Escape From Desolation

When an earth exploration vessel explodes, a captain takes an escape pod with a handful of the crew. The pod goes off course and crashes on a desolate and uncharted planet. After an initial cataclysmic clash with locals, the captain is the only survivor. He encounters an ancient alien society that has forgotten their history and relies on strict laws to protect marginal natural resources. Those laws doom his shipmates but lead him on an ironic path towards integration within their society. Although they regard their world as utopian, he struggles to accept the sterility and stagnation of their everyday life. While he is welcomed into their world, not everyone is happy he is there. Something is not right, and his arrival begins a change of events that threatens the entire society. While he searches for a way to escape the planet, he also finds reasons to stay.

Alone, stripped of all connections to home, a space captain finds new hope among an ancient alien race-but someone is not happy he is there. Usually, captains go down with their ship but when his vessel explodes, Captain Yoni Arduus is on an escape pod with a handful of his crew. After a fatal encounter with inhabitants of an uncharted planet, the captain is the sole survivor and cast adrift far from Earth. He is forced to embrace a new society while grappling with its harsh stagnation. Within the hidden facets of this alien world, Yoni is haunted by a mysterious leader who secretly manipulates events. Under this shadow, the captain stumbles upon a dark secret that threatens everyone's survival. He knows he must escape the planet. But abandoning his new friends stirs up old guilt. As a chance to escape draws near, Yoni faces an ugly personal truth that defines his future and everyone he cares about. Immerse yourself in a unique alien world that is both otherworldly and strangely familiar-the third installment of ESCAPE FROM DESOLATION is a well-paced science fiction thriller that showcases the enduring quest for one man to find purpose amid a confusing landscape of alternative realities, and defines the essence of personal choice.