When Japanese nature show host Daisuke Matsumori finds himself on an alien world, he hopes to rekindle his passion for his work. Traveling through a newly-discovered wormhole in the Papuan highlands, he joins biologist Anne Houlihan on Junction, a patchwork planet of competing alien ecosystems.
When their exploratory party crashes in the alien wilderness, Daisuke and Anne try to lead bickering soldiers and civilians back to civilization alive. As they trek across one unearthly biome after another and members of the party continue to die, however, Daisuke wonders whether human politics might be more deadly than alien biology. One of his companions might be a murderer.
Prequel to INTERCHANGE
When their exploratory party crashes in the alien wilderness, Daisuke and Anne try to lead bickering soldiers and civilians back to civilization alive. As they trek across one unearthly biome after another and members of the party continue to die, however, Daisuke wonders whether human politics might be more deadly than alien biology. One of his companions might be a murderer.
Prequel to INTERCHANGE
Publisher’s Weekly: “The author’s creativity gambols across the planet along with his characters, and the journey is as much about the weird creatures as it is about the human drama.”
The British Fantasy Society: “This novel is high quality science fiction as it used to be, ought to continue to be, and hopefully always will be.”
Henry Lazarus's Reviews: "Daniel M. Bensen has a wonderful time designing the biozones the group have to traverse to return to their base, all filled with deadly traps that have to be understood to survive. Lots of fun."
SFBOOK: "Junction is a clever, entertaining and thoughtful novel that examines what would happen if we did get another chance at living on a different planet..."
the Haunted Reading Room: “What an enthralling, entertaining, and educating novel!”
The British Fantasy Society: “This novel is high quality science fiction as it used to be, ought to continue to be, and hopefully always will be.”
Henry Lazarus's Reviews: "Daniel M. Bensen has a wonderful time designing the biozones the group have to traverse to return to their base, all filled with deadly traps that have to be understood to survive. Lots of fun."
SFBOOK: "Junction is a clever, entertaining and thoughtful novel that examines what would happen if we did get another chance at living on a different planet..."
the Haunted Reading Room: “What an enthralling, entertaining, and educating novel!”
by Franz Anthony