Reeling from war, the United Government’s Interstellar Command wants control. In constant fear of discovery, Universe Three wants revenge. Amid a changing starscape of intrigue Torrance Black—hero turned science ambassador—gets one more chance to find intelligent life outside the Solar System: convince the most prominent scientists alive to spend one of their precious Star Drive missions on a trip to Alpha Centauri A.
Win and he saves an alien species. Lose and his career is done. How far is Torrance willing to go?
How far will he have to go?
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STARBOUND, the fifth book of Stealing the Sun, a space-based Science Fiction series from frequent Analog contributor and bestselling Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy author Ron Collins
Ron Collins is a best-selling Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy author who writes across the spectrum of speculative fiction.
His fantasy series Saga of the God-Touched Mage reached #1 on Amazon's bestselling dark fantasy list in the UK and #2 in the US. His short fiction has received a Writers of the Future prize and a CompuServe HOMer Award, and his short story "The White Game" was nominated for the Short Mystery Fiction Society's 2016 Derringer Award.
He has contributed a hundred or so short stories to Analog, Asimov's, Fiction River Anthology Series, and several other professional magazines and anthologies.
He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and has worked to develop avionics systems, electronics, and information technology before chucking it all to write full-time.
Ron's website is: www.typosphere.com.
Follow Ron on Twitter: @roncollins13