Smith, his soul shattered after suffering a crushing personal loss, is left to fight for the survival of his son and the new colony on a planet that's far more dangerous than anyone expected.

• WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Science Fiction Series

"This sensational book is a breathtaking page-turner with an enthralling storyline that rivals a Star Trek episode. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down." Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, Susan Sewell (5 STARS)

"The imagery is breathtaking, and the mystery was powerful enough to steal my breath." Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, Rabia Tanveer (5 STARS)

Hope ran deep when Smith left humanity's first generation ship to lay roots with his wife and son in the open air of a new planet. When the colony ship broke apart on entry, however, countless lives were lost, including Smith's beloved wife.

Everything changed, and he now fights to keep his son and his colony alive, all the while fighting off alien-induced hallucinations.

Meanwhile, back on the generation ship, Smith's apprentice Tashon seeks to discover what happened to his beloved mentor and the colony. He soon learns that the expedition's leaders are focused on a much more imminent danger, one that could prove the destruction of the entire generation ship.

Each of the two groups, cut off from one another, must fight for survival against an enemy that no one saw coming.

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS an epic science fiction adventure, with Book 1 of the 9-book series, "This Foreign Universe." Discover new worlds, new civilizations, and new mysteries from the great unknown.

"With an intricate and fast-moving plot, author J.S. Sherwood crafts an enthralling sci-fi survival tale that will ignite your imagination and take you on a wild rollercoaster through the cosmos." Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, Pikasho Deka (5 STARS)

• This Foreign Universe - 1: Foreign Land
• This Foreign Universe - 2: Foreign Planet
• This Foreign Universe - 3: Foreign Home [2022]
• This Foreign Universe - 4: Almost Pathless [2022]
• This Foreign Universe - 5: Almost Homeless [2023]
• This Foreign Universe - 6: Almost Earthless [2023]
• This Foreign Universe - 7: The Engineer [2024]
• This Foreign Universe - 8: The Explorer [2024]
• This Foreign Universe - 9: The Sage [2024]

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