ARE THERE HUMANOIDS FROM ANOTHER SOLAR SYSTEM LIVING ON EARTH?
Moving beyond rocket propulsion while defying world powers, a private corporation secretly builds ships to explore Mars and the Solar System. To survive they must defend their discoveries and goals initially against a right-wing government, corporate competitors, and foreign countries. Silhouettes and Shadows begins today moving quickly into a dangerous future. An imaginative story arising from the present reality of living on Earth amidst wars, pandemics, and threats to democracy. The team moves humanity toward a future in space. ?Learn More
?A newly released novel written by award-winning documentary filmmaker and author James R Martin. The novel blurs the line between nonfiction and fiction with its documentary-style storytelling.
Silhouettes and Shadows is part one of the new series. Wars and pestilence on the planet Earth continue to dominate history. Totalitarian regimes threaten nuclear war as they invade democratic countries undermining world peace. Propaganda and misinformation are spread on the internet. World War seems inevitable. Ignored and abused the environment of planet Earth is becoming less hospitable to Homo sapiens and others.
Family-owned Arroyo Aerospace discovers a revolutionary means of propulsion, replacing rockets, that allows humans to explore the solar system. Is humanity ready to use this invention in a peaceful and universally cooperative fashion? Historical evidence suggests Homo sapiens may be on a death march to extinction.
The discovery must be kept secret to avoid it becoming weaponized. The Arroyos enlist an expert team to work with them secretly building spaceships that can take them to Mars and beyond. They offer humanity a different path. “Silhouettes and Shadows" arises from the daily nonfiction reality of living on planet Earth.