Description

Embark on humanity’s first journey beyond the Solar System in First by Randy Brown. This award-winning science fiction novel blends AI, interstellar exploration, suspense, and unforgettable characters into an epic space adventure.

Winner of the 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, the Reader Views Literary Award Silver Medal for Best Science Fiction Book of 2023 and Gold Medal for Best Book of any genre set in the US Mountain West region, as well as the Readers’ Favorite 2024 Bronze Medal for Science Fiction!

Lewis is a rookie astronaut for SpaceFirst, a company headed for the stars. They race against rival corporation Deep Sky to be the first in history to send a person from Earth to another star system and bring them home safely.

Along with four teammates and his new AI, Lewis prepares for humanity’s first push into the galaxy. The journey from SpaceFirst headquarters to Proxima Centauri includes triumph, loss, competition, and a friendship with the promise of more.

But then it all goes wrong.

Lewis is the first human to travel to another star system. Unless he can find a way home, it might end up being a one-way trip.

“The novel that’s going to be a break-out hit this year…a mind-blowing, perception-altering, unputdownable book…truly a novel not to be missed.” – Reader Views

About the author

Randy Brown

Randy Brown writes stories in multiple genres, including the new SF survival contest series THE DROP as well as his newest release, FIRST STEP, the follow-up to the award-winning novel FIRST and rated as a must-read by Reedsy Discovery. He’s authored NEXT TIME, a winner of multiple awards in the time-travel romance genre, and the Desert Sun Series of thrillers (SUNSET, SUNDOWN, and SUNBURST). He’d love it if you’d leave a review.

NEXT TIME is the winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for Fiction, 1st Place in the 8th Annual PenCraft Book Awards for Romance-Fantasy/Sci-Fi, and a Must-Read Book of 2024 as selected by Independent Book Review, saying “Of the many time-travel novels I’ve read, this is undeniably among my favorites.”

FIRST is the Winner of the 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 1st Place in the 8th Annual PenCraft Book Awards for Science Fiction, as well as the 2023-24 Reader Views Literary Awards Silver Medal Winner for Best Science Fiction novel and Gold Medal Winner for Best Book set in the US Mountain West Region.