Barbara J Robertson

Voyage of the Hesperia Barbara J Robertson

An exciting tale of sci fi suspense and action, "The Voyage of the Hesperia" is B. J. Robertson's first book of the trilogy chronicling the Legend of John Mason. The officers and crew of the massive mining freighter, "Hesperia," fly six hundred miners beyond the Kuiper Belt to the asteroid mining fields, on its maiden seven-year mission in deep space. Believing they are working with in an isolated sector of space, they unexpectedly encounter a highly advanced reptilian alien race, whose intentions are unknown. The reptilian aliens use their human collaborator, called the Yellow Man, to recruit saboteurs and mutineers on board the ship. Staff Sgt. John Mason, one of the top 1% of Space Marines, the Prime Marines, is the sworn protector of the Captain and command officers of the Hesperia, and in charge of security. Mason is a driven, honorable Prime Marine, bio-enhanced, and highly intuitive. But after his attempted murder during cryo-sleep, he is now suspicious of everyone, except those few he considers his new family. At the heart of the mystery is an enigmatic octagonal tube no one can open, or understand its strange etched symbols; yet it holds the key to their struggles. Mason uses all his great strength, and considerable powers of intuition to thwart hundreds of mutinying miners and traitors from the ship's own ranks. He must suppress his loneliness and emotions to protect the woman he loves, and the loyal officers fighting to maintain control of the ship. Will Mason be able to defeat the mutineers and win the battles out in deep space, fighting to make it home to Earth, alive?