THEY CAME IN PEACE. BUT NOTHING WAS AS IT SEEMED.

BORTS

An extraordinary journey beyond our world.

A mysterious spacecraft. An encounter that defies everything we know. A science fiction adventure about discovery, connection, and humanity’s place in the universe.

A NOVEL BY LARRY CANADA

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01 / THE ENCOUNTER

A discovery unlike any other

An unexpected arrival turns an ordinary understanding of reality upside down.

02 / THE QUESTIONS

Beyond the familiar

The unknown raises questions about science, trust, and what lies beyond Earth.

03 / OUR FUTURE

The power of connection

A thought-provoking journey through understanding and possibility.

THE STORY

What if everything we knew was only the beginning?

A mysterious spacecraft appears, igniting a discovery that could change humanity forever. Inside is an extraordinary being—not a threat, but a messenger whose presence challenges the limits of human understanding.

As events unfold, the story moves between space, the remote American desert, and a world confronted by extraordinary possibilities. BORTS blends mystery and imagination with questions about connection, discovery, and our place in the cosmos.

FROM THE FIRST CHAPTER

A tether snaps. A craft appears. An astronaut vanishes.

A routine operation outside the International Space Station spirals into an event no one aboard can explain.

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BORTS

The extraordinary might be closer than we think.

Part mystery, part cosmic adventure, BORTS invites readers to imagine what would happen if humanity met something—or someone—that completely changed our sense of reality.

GENRE · SCIENCE FICTION
AUTHOR · LARRY CANADA
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OPENING THE NOVEL

The view from the edge of everything

“The planet hung in the infinite black like a blue jewel”

The opening scene finds astronaut Adley working outside the International Space Station. A sudden malfunction sends him drifting away—just as a craft unlike anything his colleagues have seen materializes nearby.

EXCERPT FROM “SPACE STATION,” THE OPENING OF BORTS

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MEET THE AUTHOR

Larry Canada

Larry Canada is a storyteller with a passion for science, the unknown, and the extraordinary potential of the human spirit.

With a background in creative writing and a lifelong fascination with space and technology, he brings a distinctive perspective to science fiction. BORTS is his debut novel.

Explore. Discover. Believe.

THE READER EXPERIENCE

An adventure to talk about.

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THE AUTHOR’S LOG

News from beyond the page

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MISSION STATUS / 01

The story begins with BORTS

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A JOURNEY BEYOND OUR WORLD

Some encounters aren’t just stories. They’re turning points.

Step inside the world of BORTS by Larry Canada.