The Belt

Genres: Colonization; Hard Science Fiction

Synopsis

From Book 1:

The discovery of a long lost spaceship transporting an experimental quantum device ignites a system-wide power struggle. Commander Scott McNabb and the crew of the science vessel, Hermes, are three years into a five-year-long survey of the asteroid belt when they discover a derelict spaceship in orbit around a binary asteroid. The ship contains an experimental quantum device, lost while en route to a research colony on Europa. However, once word of the crew’s discovery gets out, they soon realize that ownership of this technology could fundamentally change the balance of power within the colonized worlds, and they now find themselves at the very nexus of a system-wide conflict. Their fight for survival plays out across the solar system, from the mining outposts of the asteroid belt to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and from the great Martian city of Jezero to the irradiated hinterlands on Earth. This is an epic tale of humanity’s struggle for survival and meaning in a time when artificial intelligence has finally out-paced our own ability to control it. What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ ‘This is grand vision SciFi in the style of Ian Banks. Great story, great characters…’ ★★★★★ ‘Exciting sci fi with interesting ideas. You will enjoy it.’ ★★★★★ ‘It moves very quickly, holds your interest. I couldn't put it down. Great story and characters.’ ★★★★★ ‘A thriller with characters worth caring about.’ ★★★★★ ‘Great series of books. I would recommend them to anyone that's a fan of scifi.’ ★★★★★ ‘If you enjoy science fiction that isn't about marauding aliens, you'll enjoy this series as much as I did.’ ★★★★★ ‘The whole series has a good flow. No weird space monsters just plausible AI. A cautionary tale.’ About Entanglement: The story is set a few centuries into the future where humanity has colonized most of the inner solar system. The asteroid belt (The Belt) is now a hive of mining activity and ships ply the trade routes to Earth and Mars. The technology depicted is, for the most part, what I consider to be technically plausible, although I do stretch it a little with quantum entanglement. That said, you won’t need a calculator or a slide-rule to enjoy the story.