Second Chance

Advance Reader Copy

Genres

Science Fiction Adventure, Multiple POV, Time Travel, Dystopia, Novels, and Debut

Trigger Warnings

None

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

100

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Sep 14, 2026

Page Length

400 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Second Chance

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

The truth will survive, even if humanity doesn't.

The only way to save humanity is to destroy everything and start over.

In the future, Earth lies in ruins after decades of war. Humanity is dying, and no one knows why people can't reproduce.

The remnants of humanity evacuate to the moon, guarded by a sentient machine named Alexandria. To restore life, they launch Operation Second Chance—an experimental weapon designed to destroy their technological enemy and reseed life on Earth for humankind’s return.

Captain Brewer believes the fight is finally over, but as he waits for the world to heal, an alien attack cuts his peacetime short. In the battle, Brewer pursues an alien craft through a time portal and crashes onto pre-war Earth. There, he uncovers a hidden truth buried within one of history’s greatest coverups.

While Brewer escapes to a new, peaceful life in the past, he learns that the fate of both timelines depends on the choices he makes. Now he must decide what future he will create, whether to live the quiet life he’s always wanted or risk everything and return to his timeline to save humanity’s future.

Details

Genres

Science Fiction Adventure, Multiple POV, Time Travel, Dystopia, Novels, and Debut

Trigger Warnings

None

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

100

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Sep 14, 2026

Page Length

400 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

J. Michael Thomas is a lifelong sci-fi fan who grew up on movies like Star Wars, The Terminator, The Matrix, Back to the Future and others. Today, he writes the stories he’s always wanted to read: dystopian futures, time travel, aliens, mysterious things, government cover ups, UFOs—all with traditional values and no AI usage ever. Additionally, he’s written several short stories influenced by The Twilight Zone and other sci-fi classics. He's a drummer, music producer, communications professional and author of the novel, Second Chance.