This is a stand alone.
The story is set one hundred years in the future. Global warming, economic meltdown and nation
state changes have reshaped the world.
A lowly astronomer and a shuttle
pilot change the way the universe is seen with snowballing resources and
relationships.
Dangers in space are only exacerbated by earth bound
politics. Modesitt does a nice job
projecting current political and economic problems to a seemingly logical place
in the future.
Alayna is the resident scientist, mechanic and janitor at
COFAR a astronomy array on the moon.
With a struggling world economy she hopes she can publish something that
will enable her to be employable once she finishes her tour of duty. She makes a discovery that will impact her
professional life, the world and her personal life.
Chris, a FusEx jockey, is disappointed in a career that
seems to have stagnated as a glorified taxi driver rather than the stalwart and
intrepid space explorer he had hoped to be.
Modesitt always seems to have a relationship story as a side
bar to his plots. It makes them more
believable. Modesitt may be a
frustrated philosopher as his books
always seem to have some philosophic musings.
This was a good story and I recommend it.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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