First Line Friday | Week 8 | Jewel of the Stars: Earth’s Remnant

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to open the book nearest you and share the first line. Today I’m sharing from Jewel of the Stars: Earth’s Remnant by Adam David Collings:

Les Miller refused to teleport without his hat.

Yes, it’s sci fi. I admit it: I love sci fi. I don’t read a lot, because there isn’t a lot of Christian sci fi out there. But I’ve watched a lot of sci fi on television over the years: Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Terminator, Heroes … yes, I’m a fan.

Jewel of the Stars isn’t heavy on the Christian element, but the author is a Christian and it’s clearly written from a Christian world view (with the possible exception of the invading aliens. The Bible doesn’t have invading aliens, but they are pretty much compulsory in a good sci fi story).

About the Book

The Cruise is Over

Haylee was more confident designing starships than raising an autistic child. Now she just wants a relaxing holiday with her family. But when Earth falls to an alien armada, she knows life will never be the same again.

Les was just a cruise ship captain. Now, he must rise up and become something greater, if he is to keep his crew and passengers alive.

Braxton never wanted to leave the space navy, but now, taking a cruise is the only way to feel the stars around him. This crisis may be his ticket to regaining the life he thought was gone forever.

Can they overcome their differences and save everyone on the ship?

If they reach unexplored space, they might yet survive, but an unstoppable enemy stands in their way…

Earth’s Remnant is the thrilling pilot to an episodic space opera, Jewel of The Stars, by Adam David Collings. Join the crew as they fight for survival against the wondrous backdrop of the unknown. What else will they find hiding among the stars?

Join the adventure today.

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Share your first line in the comments, and happy reading! And tell me … do you read or watch sci fi?

13 comments

  1. I confess I’m not a big sci fi fan at all. I haven’t even watched Star Wars, much to my husband’s everlasting embarrassment! But I love that first line, and I suspect I could put up with the sci fi elements for a good story. 🙂

    I’ve got the first line from Janet Ferguson’s new release, Magnolia Storms, on my blog today, but I’m going to share the first line from my current read: Many Sparrows, by Lori Benton (Oh. My. Word! ❤️ )

    “Jeremiah Ring had witnessed death as often as the next man on the Allegheny frontier, but in all his thirty years he had encountered no deaths more dismaying than those confronting him now.”

    It feels wrong, somehow, to follow that up with ‘have a good weekend’, but I hope you do! 🙂

    • Iola says:

      Perhaps your husband would enjoy Jewel of the Stars?

      Magnolia Storms was wonderful. And I’m hearing so many good things about Many Sparrows. I’ll have to check it out!

  2. Becky Smith says:

    Happy Friday! My first line is from A Christmas to Remember by Linda Brooks Davis:

    1908 4 days until Christmas
    “The line of delicate stitches blurred to a crimson smudge.”

  3. You’re so right. It’s so hard to find a good Christian sci-fi. This looks like something that’d be up my alley. Thanks for sharing!

    I’m sharing about “The League and the Lantern” by Brian Wells over at my blog today, but the closest book to me (which is on my Kindle at the moment) is “All of You” by Sarah Monzon.

    Present Day, 100 Miles off the Coast of Virginia

    Lieutenant Michael “Finch” Carrington pulled up the zipper of his green flight suit and stared at the mass on the opposite rack.

    Happy Weekend!

  4. I do enjoy some sci-fi. Star Trek is my personal favorite. I even read a few star trek books. I also enjoyed watching The Star Gate TV series. I’ve watched Star Wars, but not gotten into the books. I can thank my husband for my space explorations. 🙂

    • Iola says:

      I’ve never read any of the Star Trek books, but I did enjoy watching Stargate SG-1 (not the new one, though). If you and your husband like sci-fi, I think you’ll enjoy Jewel of the Stars.

  5. Heather says:

    This cover looks exactly like Star Wars, which I love! 🙂 I haven’t read a lot of Sci-fi, except for H.G. Wells in college. But I do enjoy watching certain films, and I can’t wait to see the new Star Wars land that opens in Hollywood Studios next year.

  6. Ha! That first line made me laugh! I’m not a huge sci-fi fan unless the emphasis is on something other than the sci-fi element (like in the Space Trilogy) – but I love the obvious sense of humor that this author seems to have. 🙂
    Have a blessed weekend, Iola!

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