Rise of the Great Assembly BOOK I ___ Earth. 11,000 BCE. A galaxy wide war between sentient machines rages, and Earth is in the crossfire. Oblivious to the deadly peril above, Far Runner and his tribe face their own struggles. An unstable climate forces the group to migrate south, and into the sights of a ruthless human foe. A merciless attack tears Runner away from his family and friends. Meanwhile, an alien cyborg soldier is stranded on Earth, one of the worlds her fighter wing had been battling over. Her views and identity are challenged when she finds herself face to face with a determined human named Far Runner. As if there weren't enough problems, Moorr, a radioactive four-legged freighter pilot and drug smuggler, is displaced by a relic of the war; an artificial, wormhole-like bypass leading to another star system. His transit destroys the bypass, but Moorr is unaware of his inability to return home. Enamored by the area's wealth of resources, Moorr greedily starts filling his cargo holds, failing to realize how deadly his presence is to local life. There's only one way for Moorr, the cyborg, and Far Runner to survive and solve their problems. The three disparate alien beings must recognize each other, step beyond their comfort zones, and learn to cooperate. Earth's fate depends on it. "The story sucked me right in. The aliens are interesting, very different." -Capt. Bill "Enjoyable characters, from humans and aliens to sentient machines, who aren't perfect and have their unique quirks. The sentient starfighter, suffering from a type of post traumatic stress disorder, struggles with a temper. Another favorite is a hermaphrodite four-legged heavy gravity alien who pilots a cargo ship that has flawed artificial gravity and is overrun by some kind of plant growth and an ecosystem of small animals. I enjoyed reading the alien points of view. The humans were just as interesting, their struggles kept me turning the pages." Rise of the Great Assembly Book I