I found Alpha Redemption a curious mix of Science Fiction, backward Coming of Age story, and Women's Fiction, though the main character is a man written by a man.
The Science Fiction part is that the book takes place on a space ship as Brett travels to the Alpha Centuri star by way of near light speed for two months, then regular speed for a month as Brett's body rebuilds strength for the next jaunt. The speculative part is that somehow Brett's body is lessening in age every leg of the journey. Oh, and his only companion is a computer that he names Jay who has the ability to learn … and teach.
The Coming of Age part is that the plot of Alpha Redemption is all about Brett learning who he can be in Christ as he revisited each stage of his life, backward, coming to realize all the misteps he took away from God his first time through life.
The Women's Fiction is my own take because the majority of the plot is internal tension and growth.
The only drawback I found in this book was the short amount of story time that was spent near the Alpha Centuri star they had given so much time and effort to reach.
This isn't your average Christian redemption story so come prepared to allow your horizons to be widened. The ending comes quickly and took my breath away with the powerful picture it left in my mind.
