The Message: A First-Contact Thriller

By John Coryat

The greatest discovery in history is a secret worth killing for.

When a targeted laser beam arrives from a star twenty light years away, the race to control the message begins. On the isolated Lunar L2 Aegis telescope, a covert team is assembled to make first contact, but in the cold war between monolithic space corporations, "first contact" is just another term for "first move."

The mission is a powder keg of brilliance and baggage:

The Codebreaker: Ellie Kobayashi, a linguist fresh from the Amazon jungle.The Genius: Dr. Daniel Walker, the reclusive designer of the station's key technology.The Enforcer: A cocky corporate agent sent to protect the company's investment.The Commander: A battle-scarred colonel with a dark and mysterious past.

Trapped in total isolation, haunted by the station's disgraced former crew and watched by a rival's stealth ship, the team begins to decipher what seems to be a peaceful alien history. But when sabotage and murder strike the station, they realize the threat is not out in space; it is locked on the station with them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FNWXR32P
• ISBN13: 9798992428827
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: John Coryat
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"