The and colony and space stations in Vestan orbit are under threat from a Jovian invasion...

Given a second chance to redeem himself, Captain Nelson Straw arrives to take charge of a new class of starship in Vesta orbit. Only to be faced with invasion. Faced with a situation he never sought, Straw must establish a resistance long enough before reinforcements arrive.

A short story styled action packed roller-coaster science fiction tale of exploding proportions

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Reading Vesta Central is like watching Shakespeare while on a roller-coaster. A densely packed story filled with characters and ideas, it pummels the reader at every turn with names, places and facts. This, combined with a non-linear storyline, makes it a little overwhelming and confusing in places.

Eventually, though, the story finds its focus and stride in its protagonist, Nelson Straw, a disgraced astronaut about to be given a second chance with command of an experimental starship. . .

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Vesta Central is a quick, fun romp through space that anyone who grew up glued to the TV watching Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica (yours truly) will appreciate.  The story is quick, but I'm okay with that, because the world Piotr created is vast and structurally sound enough that he will be able to return to it over and over.  I see this short story as the first serial in a series.  I look forward to the next installment.

Reviewed by Bernard J. Schaffer, author of Women and Other Monsters