The Rat Queen: Human Survival in the Galaxy

When humans went to space, rats stowed away on their ships, and are now found in every part of the galaxy.With help from a feral child, a sympathetic alien and a space-time anomaly, they evolved higher intelligence.They are now humanity's hope for survival.During the Galactic war on humanity, the planet that Elton lived on was about to be destroyed. Elton was one of the lucky few to be given a ticket off-world, as a killer asteroid was about to hit. In the rush to evacuate as many as they could at the last minute, there were mix-ups. Elton ended up waiting on a ship all by himself, empty except for a baby that a stranger had asked him to mind for a few minutes. There was some commotion outside, the doors suddenly closed, and the ship began to take off with only Elton and the baby on board. The ship was on automatic drive, and proceeded to travel through space just under light speed.Elton was bereaved not only of his family, but his home planet. Now, by default, he was the adoptive parent of a small child. He named her Becky.Then after their capture by Galactic beings, they got separated. Becky was lost in the rat infested ventilation shafts of the space station. A human toddler living with the rats, she thinks she's a rat, she squeaks like a rat, and the other rats think she's just an extra large rat.The Galactics don't like humans. They say, "Everywhere humans have gone, rats and cockroaches have followed - vermin, all alike." Some wish to rid the galaxy of humans.But Becky, the Rat Queen, becomes the key to humanity's future.If you like stories of survival in the harshest of environments, plus a bit of speculative evolution, this is for you. Begin your journey by downloading the first instalment of this Space Opera trilogy. I live with my wife and my son, sometimes in Thailand where I was born and my wife is from, sometimes in Ireland where my dad is from. In Thailand, I taught English as a second language. Here in Ireland, I work from home, turning people's manuscripts into e-books. Wherever I am, I write.