Casmir Francis commands Universe Three agents hidden across the Solar System. Together they stay a step ahead of the United Government. The game changes when the UG achieves faster-than-light travel and the ability to control the galaxy.
To remain free Casmir’s web of operatives must pull off the most audacious operation ever undertaken.
Failure means Universe Three will be destroyed and Casmir will lose his family, his life, and the world of his dreams. Success could be worse.
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STARBURST, the second book of Stealing the Sun, a space based Science Fiction series from frequent Analog contributor and bestselling Amazon Dark Fantasy author Ron Collins.
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"Great characters I cared about, a kick-ass plot with surprising twists, great techie details, and a powerful story. Pick up Starburst. I guarantee you won't set it down until you’ve read every last word."
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Hugo Award–winning author of the Diving Universe
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