Arthur Templar and the Serpo Gambit

Book excerpt: When General Zardaq learned that Arthur Templar’s parents discovered a method to control an explosive fusion reaction, he believed he could turn it into a powerful weapon. Zardaq had ways of weakening people and getting what he wanted. Arthur knew Zardaq would kill his parents if they did not cooperate, and he would certainly kill them when they were no longer useful to him. Arthur did not know it, but he had become a prize Zardaq could use to blackmail Arthur’s parents into giving him what he wanted. They could die if Arthur tried to rescue them, and they would die if he did not. Arthur had no option. He would have to dimension jump to the war-torn planet Serpo. Arthur had no idea how he would rescue his parents. He encountered riddles, dangerous creatures, and challenges. He received unexpected help from a dead librarian and a group of rebels. Eventually, he heard terrible news about his parents and was sure that he would have to sacrifice his own life to save them. Arthur knew he would have to fight Zardaq alone, even though he knew he couldn’t win. The outcome of their battle would decide not only his fate but also that of his parents, planet Serpo, and Zardaq’s next target, Elderberry Valley. Was Arthur prepared for a life-or-death struggle and ready to die for everything he valued? The stakes were high–his parents’ lives, Serpo, Earth, and himself?