very end of their years in space, they get a signal from the last star system they visit that seems real. They have to check it out………
Every Single One Of us Has The Devil Inside.
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Compliments to Author on an Exceptional book, All I can say is Bring on the Next 1
I am a fan of jay allen and chaney, the contingency fits right in that niche. Great story and I am definitely looking for other books by this author.
Contingency is a fun romp in a new universe with a likeable bunch of characters. And just when you’re getting comfortable, the twists and turns hit you like a steamroller. The only thing keeping this from being five stars is the constantly shifting POV’s, which is a pet peeve of mine. But it won’t keep me from reading the next installment!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2958060740?bthe book had a unique approach to a space war and genocide of a species. When the twist came I was really surprised. But the twist made the book and now I cant wait to read the whole series. I also liked the development of the characters and was rooting for them. You just meet the protagonist in this book and they seem to kick the story and the potential to where the story can go up several levels. I am anxious to see where it does go!
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The Contingency is the first book of the Contingency War series by G.J.Ogden. The book follows the adventures and revelations of Casey Valera, Blake Meade, Taylor Ray, and Satomi Rose. The four are part of a crew that looks for the remnants of an evil race of aliens that had tried to exterminate humanity.
In this kind of book it is obvious there is going to be a twist. The thing though is trying to guess what category that twist will fall into. If it will be something like humans were the enemies all along or something else. The twist comes around the midpoint of the book and is a shock. If the author hadn’t developed the characters well enough then the twist wouldn’t have had as much of an impact.
One of the things a first book in a series needs to do is draw your interest to the point you have to read the next book but it still feels like a self-contained story. In fact, that goes for any book in a series but is more important in the first of a series as the ball needs to get rolling somehow. This book does a good job with having a gripping plot, good characters, and a plot that can continue to the next book.
I would recommend this to any science fiction fan that likes a mystery.
The Premise here is totally new to me . Great Idea . Excellent Character introduction and build-up . I read it , all at once . It keeps pulling at you . I’ll be buying the rest of the series . Thanks .
*Spoiler Alert* I never know what someone else will consider a spoiler, so if I talk about anything in the story I start my review with a spoiler alert.
This story is told from the point of view of one of the charafters who is an ordinary person right in the middle of the action. So it becomes obvious part way through the story that the narrator does not have the whole picture. Initially this irritated me enough that I was going to rate the book three stars. But I eventually decided that the author was telling the story skillfully enough that the author was going to figure out how to resolve this effectively in a later book. The rest of the story was well told with some very clever places. So when the series is finished I expect that I will be very glad that I stuck with the series. The book finished at a reasonable stopping point. There are many unresolved issues but none are cliffhangers right now as far as I know. I do not like ending a book on an obvious cliffhanger. I want the author to find a brief lull in the action at the end of each book.