The Prospector

For fans of John Scalzi’s wry humor and Becky Chambers’ warmth, The Prospector is a first contact story where the alien isn’t here to conquer—he’s here to loot the gift shop.

In this present-day science fiction novel, Earth confronts an alien invasion. But not from a marauding army.

It’s just one guy who got a bad tip.

Jacob is a Prospector. He makes a living discovering lost civilizations on long dead-worlds and selling off their cultural relics. And now he’s chasing a hot lead about a world where the population has only recently perished due to climate change. The artifacts would be worth a fortune.

But when he reaches the planet called Earth, it isn’t dead at all. And the people there don’t appreciate him saying so. But when Jacob offers antigravity technology in exchange for a few museum pieces, a reluctant White House staffer named Rachel is ordered aboard his ship to make sure he keeps his word.

What starts as a trade negotiation spirals into something no one anticipated: an interstellar campaign to save Earth from new unexpected threats. On their side, they have alien ore, a sentient starship with a sharp tongue, a retired two-star general, a giant frog museum curator, and a growing fleet of former US Coast Guard captains flying bulk carriers through the stars.

On the other side are powerful forces within the Commonwealth who have been profiting from Earth’s isolation for decades—and they’ll destroy anyone who threatens to expose them.

Great Story!

Enjoyed it from start to finish. Good story line, twists and turns. Wonder why we are not looking at anti-gravity?