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The Gates to the Galaxies: A Story of Space and Time Travel Kindle Edition

by J. Dalton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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Captain Charles Chen and the crew of the super carrier Zanzee travel through the Gates to the Galaxies and find themselves up against a new threat to the Alliance. Luckily for them, Commander Sheeva Glatt has joined the crew as their new Tactical officer. Will she be able to prove to the Captain that her heroics on her previous ship was due to her talent, or was it just a stroke of luck that she had saved her former ship? Sheeva is the only one of her species onboard the ship with five thousand other crewmembers. Can she find someone onboard that she can confide in? A strange transition through the gate sends them back in time. The actions, or lack of them, of Sheeva and the Captain, could impact the lives of millions, not only on her home world, but for the very existence of humanity itself, as the ship travels back in time to save Earth and the Apollo astronauts from certain death! Was it an accident or was it preordained for them to be there at just that time? Find out what happens by placing your order NOW!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B073VBB3FK
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 10, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 500 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 175 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1670819442
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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J. Dalton

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In August of 2016, I was diagnosed with CML Leukemia. Afraid that this might be my curtain call, I wanted to leave my grand children something to remember me by, so I wrote a little scifi story called The Gates to the Galaxies.

I had never written anything more than a note or letter to someone before this, and the chemo pills I was taking made me very weak, but I found a lot of joy in writing.

That clinched it for me. I liked telling stories and decided to write a book just for me.

A Return to the Gates began the Saga of the Ones, a multi part series about a newly discovered race living inside a Dyson sphere, that needed human blood to survive. Things could have ended there but the foolish humans revived the Master who had been in stasis for centuries.

The Master was back, and he had a plan. A plan to eliminate the human race.

My love for scifi goes back to the early years of Star Trek, but I have a lot of different ideas than what you will normally see in most scifi books. I don't use warp drives for my ships, but instead use folded space technology and dark energy.

Although The Gates to the Galaxies was written for my grand children, I think anyone who likes scifi will enjoy the Saga of the Ones series

For your information, I have been cancer free since June of 2017 thanks to a great Oncologist, fantastic drugs and a very good insurance policy.

If you enjoy my books, I would love to get your feedback either from a review or feel free to email me at jdaltonauthoranddork@gmail.com

Here's hoping you enjoy my books and Live long and prosper.

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Remy Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars Like an Episode of Star Trek
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2023
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If you are a fan of Star Trek, then you’d love this book! It’s a sci-fi adventure full of suspense and action. I loved the diverse characters too! As I read through the book all I could think was this feels like Star Trek. This author did a wonderful job with the aliens and kept a great pace to keep me involved in the story. An amazing read.
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C&J Swanson
3.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Concepts, Lots of Action
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020
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This novella has a very intriguing concept, and lots of fun action. The mechanics of intergallactic travel are particularly interesting. I'd like a bit more background on the characters, and it felt more like three short stories rather than one novella, but overall was enjoyable for a quick read.
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Olivia Castetter
5.0 out of 5 stars From a non-sci-fi fan, this is awesome!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2020
Action-packed and full of mayhem and peril, “The Gates to the Galaxies” reads in a way that had my heart pumping and imagination soaring. It’s a wonderful alternative-fiction regarding the infamous “Houston, we have a problem” day of American space history, and as someone who has always been fascinated by space travel, this story by J. Dalton is a wonderful rendition.

Because it is a novella, I won’t spoil too much of the plot in this review post; rather, I want to take some time today to praise the author.

For me, a non-sci-fi fan, to read this story not once but twice, and to enjoy reading it each time, says something significant about Dalton’s storytelling capability. This story provides a fascinating answer to the question that we’ve all asked when looking at the night sky: “Who else is out there?” The characters are militaristic, yes, but they also all maintain a certain degree of the human experience that makes them engaging – even for someone who knows next to nothing about military life. Furthermore, the scientific fiction Dalton created within his world (namely, the title “gates”) speaks to his imaginative genius, the likes of which I’ve only seen in Michael Crichton novels (I know I said I’m not a sci-fi fan, but it certainly isn’t for lack of trying!).

I declare The Gates to the Galaxies a must-read for all sci-fi fans. For potential readers, I’d just like to say that my husband was reading the first un-edited version of this book that came across my desk and was saying, “Yeah, I wanna read this” - that's a big deal around here!
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Veronica Strachan
3.0 out of 5 stars A fresh sci-fi action adventure
Reviewed in Australia on May 24, 2020
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I enjoyed this scifi story about the crew of the Zanzee and their various adventures. The world building is sound, the technology unique, and the characters eclectic.
A quick, easy read.
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