Free (Kindle) Tomorrow's Heritage by Juanita Coulson [SF Alien Contact Family Saga]

[ATDrake]

Tomorrow's Heritage by Juanita Coulson (ISFDB, Wikipedia, SFE), who is also an award-winning filksinger, is the 1st novel in her Children of the Stars quartet of epic star-spanning generational saga science fiction adventures sparked from an early contact between aliens and a powerful Earth family dynasty, this story setting up said dynasty with a tale of infighting against clan members who must reconcile their differences long enough to present a united front to deal with whatever the approaching aliens might bring, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1981 by Ballantine Books's Del Rey imprint. We've previously received the complete omnibus of the quartet as a freebie as well.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
2041.

A world in peril...

When the first alien was approaching Earth, it found itself in the grip of the all-powerful Saunder Family. Every member of this dynasty seemed at war with the other.

Ward Saunder is the now-dead genius who dared to dream and become a touchstone for all other Saunders. He protected people against the Death Years and the Chaos.

Jael, the family Matriarch, shares Ward’s determination to make the Saunders a dynasty.

Patrick, or Pat, the eldest son, is a political opportunist, head of the Earth First Party. He had learned how to wield power and lead with dignity from his mother Jael. He is keen to protect the future of the planet by establishing enclaves in the Antarctic, freezing the bodies of people.

Todd is the idealist who tries to keep the peace within the Saunder family.

Mariette is rebellious, building a new frontier and standing out as the girl of the clan.

In the quest for the Chairmanship of the people, the Saunders must struggle and fight in a contest over Earth’s very future. Project Search is in action, while brave pilots take to the stars.

Can human civilization survive with the coming of alien life, and can the Saunders find a way to listen to one another and lead humanity to that survival?

Find out in Tomorrow’s Heritage, a vivid science fiction tale – at once a large political canvas and an intimate, attention-grabbing story of like-minded people. It is the first book in the Children of the Stars series.

[Dr. Drib]

She keeps slogging along, doesn't she.