James E. Robinson
2526 Alister Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808
February 2025
Literary Agent Notice
What if the survival of humanity’s first hybrid child—and the future of interspecies relations—depended on a flawed, uninvited human teacher? Hybrids is a hard science fiction novel that blends space exploration, social commentary, and human connection into a realistic first-contact scenario.
In November 2025, JR—a disillusioned human with no intention of becoming a hero—arrives unexpectedly at an alien research station. There, he meets DAX9, a hybrid child designed to bridge the gap between humanity and an advanced alien species. The hybrids keep dying as they enter their teens. DAX’s survival is on a knife’s edge when the 12-year-old meets JR. The alien overseers strive to mold DAX into a logical, emotionless being, dismissing the human qualities that could save him. JR becomes an unlikely mentor, defying alien protocols to teach DAX the messy, emotional truths of humanity. Conflicts arise that challenge the aliens’ assumptions about whether the humans currently on Earth are worth saving.
Complete at 126,000 words, Hybrids is the first in a planned trilogy. Its contemplative tone and focus on connection will appeal to fans of Carl Sagan’s Contact and films like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
As a debut author, I bring a unique perspective shaped by 37 years as a probation and parole officer, where I honed my skills in observation and narrative precision. My private visit to the SETI scientists at the Arecibo Observatory in November 1999 deepened my fascination with humanity’s place in the cosmos—a theme central to Hybrids.
Thank you for considering my manuscript. I would be delighted to send the full manuscript or additional materials at your request.
Sincerely,
James E. Robinson
(AKA:J .E. Robinson)
Hybrids
(DAX9)
BY
J. E. Robinson
Copyright © 2024 First Edition by James E. Robinson
Disclaimer
Hybrids is a creative work of fiction with the sole purpose of entertaining the reader. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination and are used fictitiously. Any similarities to actual persons, organizations, and/or events are purely coincidental, with one exception. The author appears as a real person and character in this book. Facts from his past are truthful information. This book is considered “hard science fiction,” because it is based on present day information about science, history, space travel, and human existence. There are many references to real government agencies, organizations, businesses, websites, public figures, music, movies, books, poems, religions, philosophies, genetics, artificial intelligence, space travel, and almost anything involving life on Earth and beyond. A wealth of information in this book has been obtained from Google searches, Wikipedia, books, magazines, and individual websites. The views expressed in this book are the views of the author and not any others referred to in the story. The author is not liable for any real or perceived damages caused by reading this book.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the staff and scientists of SETI, NASA, and JPL for their efforts to seek out life and understanding of the planets, galaxies, and the universe!
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Who Am I?
Chapter 2 Where Am I?
Chapter 3 Ouch!
Chapter 4 HRS1
Chapter 5 The Guardians
Chapter 6 Zapped by a Droid
Chapter 7 Meet DAX9
Chapter 8 Crisis Mode: Life, Death, Rebirth
Chapter 9 I Am DAX.
Chapter 10 DAX Needs a Human Friend
Chapter 11 Fun: a Basic Human Need
Chapter 12 All Work and No Play
Chapter 13 Emotions, Fun, and Pain
Chapter 14 DAX Learns to Have Fun
Chapter 15 Shuttle Training for Boys?
Chapter 16 Aquariums on a Space Station?
Chapter 17 Mistakes Can Be Deadly
Chapter 18 Shuttle Training, Swimming, Diving
Chapter 19 Accident or Conspiracy?
Chapter 20 Time’s Up!
Chapter 21 DAX/Puberty/Sex Ed 101
Chapter 22 Coming of Age for DAX
Chapter 23 Sex, Religion, HRS1 Emergency
Chapter 24 The Event
Chapter 25 PTSD
Chapter 26 Mars Road Trip: Crisis Training
Chapter 27 Conspiracy: Danger
Chapter 28 Lost in Space
Chapter 29 A Controlled Crash Landing?
Chapter 30 Coping With Grief
Chapter 31 DAX Meets Destiny
Chapter 32 DAX and the Astronauts
Epilogue
Endnotes: Footnotes, *Music Suggestions, Poems, Other Information
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Have you ever had a nightmare or a vivid dream? What if the dreams we dismiss were echoes of forgotten realities? What if science fiction weren’t science fiction at all, but glimpses of truths yet to be discovered?
Thousands of exoplanets have already been found. I believe there are many planets in our galaxy inhabited by intelligent beings. I believe they may have been here thousands of years ago and still observe our planet today.
The story that follows is a blend of facts, dreams, and imagination—told through multiple voices spanning past, present, and future. At the heart of the story is a coming-of-age, human/alien hybrid—child, born in a test tube on a space station in the fourth galactic quadrant. Humanity is at a crossroads as it stands on the edge of technological evolution and as artificial intelligence becomes our new norm. This is a story of one such hybrid—an experiment born in a void, whose destiny may redefine what it means to be human.
The events in this fictional adventure are set to begin in November 2025. Whether they remain science fiction or become reality… only time will tell.
J. E. Robinson, (AKA: James Robinson/Jim Robinson) Author