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[b]Overview: [/b]Peter Bingham-Pankratz lives in Wisconsin. This is his second novel, after The Fifth Civilization. He is always searching for a good place to see the stars without the scourge of light pollution. So far, some of the best spots include Bayfield County, Wisconsin, and Badlands National Park.
[b]Genre:[/b] Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy

[b]The Fifth Civilization (#1)[/b]
There are aliens out there, and we're part of their family tree. It's the dawn of the 26th century and humanity has come into contact with three other alien species. To freighter captain Nick Roan, their existence is just another fact of life, much like Earth's depressed economy and his recent failed romance. But a scientist friend's discovery brings Roan to the center of galactic intrigue. The scientist has been looking into panspermia, a theory that suggests life as we know it was seeded by a passing comet. He wants Roan to help transport him to the comet's supposed origin and possibly prove all four species share the same lineage. Roan thinks the story is bull...until the friend is murdered. From then on, it's a chase through the stars. Pursued by a maniacal alien commander who wants the glory of the discovery for himself, Roan hitches a ride on his ex-lover’s freighter and embarks on a quest to answer the age-old question: where did we come from?

[b]Ultima Meridian (#2)[/b]
The Fifth Civilization has been discovered. They are living proof that humans and aliens share the same ancestry. Five years after first contact, however, the Fifth Civilization is in danger. The militaristic Kotaran race rules much of the planet with an iron fist. And the Quad Company, a cartel made up of the four technologically advanced races, strip mines the land to extract its resources. Abuses and killings are rampant. Amidst this hostile atmosphere, the Earth Minister of Universal Rights, Kazumi Koda, arrives on this distant world to investigate the Quad Company. She also seeks the alien scientist David, a champion of the rights of the Fifth Civilization, who vanished months ago while visiting this planet.Faced with obstruction at every turn, Kazumi heads north on a riverboat into the wild interior of this world. She hopes to find David there, and maybe even the human Nick Roan, long since presumed dead. But the journey is perilous. Kazumi is met with Quad Company threats, dangerous wildlife, and hostile tribes. A shadowy conspiracy is also afoot, monitoring Kazumi in hopes she leads them to David. For David may know why travel to the planet’s half-destroyed moon, Ultima Meridian, has been forbidden. On Ultima Meridian, the rumors go, one can uncover the secret of every civilization’s lineage