Great Summer read for preteens and youth. Young readers like to discuss the possibilities presented in the future with other readers of Welkin. Fletcher Bannister is the third generation of Bannister Associates, LLC, and architect overseeing the construction of the 11,000-mile Welkin tether in Earth orbit. A mysterious alien ship arrives at Earth without any life forms aboard. The book describes Earth as a precious home to humanity but its people are wrenched into the dire threats and magnificent promise of future space travel. WELKIN is a fact based science fiction novel providing the reader...