Science fiction brings brothers back to coast

Published 2:46 am Monday, May 19, 2008

SEASIDE – Three of the seven Cheney brothers, originally from Warrenton, will be giving a reading from their new book, “Dead Reckoning,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at Beach Books. Jeffery, Craig and Jared Cheney will share portions of their book and tales of how writing a novel together has kept them connected as siblings.

The first of a science fiction trilogy, “Dead Reckoning” takes the reader on a thrilling ride as it recounts how Captain William Brighton and his loyal crew are evicted from their ship, forced into a vandalized shuttle, and left behind. With little power or food, they must struggle across an entire system without navigational or computer aid in order to survive. To make matters worse for Captain Brighton and his crew, their shuttle carries a new technology that draws the interest of nearby hostile soldiers who decide to try to take it away from them by whatever means necessary. They must depend on the mathematical skill of their officers, especially their captain. If they reckon wrong, they’ll be dead.

Beach Books is located at 37 N. Edgewood. For more information, contact Karen Emmerling at (503) 738-3500. For more information about the book, visit www.tatepublishing.com