Birds of Paradise

by Rudolf Kremers

Humanity received a technological upgrade from long-dead aliens. But there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Birds of Paradise by Rudolf Kremers; cover art by Max taquet
Cover art: Max Taquet

Humanity had somehow muddled through the horrors of the 20th century and – surprisingly – managed to survive the first half of the 21st, despite numerous nuclear accidents, flings with neo-fascism and the sudden arrival of catastrophic climate change. It was agreed that spreading our chances across two planets offered better odds than staying rooted to little old Earth. Terraforming Mars was the future!

A subsequent research expedition led to humanity’s biggest discovery: an alien spaceship, camouflaged to appear like an ordinary asteroid. Although the aliens had long since gone, probably millions of years ago, their technology was still very much alive, offering access to unlimited power.

Over the next hundred years humanity blossomed, reaching out to the solar system. By 2238, Mars had been successfully terraformed, countless smaller colonies had sprung up in its wake, built on our solar system’s many moons, on major asteroids and in newly built habitats and installations.

Jemm Delaney is a Xeno-Archaeologist and her 16-year old son Clint a talented hacker. Together they make a great team. When she accepts a job to retrieve an alien artifact from a derelict space station, it looks like they will become rich. But with Corps, aliens, AIs and junkies involved, nothing is ever going to proceed smoothly.

If you’re a fan of Julian May, Frank Herbert or James S.A. Corey, you will love Birds of Paradise.


Birds of Paradise, was published in ebook on 7th July 2023 and in paperback on 7th August 2023.

ISBN: 978-1-915304-30-8 eBook Typical price £2.99 / €3.49 / $3.99
ISBN: 978-1-915304-20-9 paperback 536pp List price £14 / €18 / US$24
Prices online may vary. eBook price includes VAT (where applicable).

Reviews:

    Try Buy

    SAMPLES AVAILABLE:
    Samples are available on the Apple iTunes iBookstores, Kobobooks and Amazon Kindle stores

    DIGITAL EDITION

    Find on your favourite retailer
    (via Books2Read)

    Available from all Apple iBookstores
    (click here)

    Available from Google Play
    (click here)

    Available from Kobobooks
    (click here)

    Available from Barnes & Noble
    (click here)

    Available from Amazon Kindle stores
    (click on country below):
    ~ UK ~ AU ~ CA ~ US ~
    ~ BR ~ DE ~ ES ~ FR ~ IN ~
    ~ IT ~ JP ~ MX ~ NL ~

    PAPERBACK EDITION

    Find on your favourite retailer
    (via Books2Read)

    Available from Amazon.
    Click on the Amazon link above for your local store and choose the paperback edition.

    Available from all good bookshops.
    If your local bookshop doesn’t have it in stock ask them to order it from the usual wholesalers or direct from us.

    Or BUY DIRECT from the Elsewhen Press Purchasing Portal.
    Select the appropriate shipping destination below and then click on the ‘Add to Cart’ button that appears.

    Advance Information Sheet available here