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The Desert of Stars (The Human Reach Book 2) by [John Lumpkin, Winchell Chung]

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This is the second book of the Human Reach science fiction series. The first book, Through Struggle, the Stars, is available on Amazon as an ebook or paperback.

At the edge of the desert...

In 2141, humanity has attained the stars, but some nations have found their dreams of interstellar empire thwarted, and they have gone to war to ensure their futures beyond the Solar System.

In this thrilling sequel to Through Struggle, the Stars, U.S. Space Force Lieutenant Neil Mercer is sent to a strategic independent colony on the planet of Entente to curry favor with the repressive ruling government. On Earth, Neil's mentor, NSS operative Jim Donovan, seeks to bring in the powerful neutral states of India, Russia and Europa into the war on the allied side, first through diplomacy, and then through ... other means. Meanwhile, Neil's old friend, space defense artilleryman Rand Castillo, assumes a position of leadership among the guerrillas fighting in the occupied American continent on the planet Kuan Yin.

Initially light-years apart, their three stories will ultimately intertwine in a confrontation that will determine the fate of a planet, and perhaps their own fates, as well.

A novel of 110,000 words.

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The Human Reach
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John J. Lumpkin was born in 1973 in San Antonio, Texas, and educated at Texas Christian University, and, lately, the University of Colorado at Boulder. A former military affairs and national security reporter for the Albuquerque Journal and the Associated Press, his experience includes covering 9-11, walking the halls of CIA headquarters, and racing through Baghdad and Kabul in military convoys. He may also be the only person who has had a drink with both Donald Rumsfeld and Steve-O from Jackass (but, to be clear, not at the same time). Now a writer and teacher, he lives outside of Boulder, Colorado. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ John J. Lumpkin; 1st edition (March 18 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 408 pages

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John J. Lumpkin was born in 1973 in San Antonio, Texas, and educated at Texas Christian University, and lately at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A former national security reporter for the Associated Press, his experience includes covering 9-11, walking the halls of CIA headquarters, and racing through Baghdad and Kabul in military convoys. He may also be the only person who has had a drink with both Donald Rumsfeld and Steve-O from Jackass (but, to be clear, not at the same time). Now a writer and teacher, he lives outside of Boulder, Colorado, with his wife Alice, their daughter Charlotte and son Theo. He is working on the sequel to Through Struggle, the Stars, and The Desert of Stars, tentatively titled The Passage of Stars.

His website is www.thehumanreach.net.

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Tully Elliston

Great read, a steal at the price, and a good series worth sinking time into.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 16, 2015

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As someone who reads a lot, I would like to confirm that this is excellent hard military sci-fi. Intelligent writing, good and unexpected twists and turns, and a good third person perspective in which the authors voice does not intrude. The science behind the space combat in excellent, and has much in common with the mechanics of Aurora 4x (an excellent space combat simulator). The only criticism I have here is that the protagonist is perhaps the least convincing character out of an otherwise interesting and three dimensional cast, and that hearing a character's thoughts directly in italics often jars.

If you liked A Mote In Gods Eye, you will like this. Plus, the first book is mandatory pre-reading for this and well worth a look!

Matterbeam

The best of realistic Scifi

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 17, 2019

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Very well researched and executed space combat within a living, breathing setting. A lot of work obviously went into this story. I only wish there was more!

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Worth reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 4, 2014

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I didn't think it was quite as good as his first one but pretty good all the same, will get his next one.

Ph3NiX

Great Sci-Fi book

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on August 2, 2014

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I read both the first 2 books and I think they are a refreshing and realistic approach to Sci-Fi storytelling.
Well written space opera with good character development, realistic approach to physics and spaceship weapons and with just the right mix between character development, belivable politics and well orchestraded space battles.
Looking forward to the third book. Hoping sales go well and the author decides to expand even more on the universe.
Definetly raccomanded if you like spacefaring adventure books.

Chris Gerrib, Author, One of Our Spaceships is Missing

Worth the wait!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 26, 2013

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The Desert of Stars is John Lumpkin's second book, a fairly close sequel to his freshman effort, Through Struggle, The Stars. After I read and favorably reviewed Through Struggle, I eagerly awaited Desert, hoping it was as good as the original. It is.

This book is set in the year 2141. Humanity, after having seen an asteroid smash into the Indian Ocean, has decided to establish colonies in space. Thanks to a Japanese scientist, they have developed a means of faster-than-light travel, and used it to establish a bewildering array of colonies on nearby star systems. Some colonies are independent; most are controlled by an Earth nation or group of nations.

As we find out very early in The Desert of Stars, a number stars that should have had habitable planets don't, thus creating the titular desert. Since FTL travel requires going from star to star, this is a real problem, and will put the brakes on the expansion of some colonial empires but not others. A war breaks out.

Lumpkin's war is not, however, the mad-dash affairs of Star Trek or Star Wars. His spaceships obey the laws of physics, taking weeks to cross a solar system. There are no force fields, no visible lasers, and in general scientific accuracy is maintained. This still results in a very entertaining book, largely because Lumpkin's characters are believable and he seems to understand both militaries and history. Much of the story is driven by the friendships developed by these characters during this war.

In Lumpkin's previous book, I dinged him for not including a number of nations, such as India, in the order of battle. Here, Lumpkin resolves that complaint, making India and Russia, two notable nations left out, key parts of the plot. Lumpkin also shows a keen awareness of the old saying that "nations have no permanent friends, just permanent interests."

In short, as literature, I found The Desert of Stars to be everything a reader of science fiction would want.

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