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I am an author of both science fiction & non-fiction:

  • Science fiction designed to be fun and engaging, as well as scientifically accurate.

  • Non-fiction about human survival instinct, psychology, and our consequent human behavior.

  • ... with both in service of the evolution of our collective consciousness.


Thank you for considering my work. I believe it to be a contribution worthy of my time, and I hope, of yours as well.

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The Intrepid: Dawn Of The Interstellar Age

                   WINNER

                  Maincrest Media Award (2023)

                   WINNER, GOLD MEDAL

                   FAPA President’s Book Award (2023)
 

                   WINNER

                  Literary Titan Book Award (2023)

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Published by: Quicycle Books
Paperback: ISBN-13: 979-8-8465-6662-0
Hardcover: ISBN-13: 979-8-3894-5535-1

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Space Map of local space from the scifi novel The Intrepid: Dawn Of The Interstellar Age by Arnie Benn

Humanity’s first voyage to another star was supposed to answer one of our oldest questions.
Instead, it found a new one.

 
Thirty years after the last war, humanity has entered an extraordinary new age — one of abundant energy, settlements on the Moon and Mars, and, at last, the ability to reach another star. An international crew of exceptional — and remarkably human — men and women sets out to explore the nearest potentially habitable world beyond our Sun.

What they discover there shouldn't be possible.
And no two people seem to agree on what it means.



Four light-years from Earth, beyond the reach of real-time help, a mystery becomes a disagreement, the disagreement becomes a crisis, and the crews find themselves confronting something no mission could have prepared them for: not merely the unknown, but each other.

Humanity may have crossed the stars, but it has brought everything with it — curiosity and courage, loyalty and love, ambition and fear, and the ancient instincts that have shaped our history.

The Intrepid: Dawn Of The Interstellar Age is a character-driven science-fiction adventure blending mystery, suspense, exploration, romance, and rigorously grounded science into a story about the greatest frontier of all: what humanity might become.



Winner, Literary Titan Book Award (2023)
Gold Medal, FAPA President’s Book Award (2023)


"A stellar ensemble cast… action, adventure, suspense, mystery, and a touch of romance. There is something for everyone." — Reedsy Discovery

FEATURING an extensive Glossary Of Scientific Terms.

 

The Intrepid is rich in accurate scientific detail. One example: Relativity and high-speed travel can significantly affect the timelines of travelers compared to those they left behind on Earth. Sure, go to Proxima Centauri for a few months… but you'll miss the next decade of your children’s lives on Earth. A couple more trips and they'll be older than you.

NOT just Sci-fi. This is S.T.E.M.-fi!

  • It includes concepts from subjects like physics, engineering, biology, chemistry, math, environmental science, geology, astronomy, cosmology, psychology, history, and more...

  • Fun, yet educational, for sci-fi fan and student.

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COMING SOON:

BOOK 2: The Intrepid Return

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Reviews:

Reviews

"It's hard to believe that this is Arnie Benn's first novel... The writing is vivid, and the plot drives forward with a propulsive, unstoppable momentum. Epic, page-turning stuff."   (full Amazon review)

Jesse Kellerman, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning playwright

"A great writer, a terrific storyteller, a fantastic imagination."

— Michael Levin, New York Times bestselling author

"I genuinely think this is a tour de force. Absolutely fantastic!"

— Michael Rudolph, Director of Engineering, The Exploration Institute

"This book under-promises and over-delivers."

— Stephen J. Kaufman, Esq.

"Poetic, visionary, captivating… and inspiring. It has all those elements that make a novel hard to put down: conflict, high stakes, a compelling narrative… and great writing."

— Dr. Timothy Twombly

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COMING SOON:  THE INTREPID RETURN

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Sequel

When the crew of the first interstellar mission returns to Earth after a decade away, bringing news and developments that promise to usher humanity into a bold new age, they find a world not quite as united as the one that had sent them.

They must now steer both culture and sentiment back onto the right path before the promise of this new future can be realized.

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