Mission: Attack on Europa

The affair on Langrenus now settled, Bob plans to return home. But an urgent cry for help from an old friend interrupts his homecoming. The Boss sends him a fleet of newly built fighter ships, seemingly just in time for this unexpected mission. Bob brings along a new ally, enlisting him in his growing little band of U-net agents. The new guy is James Jenkins, a.k.a Diamond Dog, a young, hot-shot pilot with smuggling connections and as soon as they set foot on Mars trouble blows up in their faces.

A new city is being built and there will be a final gathering of the Allied Martian Powers. They've been planning their long-awaited and perilous mission â€" to destroy the loyalist alien military base on Europa. Bob and Diamond bring along much needed help to the cause, more than willing to rally to the side of the Alliance of Martian Powers but Bob finds that things are changing faster than he can keep up with and his experience in Langrenus haunts him in more ways than one. On Mars, alliances between humans and aliens are complex, tenuous things and Bob finds that even relationships with one's allies can be uneasy.
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From The Author
Are you looking for science fiction that echoes back to the positive outlook of Golden Age science fiction? Need a break from “mundane” science fiction or nihilistic science fiction and just want a fun yarn to read? Did you enjoy Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon? Do you like A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice- Burroughs? Do you love classic Star Wars or Star Trek: The Original Series? If you've said yes to any of these, check out The Mission space opera series. It's a fun romp through space. Get ready for a bold adventure!

Q: There's a lot of good science fiction out there. Why should I read this series?
What makes the Mission space opera novels contrast with other modern science fiction series out there?
The Mission series is a mix of new and old science fiction influences. Most of all it has the old aesthetic, an optimistic view on humanity's future. Science fiction has lost much of that which made it so much fun to read, in my opinion. When I set about writing this series I'd just finished the Red World trilogy, a long, complex, Dune/ Old Testament-like sword-and-sandals fantasy series with a huge glossary and extensive appendixes and author notes.

With this series I wanted the stories to be fast-paced, full of adventure and fun and most of all, hopeful about the future. There are serious challenges and uncertainties that the hero faces, certainly, but this series has a positive outlook on humanity's eventual future. I was mainly inspired by Edgar Rice-Burroughs's Barsoom series and George Lucas's original Star Wars films, as well as other science fiction influences from the past. Bob Astor, the hero in the books is a regular guy working in a big corporation who has a keen curiosity, a good heart and a willingness to help others in trouble â€" and he gets himself into hot water along the way to saving the day.

Q:In what order should I read these books?
You can read them in any order you want and still enjoy them but there is a specific story arc in the books that progresses as the story moves forward. But below is the series order:
Flight to Mars
Lights of Langrenus
Attack on Europa
Harbeasts of Mars
Blackguard Conspiracy
A Venus Affair (TBA)
Phoenix Rising (TBA)
Future Fantastic (TBA)