The Gateway to Earth returns...

My ongoing work to revise and edit my three original novels in advance of releasing The Circle of Twelve continues. I am thrilled to reveal the new cover of The Gateway to Earth (Revised Edition). A return to Earth 12 years after I first released this book!

The Gateway to Earth weaves the third chapter in Daren Sáner's saga into a thrilling two worlds adventure involving black holes, time travel, medieval alchemists creating portals to other worlds, and the Atlantis mythology of our planet.

This was a story I highly enjoyed writing back in 2012 and, while it did not receive a broad release or significant attention at the time, it is a captivating third entry into the series that sets up some significant challenges for our main character - not least of which, the elevation of his rival Manix Savagon to false idol status on the starship Súperia. This plot twist is a core issue driving tension and drama on the starship throughout the interstellar narrative of my new novel, The Circle of Twelve. A tension which must be resolved before the starship can safely re-enter the stellar system of Sólús, where the home planet resides.

A question I sometimes get asked is - why do all your books have such different covers? Well, being able to produce Revised Editions in 2025 alongside the new fourth book in the saga has allowed me to finally create a unified approach to the covers of my books. I have opted for a space-y, black cover system with themes of yellow/orange tones (the giant nebula that is mentioned repeatedly in descriptions of space as seen from the starship) and blue/green (the home planet/destination).

An author generally does not have control of their novel's titles or cover designs - this usually is the domain of the publishing company. Having decided to take ownership of my creative Universe in 2025 by releasing Revised Editions of my first three novels, followed by The Circle of Twelve, I have been able to achieve this vision.