Mission: Blackguard Conspiracy

The Dark Energy Project, started by a group of far-thinking engineers, scientists and programmers many years ago has come roaring back like a storm!

Meant to catapult human exploration and civilization to the farthest reaches of space, it centered around the groundbreaking information on how to build working stargates. Except, the information was stolen and its founders and all other humans attached to the project killed by alien loyalists. Thereafter, it was renamed The Blackguard Project, the linchpin of the entire drama between humans, alien rebels and the alien loyalists. It's a shortcut for the aliens in the approaching Black Fleet who abandoned their dying planet and are heading to the solar system to invade Earth and wipe out humanity.

Bob receives a copy of the Blackguard files from The Boss with a new mission: stop the inaugural activation of the new stargate at the annual Sci-Tech Convention. To most people, this is a momentous event in the history of science and space exploration. However, Bob and his U-net band know that this gate is a Trojan Horse! It must be stopped and the aliens behind this sinister plan exposed, no matter the cost.
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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!
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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)