The First Peacemaker

The First Peacemaker, Book 1

De: J.N. Chaney, Aaron Bunce, Terry Maggert

Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer

Deep inside Antarctica lies a mystery—the forgotten pathway to the stars.

Rejected scientist Alexander Hawke is down to his last chance. Brilliant but sheltered, every banker in New York has refused to finance his ideas.

Enter the Russian—charming, dangerous, and offering an Antarctic expedition that promises answers to all of his questions.

Now, Alexander stands at the edge of a bottomless chasm. With a helpful shove from his foreign benefactor, he plunges into adventure.

Landing in darkness, Alexander finds a portal to destiny—weirder than New York, colder than Russia, and filled with the ruins of an empire that once spanned the galaxy.

Armed with his wits, he’ll set forth on the journey of a lifetime, recruited by aliens for a civil war in which the good side is bad, the bad side is good, and somehow, Alexander ends up square in the middle.

And his only way home is to save the world.

Join Alexander as he crosses the stars, makes a few friends, and learns that sometimes, the fall is just the beginning. The First Peacemaker is the first entry in a brand-new series inside the Backyard Starship Universe.

©2025 Variant Publications (P)2025 Podium Audio

Good book too much fluff

Arthur could cut to the point a little quicker just too much like I said before fluff

Great prequel to the prequel

After listening to the one BYSS book with the bring back of former master Alexander it was nice to listen to the start of the Guild and start of the Peacemakers. Another series to follow in the BYSS Universe.

a great new story

These are the most comfortable books both for imagination and delivery. Yada Yada Yada.

Great addition to Peacemaker Wars and Backyard Starship

I’m an avid reader of both series and was looking forward to this release. A lot of Easter eggs throughout, good storyline, I can’t wait for the next one!

Awesome Love It

I found myself very happy to see another storyline started inside this universe. I have truly found myself truly enjoying the backyard starship universe and all of its unique characters. Very much looking forward to this new story as it unfolds.

Alright, I’m compelled

They’ve done a lot with this universe, and going back to “the beginning” is an interesting twist. I also enjoy the connection to the other peacemaker books. Looking forward to the next one.

A slow start

It took us a few starts and stops before we finally caught on to the story line but then we were hooked.

The beginning (or middle?) of something great!

Absolutely loved it, even if it took a minute to get on board with the direction from Backyard Starship I can’t wait to see where this new space opera leads us and the tie-ins with the existing stories.

The growth of the First Peacemaker. Wimp to worthiness.

A little slow at the beginning. But maybe that was necessary to show Alexander’s wimp factor.

lacks the same intensity. might be difference of listening and reading.

see above. i really should pauy more attentio to titles of writing blocks. here are the rest of the required verbage. i will most definitely read any follow-up stories.