An original science fiction series.
First Signal
When Air Force Space Command receives a signal from an alien satellite in Earth orbit an emergency meeting with the President reveals a government conspiracy.
First Report
A reporter’s discovery of a secret meeting between three world leaders could spell the end of life as we know it with the revelation of an alien power on Earth.
First Launch
The President faces a military coup and extrasolar war when a covertly built second generation space shuttle reveals a worldwide military destined to confront an alien presence on Earth.
First World: Revelation
China’s first manned mission to the Moon reveals the Apollo 11 cover-up that mankind has never been alone.
Lund has written the First World series as a six part story. First Signal, First Report, First Launch, First World: Revelation, Second Exodus and The Genesis. First Signal completed principal photography in July 2019 and was released in 2021. First Signal‘s official website with film festival accolades can be found at this link.
To compliment the story, Lund wrote the novella First World: Covenant (Amazon) as the first ebook of the series. Covenant takes place after First Signal and before First Launch.
Lund wrote First World in 2006. To develop interest in the project he condensed the story into a 25 min short film in 2007. Since its release, First World has been well received at film festivals and science fiction conventions in several countries.
Film Festivals
- Nominated Best Screenplay, California Independent Film Festival, 2007
- Top Ten, Science Fiction, The Movie Deal, 2008
- Top Ten, Fantastic Planet Film Festival, 2009
Screenings
- The 2007 short film version of First World has screened at over 20 science fiction conventions in six countries.
- First World was the only science fiction film to screen at India’s First Ever National Discussion on Science Fiction.
Distribution
- Released to IndieFlix in 2009.
- Released to DVD and VOD on Amazon.
- Released to Hulu.com. Streamed from May 2009 – August 2011.
The Ashton Times 
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