09/10/2025
Ben Kilgore
**Genre:** Science Fiction
Escape From Tridon is Ben Kilgore’s third novel. He attended Brown University and did graduate work at Iowa State and Stanford. His career includes physics research, corporate finance in a Fortune 100 corporation, and owner of a software development business. He is co-founder of a non-profit that develops village micro-finance funds in Tanzania.
His wide range of interests took him from the narrow focus of research, but Ben still has a passion for science and weaves some in his stories.
Tridon’s rulers, facing their planet’s imminent destruction, launch a long-shot mission to colonize another planet. Never have their astronauts traveled so far. But the travelers discover their real challenge comes after landing. Escape From Tridon whisks readers on a dicey interstellar journey.
The Tridonians are a human-like species, and their destination is Earth, a planet known only to have a life supporting atmosphere. Their survival is complicated by the enforced class social structure they knew on Tridon.