After defending the newly established Umbria Prime colony from unknown attackers, Darius must find a way to permanently secure humanity's place among the stars.
Noah Gantz and the crew of the Kayan rush to answer a distress call from the United Earth Deep Space Exploration vessels stranded on the planet Destinia where they left the Hoyon seed world.
Pros Engaging story that expands the plot and introduces more intriguing threats Some resolution to the original plot about returning to Earth More development about the mysterious aliens Cons Not as much combat or...
The Borag is mining in deep space when an encounter with a pirate leads to some chance discovery that will change the future and worldview of humanity.
Noah, a test pilot, is launched across vast distances on a theoretical FTL drive and becomes part of the crew on a sentient spaceship that is trying to escape authorities.
Pasulka expands the discussion of nonhuman intelligences beyond more common extraterrestrial contexts to include thinkers like Chardin and the idea of a noosphere to arrive at a better understanding of the phenomenon.
Jacklyn Albright is thrust into command of a generational ship on its return home to Earth after a failed colonization mission, and she has to navigate the dangers both inside the ship and outside of it.
