Stuart McMath

Comet 7I/Jenson is not behaving itself. It has slowed down and changed course. Two things that an interstellar comet should not be able to do... by itself. Astronomer Thomas Jenson, in his study in the Arctic Circle in northern Greenland, is concerned. As he checks and re-checks his instruments the comet does the third impossible thing. It speaks to him.

Stuart McMath's exciting debut novel, Ice, part one of The Eleven Thousand trilogy, explores what happens when humanity finds itself no longer alone.

Commander Sam Fischer sits in prison awaiting trial for aiding and abetting an alien execution. The perpetrator, an alien probe from a distant world, refuses to explain itself, and Earth's governments squabble over what to do next. As they procrastinate, Ali Gandote plans another mission, much more ambitious than the last. The enigmatic second comet ship still waits out near Venus, communicating only via the first aliens, and he would like to see it. In person. And he needs Fischer's help for that.

Stuart McMath's eagerly awaited second novel, Fire, part two of The Eleven Thousand trilogy, takes us a big step closer to understanding why two different alien cultures are here.

The human star-ship Hermes hurtles to the stars, its crew passing the years and vast distance in deep sleep, blissfully unaware of what they will encounter if and when they reach their destination. Ahead, the alien comet ship that visited Earth long ago is already orbiting its next target, a planet with a biosphere almost perfect for them. Only one problem: the imminent arrival of the humans who surely will disrupt their plans.

Rock, the third and final book in The Eleven Thousand trilogy, brings the story full circle.