CULT OF

THE WYVERN

A science-fiction novel about Westland Wyverns. And aliens.

About the Book

The Westland Wyvern was a troubled British strike fighter aircraft that has been largely forgotten…at least in our world. At the far corners of the cosmos, in a world of light and beauty hitherto unknown to humans, it is a legend!

​It’s 1956, in the heat of the Suez Canal Crisis, and a flight of Royal Navy aviators, among them Canadian exchange officer Sidney Daventry, has just survived a harrowing encounter with the enemy, but something even more terrifying awaits: a swirling vortex, a wormhole into an alien world. When they arrive, they find they’re not the only Earthlings marooned there, for two American scientists from 2026, Lucretia Tang and her brother Jeremiah, have also gotten caught up in the storm.

​Though desperate to get back to the world they know, Lucretia and Sidney learn of a grave threat to the Racosku, the alien planet’s native species. Desperate to help the brilliant and friendly creatures, they must convince the others to risk the very machines they need to get home.

262

Pages

18

Chapters

6

Characters

1

Aircraft

Blog

Articles about the novel, the Wyvern, air shows, and aviation in general, for the irreverent reader.

Why the Wyvern?

An author’s inspiration often comes from the most unexpected places. This one came from a meme among aviation enthusiasts.

Back when I was still active on social media, I encountered a number of fellow #avgeeks harboring a particular fascination with the Westland Wyvern, a troubled, short-lived, strange-looking British strike fighter of the 1950s. It was a devoted following, to be sure—an almost cultlike one!

But why an aircraft whose service life lasted less than five years? Why not some sleek, sexy fast jet or a legendary veteran of the Second World War? I set upon a challenge to discover the origins of this Cult of the Wyvern, determining that no explanation was too outrageous. And so the answer quickly became obvious:

Just add aliens.

But what makes this aircraft, largely unknown to the world and even to some casual aviation enthusiasts, the ideal steed for our heroes? Click below to find out more!

Cult of the Wyvern

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