<p>Orion Four is the fifth book in the Birth of the Gods series.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Major Asheru Mastaba feels lucky to be chosen as one of the astronauts to pilot this giant starship across the Milky Way Galaxy.&nbsp;What makes this even better is that she will be working under the finest officer she's ever known, Commander Noah Saqqara. </p><p> Noah, himself, is sure he's the one MSA astronaut perfectly suited to command this mission, yet he has doubts about going.&nbsp;His wife, Menes, was recently diagnosed with cancer, so she can't leave.&nbsp;However, Menes surprises him with the ultimate self-sacrifice, which releases Noah from the need to drop out of this mission.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The journey begins with flybys of the largest planets in their own solar system, CM Draconis.&nbsp;These flybys will accelerate them to sub-light speed.&nbsp;However, they are extremely dangerous because the starship might be torn apart by the powerful gravitational fields of these monster planets.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commander Noah Saqqara knows the dangers.&nbsp;However, this 46.7 light year journey is very important.&nbsp;It will confirm the Mayan people's migration 3000 years ago from the planet Mars in the Orion Belt of the galaxy to their current home planet, Hyksos, in Constellation Draco.</p>