Infinity's Gateway "Where do you think we are?"
Just after the end of World War II, the Navy suffers a tragic and embarrassing loss. A training mission, Flight 19, at the Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station, goes terribly wrong, and all five aircraft are lost. The largest air and sea search on record is immediately put into action but fails. No trace of the bodies or any of the five aircraft is ever found. Mankind moved on. It was done with this mystery, but the mystery was not done with mankind.
Brett Colton, Casey Garrett, and the U.S. Navy ship Eclipse are sent to investigate. Initially they find nothing, but then the event reoccurs, and the Eclipse cannot escape. Colton, Garrett, and the crew find themselves in an extremely hostile environment where each day is a fight to survive. Together they struggle to figure out what happened, where they are, and if there is any way to escape and find their way home.
Decades later, Admiral William Fairfax is called into the situation room at the Pentagon. Roughly a hundred and twenty-five miles off the east coast of Florida, U.S. satellites photograph an almost impossible event. Irregular in its shape and only visible for a few minutes, the energy levels it generates are greater than any country on earth is capable of producing.
Q & A With Author James S. Parker
A. It begins with being married to a strong woman, and it ends with having a daughter that I adore. I only want the best for them. I never want them to miss out on their dreams because they are women. I want them to have opportunity, because I know that if they do, they will make the most of that opportunity. When I write my women characters, I think of them, and I smile while I am writing. They’re the consummate role models for what strong and capable women should be. That makes writing about and creating other great women role models easy. I’m beyond grateful for that.
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Thoughts on Infinity's Gateway
*Infinity’s Gateway* is an imaginative fusion of high-stakes adventure, science, and faith. Jim delivers a story that pulls readers across time, tests the limits of human courage, and explores how destiny and design intersect. It’s a bold, inventive novel that invites readers to wonder what lies beyond the boundaries we think we understand.
David L. Hancock, Founder of Morgan James Publishing
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Thoughts on Infinity's Gateway
While I have always been a book guy and an avid reader, for the past two decades or so it has been my job as President of Articulāte to read books of all genres and subjects. That has sharpened my sword to be able to tell a great story from one that is only good.
When I read Infinity’s Gateway the first time it transported and captivated me. I couldn’t stop reading. And after a glorious time spent in another dimension with fascinating characters and action sequences, the ending finished me off. What an ending!
My friend, James Parker has hit a home run here with this sci-fi adventure trilogy.
Dennis Welch, President of Articulāte PR and Communications
Reviews of Infinity's Gateway
Fears Magazine (read full review here)
James S. Parker’s INFINITY’S GATEWAY is an engaging science fiction thriller with tones of Michael Crichton and Tom Clancy. To fans of the science fiction genre it will feel like an old friend with a surprising, and exciting new makeover. A quick read, Parker keeps the reader on the edge with well-crafted plotting. Each chapter draws to a close like a classic cinematic cliffhanger. He gracefully dolls out the plot to give the reader a bit more information and reveals a few more details of his characters like a master card player at a high stakes poker game. Too often science fiction writers serve up these swollen tales that feel burdened by the glut of scientific facts and theories, as well as ostentatious character development that can leave you feeling overwhelmed. Parker gives himself breathing room and seeds the reader’s imagination with just the right amount of facts and details to allow the story to blossom. There are times I wanted to, need to, put the novel down but still thought, “Oh, one more chapter.” When I did have to put it down and come back later, Parker has a knack to his prose that allows the reader to fall right back into the rhythm of the narrative.
Jessica Bronder, Online Book Reviewer
A strange event has happened in the Bermuda Triangle. It has a huge energy reading but by the time the US military gets anyone in that area there is nothing to see. Is this just another fanciful Bermuda Triangle story? To make sure this is not an act of war, the Navy sends in the special ship, Eclipse with a team of top scientists and marines. When the event happens a second time the Eclipse disappears yet finds themselves in a new world. There they find amazing creatures and things. But will they be able to find their way home.
It’s hard to post a summary of this book and not give too much away. The story starts out with the famous Flight 19 that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle and really caught my attention. The Eclipse is an amazing ship and the best thing to send into this situation. Of course I was hoping everything would work out but this is the first book in a series and you are left with a great cliffhanger. I will be honest, there was part in the beginning that was dragging a little but stick with it, there is a point and purpose. This is a great story and I can’t wait to get my little grubby fingers on the next book. Make sure to check it out!
*I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.*
Read An Excerpt from Infinity's Gateway
“For the Eclipse to have just vanished from our screens like it did, we were expecting the worst. There could be no other explanation. But instead of finding evidence of the Eclipse’s destruction, there’s nothing there. There’s no oil slick, no debris, nothing that would point to something catastrophic having happened. The search is just getting started, but all things considered, we thought this was a rather significant development.”
“Thank you, Miller,” said Captain Ramirez. “Return to your post and keep us informed as soon as you get any other updates.”
Fairfax stayed where he was, staring at Ramirez. “I guess I’m being a little slow on the uptake, but is Miller suggesting that the Eclipse and her crew are okay? I pray to God that’s true. I want it more than anything, but ships that size do not just vanish.”
Ramirez had walked over and picked up the phone on the conference table. “Miller, forward the infrared feeds from the satellites into the conference room.” Ramirez waited for a moment and then said, “Yes, from both satellites. Thank you.”
“What are you looking to find?”
“For the moment, I want to see what Miller and the team saw. For all my years in the navy, I’ve never watched a ship simply vanish.”
Ramirez worked at a rapid pace with the keyboard in front of him. The large monitor in the room lit up. The feed was dated, time stamped, and gave the exact coordinates. The screen was dark except for a cylindrical form that had variations in color ranging from dark orange, to red, to a deep, purplish red. “That would be the Eclipse,” said Ramirez.
“What’s causing the bright red coloration midship?” asked Fairfax.
“The Eclipse is nuclear powered. That would be the reactor you’re seeing.”
The screen suddenly began to brighten, giving the appearance that the waters directly under and around the perimeter of the Eclipse were on fire, glowing with a bright, orange-yellow tone.
“It was an explosion,” muttered Fairfax. “Look at that.”
As the two men watched, captivated by what they were seeing, the light began to expand outward from the Eclipse, growing in brightness and morphing into a tight ring around the ship of nearly pure, white light, speckled with faint traces of pale yellow. The ring of light continued to brighten, growing in strength. The monitor then appeared to blink. The brightness of the ring diminished significantly but held the same white-hot color as it had before.
“What just happened?” asked Fairfax.
“All of our satellites have the capability to take pictures of anything out there, including the sun. To protect the cameras from being damaged, they have filters especially designed to kick in and filter out light if it becomes too strong. One of those lenses just activated.”
“And Argos was measuring all of this?”
“Yes sir. As we discussed, Argos immediately sent the new readings to us and they were impossibly high.”
“How could that be?” While the question may have been somewhat rhetorical, Fairfax would have given anything for an answer.
The light continued to grow, spreading out within the circle, closing in on the Eclipse. Soon the Eclipse was totally enveloped by the light. The infrared signature of the Eclipse could still be seen but was beginning to grow fainter. For a few more seconds everything remained the same. Then it happened. Ramirez and Fairfax watched as the Eclipse slowly faded from view.
Once the ship had completely disappeared, the light that had engulfed it retreated back to the ring that had surrounded the Eclipse. Then it too began to fade and was soon gone. All that was left now was a black screen.
Fairfax dropped down into a chair, continuing to stare at the monitor. “What just happened?” his voice barely above a whisper.
“I don’t know, sir. At this point I can only speculate,” said Ramirez. He, too, was as shocked and numbed as the admiral by what he’d just witnessed.
“Speculate.”
Ramirez cleared his throat. He needed water badly. “My guess, and that’s all this is, is that one of two things happened to the Eclipse. Either that ship, and all aboard, were disintegrated by a powerful explosion, or . . . .”
Ramirez stopped; it was too fantastic even for him. To talk about it and theorize was one thing. To actually see it happen brought a chilling reality to him that he wasn’t ready to accept.
“Or what, Captain?”
“Or we just watched one of the finest ships in this man’s navy pass through a portal into another dimension,” answered Ramirez. “May God be with them.”