- Paperback: 158 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace (21 Dec 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1468119540
- ISBN-13: 978-1468119541
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
New Frontier (alternate history)
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In this speculative fiction novel, what-if Ronald Reagan became President in 1976 instead? He continues with the moon landings, and declares that a moon base would be established by 1979, followed by a Mars Base by 1989. The Soviets decide to up the ante by building an interstellar starship, and send it on its way as the US establishes a permanent presence on the Moon. The US builds a space station, followed by a base on Mars, that will eventually be turned into a colony. The rest of Earth follows the original timeline, so terrorism rears its ugly head, which will forever change American politics. Iran and its attempt at taking hostages is taken care of in 1979, but a new threat emerges because of it. The new POTUS has to pursue these enemies of the US to secure America's future. We follow America's progress from Moon to Mars, along with the Teacher in Space Program, to an eventual starship mission out of the solar system, which will continue in book two.
About the Author
Cliff Ball has a BA in English from Midwestern State University, and a 2nd BA in History from University of North Texas, and is currently pursuing a Certification in Technical Communications. New Frontier is his fourth novel. Visit www.cliffball.net
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Interesting Read
27 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed reading New Frontier since it was an easy read and easy to follow. There is no real character development. There are some rather intriguing parts. The ending definitely makes you want to read what is coming up next. I also liked the prologue. It was the most interesting prologue I have ever read.
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Danger Will Robinson!
19 Jan 2012
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This reads like a talented 5th grader with an interest in political history and star trek decided to write a serious alternate history. This starts in the 1960's and has interstellar ion drive by the 90's because of how Marilyn Monroe died. Illogical leaps of cause and effect render this a waste of time. If it was a fun read, I could allow for some dumb stuff, but it's not even mildly interesting. The story has near zero character development.
I do not like writing negative reviews but as this has a 4 star rating(only one review), I felt I should warn others as I would have wished others had warned me.
I do not like writing negative reviews but as this has a 4 star rating(only one review), I felt I should warn others as I would have wished others had warned me.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I found it interesting...
20 Jan 2012
Format:Paperback
I downloaded it from Smashwords for free out of curiosity, and I really enjoyed it. Since this is the first novel, its mostly the backstory, at least it seems that way to me. The prologue was interesting, and I didn't think it fit with the whole novel, but I read that the author is going to explain it in the second novel. I think something about the interstellar space travelers who leave at the end of the novel somehow end up back in time, and decide to change the 60's. The tech in the novel advances quickly, kind of like how we went from horse & buggy to flying in less than twenty years when the Wright Brothers flew their prototype, or when the nuclear bomb only took six years to design, develop, and implement. What one of the reviewers complained about Marilyn Monroe, I don't think he "got" what the author was trying to do, and not everyone is going to be patient enough to find out. I look forward to the second novel, whenever that comes out.
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