The 1st Secret

by Robert Smithbury

Overview

The fate of humanity depends on seven Secrets, spoken of only in hushed whispers. By mistake, Torr, a boy on the brink of adulthood, finds himself and his friends, swept up in a battle between two evil empires struggling for power over the future of mankind.

Things go from bad to worse when he's marooned alone in space with only a dying stranger for company. As chaos threatens humanity’s fragile grasp on life across the solar system, Torr discovers that all is not as it seems. Embarking on a quest to discover and recover the Celestial Secrets before they fall into the wrong hands he’s caught up in the adventure of a lifetime, encountering strange people and unusual creatures beyond his imagination.

Prematurely thrust into an adult's world, Torr's about to attempt the impossible. Will he and his new friends survive? They don't know, but one thing's certain, finding out is going to be the most thrilling thing they’ve ever tried.
A heart-warming tale of adventure of the not so distant future for boys, girls as well as their parents and guardians, mixing science and fiction in an extraordinary blend of humor and imagination.

The fantastic, first installment to the space hopping epic; the Astro Saga. Follow the quest for the Celestial Secrets from the beginning. Told over a series of seven books. Each, a story in itself, it’s a tale that involves dragons, dinosaurs, two evil empires, His Imperial Majesty’s armed forces, clones, pirates, aliens, dazzling technological weaponry, more secrets than you can carry and a handful of children just trying to find a way to survive amid all the confusion.

Growing up has never been so dangerous and the uncovering of each Secret, develops a darker and more perilous story than the previous.

‘Someday's it’s only the humor that gets me through’, Nattie Vodianova, mysterious stowaway.

Suitable for children as well as young teens and recommended for parents who want to keep their children interested in reading. Designed for ongoing family interaction and debate, reading together or alone. Digestible chapters with ‘just one more…’ endings, frequent artwork and an open invitation for readers to write and publish their own tales and artwork set in the Astro Saga universe.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155907305
Publisher:	Robert Smithbury
Publication date:	12/11/2018
Series:	Astro Saga: The Celestial Secrets
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	841,705
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

Summary: Robert has published a series of illustrated science fiction novels for the young at heart.

Profile: When he’s not a science fiction author and artist, Robert works in the space industry. Passionate about the benefits of reading at all ages, Robert works as a volunteer, developing reading confidence.

Current work: Robert’s stories and art chronicle events in a possible future, where mankind exists in artificial habitats constructed inside asteroids.

The Celestial Secrets, introduces a quest to recover seven, secret, stolen technologies needed to survive in space. From The 1st Secret, to The 7th and final Secrets, these novels build on one another to produce a series of thrilling page turners.

With light humour, mild moral dilemmas, a smattering of science and technology along with cliff hanger endings, the stories engage imagination, transforming mild interest into enthusiastic fascination.

Publication history: The first six Secrets, are available electronically and in paperback from online retailers with downloadable samples and free electronic copies of the The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Secrets. The Celestial Secrets concludes in a final volume, which will be published soon. Artwork is released through Instagram as well as illustrating the novels. Further series are planned.

The world of the Astro Saga continues to be a type of creative commons and Robert welcomes collaborations from illustrators and authors who would like to contribute their work.