Zlata always yearned to see the stars, but when a raiding party of starfaring nomads carries her off captive, she can't help but wonder if this is more than she bargained for.
When their captain, Lord Khasan Valdamar, shows an unusual interest in her, Zlata quickly finds that she can leverage that to her advantage. But the more time she spends among his people, the less she wants to escape.
Determined to save herself and her friend Sonya from being sold as slaves, Zlata must rely on her wits, her resourcefulness, and her Machiavellian ruthlessness to rise through the clan heirarchy and navigate the brutal and treacherous universe beyond the civilized stars.
Queen of the Falconstar is the first book in the Falconstar Trilogy, an epic far-future space opera set in the same universe as Star Wanderers and Bringing Stella Home. If you love sprawling galactic empires, bloody court intrigue, and dynastic power struggles, you'll find all that and more in this trilogy. Buy Queen of the Falconstar and experience this sci-fi adventure today!
Joe Vasicek fell in love with science fiction and fantasy when he read The Neverending Story as a child. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young University and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus Mountains. He lives in Utah with his wife, daughter, and two apple trees.