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    The Descent
    The Descent
    TechieInAK
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    Complete, First published Apr 27, 2017
    After Denton foils a terrorist attack at an Intergalactic sporting event, he finds himself racing to save his homeworld from a plot of betrayal and revenge.
         
                                                                              *****
         
        When Denton Staxx, a special agent with the Orbital Security Services, discovers the Intergalactic Olympic Games have been targeted by a terrorist attack, he rushes to Earth to try and stop the event before it's too late. But what he discovers on earth is far worse than he imagined, and Denton is quickly pulled into a galaxy-wide conspiracy that takes him from one solar system to another in the search for a mastermind that will stop at nothing to get his revenge on the richest man in the universe -- regardless of the innocent people who die along the way.
        
        [[Wattys' Shortlisted]]
        [[1st place, Month Elimination Awards, Sci-Fi Category]]
        [[Best Plot Development, Iced Tea Summer Bash Awards]]
        [[Best Adventure Scifi Story, The Ooorah's SciFi Awards]]
        [[1st place, Rebel Awards, Sci-fi Category]]
        
        [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
    All Rights Reserved
    • action
    • adult
    • adventure
    • agent
    • artificial-intelligence
    • crime
    • danger
    • detective
    • futuristic
    • galaxy
    • mystery
    • revenge
    • sci-fi
    • sciencefiction
    • scifi
    • secrets
    • space
    • spaceship
    • sports
    • suspense
    • technology
    • terrorism
    • thriller
    • wattys2019
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    Table of contents
    • Chapter 1 - The Eternal Sun
      Sat, Aug 19, 2017
    • Chapter 2 - Discovery
      Wed, May 24, 2017
    • Chapter 3 - Breakthrough
      Sun, Jun 4, 2017
    • Chapter 4 - The Point of No Return
      Fri, Jun 16, 2017
    • Chapter 5 - The Descent
      Mon, Jun 26, 2017
    • Chapter 6 - Exit
      Fri, Jul 28, 2017
    • Chapter 7 - Darkness To Light
      Mon, Aug 28, 2017
    • Chapter 8 - The Ghost
      Sat, Sep 9, 2017
    • Chapter 9 - The Search
      Sat, Sep 16, 2017
    • Chapter 10 - The Revelation
      Sat, Sep 23, 2017
    • Chapter 11 - A Familiar Face
      Sun, Oct 1, 2017
    • Chapter 12 - The Chase
      Sun, Oct 22, 2017
    • Chapter 13 - Sarge
      Sat, Oct 28, 2017
    • Chapter 14 - The Invitation
      Tue, Nov 7, 2017
    • Chapter 15 - The Aftermath
      Sat, Nov 11, 2017
    • Chapter 16 - Boarding
      Tue, Nov 14, 2017
    • Chapter 17 - Disintegration
      Tue, Nov 21, 2017
    • Chapter 18 - The Arrival
      Wed, Nov 29, 2017
    • Chapter 19 - Mars Arrival
      Tue, Dec 5, 2017
    • Chapter 20 - Detention
      Mon, Dec 11, 2017
    • Chapter 21 - Departure
      Fri, Dec 15, 2017
    • Chapter 22 - The Arrival
      Mon, Dec 25, 2017
    • Chapter 23 - Back To Work
      Mon, Jan 1, 2018
    • Chapter 24 - Into The Storm
      Sat, Jan 6, 2018
    • Chapter 25 - Rain
      Fri, Jan 26, 2018
    • Chapter 27 - The Approach
      Sun, Jan 28, 2018
    • Chapter 27 - The Runner
      Sat, Feb 3, 2018
    • Chapter 28 - A Clue
      Sat, Feb 10, 2018
    • Chapter 29 - Extraction
      Fri, Feb 16, 2018
    • Chapter 30 - The Hike
      Sun, Feb 18, 2018
    • Chapter 31 - Crash Landing
      Sat, Feb 24, 2018
    • Chapter 32 - Landing
      Fri, Mar 2, 2018
    • Chapter 33 - Forsythe
      Fri, Mar 9, 2018
    • Chapter 34 - The Chase
      Wed, Mar 14, 2018
    • Chapter 35 - Revelation
      Sat, Mar 24, 2018
    • Chapter 36 - The Truth
      Fri, Mar 30, 2018
    • Chapter 37 - In Transit
      Fri, Apr 6, 2018
    • Chapter 38 - Mars
      Wed, Apr 11, 2018
    • Chapter 39 - Evacuation
      Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    • Chapter 40 - The Visitor
      Wed, May 2, 2018
    • Chapter 41 - The Panther
      Fri, May 11, 2018
    • Chapter 42 - On The Run
      Wed, May 16, 2018
    • Chapter 43 - The Terminal
      Thu, May 24, 2018
    • Chapter 44 - Anticipation
      Wed, May 30, 2018
    • Chapter 45 - The Edge of The World
      Mon, Jun 4, 2018
    • Chapter 46 - The Depot
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018
    • Chapter 47 - Into The Dark
      Sun, Jun 17, 2018
    • Chapter 48 - Dark and Cold
      Mon, Jun 25, 2018
    • Chapter 49 - Beneath The Surface
      Fri, Jul 13, 2018
    • Chapter 50 - The Confrontation
      Mon, Jul 23, 2018
    • Chapter 51 - Into The Depth
      Mon, Jul 30, 2018
    • Chapter 52 - Trapped
      Tue, Aug 7, 2018
    • Chapter 53 - The Escape
      Sun, Aug 12, 2018
    • Chapter 54 - Missing
      Wed, Aug 22, 2018
    • Chapter 55 - Going In
      Wed, Sep 5, 2018
    • Chapter 56 - Pursuit
      Thu, Sep 13, 2018
    • Chapter 57 - Recovery
      Wed, Sep 19, 2018
    • Chapter 58 - Alive
      Wed, Sep 26, 2018
    • Chapter 59 - The End of the Road
      Mon, Oct 8, 2018
    • Chapter 60 - Peace
      Tue, Oct 16, 2018
    • The Descent (The Original SciFi Challenge Story)
      Tue, Mar 26, 2019
    • Bonus Chapter: Quid Pro Quo
      Mon, May 24, 2021
    • Thank You For Reading And What's Next?
      Wed, Jul 20, 2022

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    After Denton foils a terrorist attack at an Intergalactic sporting event, he finds himself racing to save his homeworld from a plot of betrayal and revenge.
         
                                                                              *****
         
        When Denton Staxx, a special agent with the Orbital Security Services, discovers the Intergalactic Olympic Games have been targeted by a terrorist attack, he rushes to Earth to try and stop the event before it's too late. But what he discovers on earth is far worse than he imagined, and Denton is quickly pulled into a galaxy-wide conspiracy that takes him from one solar system to another in the search for a mastermind that will stop at nothing to get his revenge on the richest man in the universe -- regardless of the innocent people who die along the way.
        
        [[Wattys' Shortlisted]]
        [[1st place, Month Elimination Awards, Sci-Fi Category]]
        [[Best Plot Development, Iced Tea Summer Bash Awards]]
        [[Best Adventure Scifi Story, The Ooorah's SciFi Awards]]
        [[1st place, Rebel Awards, Sci-fi Category]]
        
        [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

    63 parts

    • The Descent (The Original SciFi Challenge Story)
      Tue, Mar 26, 2019
    • Bonus Chapter: Quid Pro Quo
      Mon, May 24, 2021
    • Thank You For Reading And What's Next?
      Wed, Jul 20, 2022
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