Inventive Middle School Sci-Fi Novel
The Prometheus Project Book 1: Trapped is a middle grade science fiction thriller that will keep readers flipping pages to uncover the secrets of an alien city buried deep beneath the ground of Brewster, Pennsylvania.
Author Douglas E. Richards introduces readers to Ryan and Regan Resnick, two very bored tweens forced from their home in San Diego to live in rural Pennsylvania because their scientist parents are summoned to work on a top secret project in the Pennsylvania boondocks.
While searching for a Frisbee in the attic of their new home, Ryan and Regan overhear their parents talking about their work. The kids quickly learn that their mom and dad feel guilty lying to them about the Prometheus Project, but they console themselves that they had no choice but to leave Southern California. The kids’ curiosity is piqued when their father says, “We can’t tell them the truth. You know that. If we did, we could all find ourselves in a prison somewhere. And if they told others, the consequences could be far worse even than that—far worse.”
What was going on? Ryan and Regan plan to find out.
In his 129-page novel, The Prometheus Project Book 1: Trapped Richards’ inventive plot leads Ryan and Regan to uncover a scientific discovery that could alter the history of our planet. The Resnick kids are cleverly placed in the middle of things as the author provides readers with an action packed plot that not only entertains, but educates.
About the Author
Douglas E. Richards is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. A former biotech executive, Richards earned a BS in microbiology from the Ohio State University, a master’s degree in genetic engineering from the University of Wisconsin (where he engineered mutant viruses now named after him), and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Richards currently lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, two children, and two dogs. You can learn more about Richards on his website at douglaserichards.com, or you can email him at [email protected].
Wow. An alien city buried deep beneath the ground and a scientific discovery that could alter the history of our planet. What could be more exciting than that?
I agree, Joe Bock. Nothing could be more exciting than an alien city deep beneath the plains of Pennsylvania.