Terry Smith 
Gus [EPUB ebook] 

A special team of scientists are selected to participate to do highly specialized research at Space Station America to study potential solutions to environmental deterioration impacted the U.S. and earth. After liftoff and as they proceed to Space Station America control of their space ship is taken over by an unidentified foreign power hurdling their space ship away from the universe. As the proceed through darkness they are contacted by God who eventually identifies himself as Gus, and all he tells them is to not be afraid. They eventually land on a planet in another universe with the help of people on that planet. They adventure outside of their spacecraft after a great deal of review and determine it is livable. They story goes through many twists and turns after they finally meet the inhabitants of this this planet who they find are very special as is their planet. The scientists eventually join this new group and their wonderful life. The differences between the new planet and Earth are described along the way.