Deep inside Antarctica lies a mystery\u2014the forgotten pathway to the stars.<\/b><\/p>\n
Rejected scientist Alexander Hawke is down to his last chance. Brilliant but sheltered, every banker in New York has refused to finance his ideas.<\/p>\n
Enter the Russian\u2014charming, dangerous, and offering an Antarctic expedition that promises answers to all of his questions.<\/p>\n
Now, Alexander stands at the edge of a bottomless chasm. With a helpful shove from his foreign benefactor, he plunges into adventure.<\/p>\n
Landing in darkness, Alexander finds a portal to destiny\u2014weirder than New York, colder than Russia, and filled with the ruins of an empire that once spanned the galaxy.<\/p>\n
Armed with his wits, he\u2019ll 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.<\/p>\n
And his only way home is to save the world.<\/p>\n
Join Alexander as he crosses the stars, makes a few friends, and learns that sometimes, the fall is just the beginning.\u00a0<\/i>The First Peacemaker\u00a0is the first entry in a brand-new series inside the Backyard Starship Universe.<\/i><\/p>\n