A forgotten planet... A scientifically impossible mineral... A cabal that plots to plunder the planet's riches...
In the 24th century the ISS Exeter's failed hyperspace drive takes the starship back to the 21st century, to an unexplored region of the galaxy. Survivors find and colonize a habitable planet which they name Mycenae. A skeleton crew of the Exeter manages to return to their own time in the 24th century but few believe their story of travel to the past. An expedition to Mycenae finds a colony that is 350 years old that has forgotten how it came to be there.

Powerful galactic forces learn about a rare element on Mycenae and scheme to extract it from the planet's mountains without the knowledge or consent of its people. Jana Anders, the Exeter's Captain, realizes that her company, InterStellar, is behind the planned rape of Mycenae. Ethan Styrnak, a young geologist sent to Mycenae by InterStellar, discovers more than rare minerals when he meets a young woman on the planet who captures his heart. Shawna Tang, learns that her planet is not alone in the galaxy but must accept the bitter truth that her dreams of going out to explore the stars may never come to pass.

Fate entwines the lives of Jana, Ethan and Shawna, in a battle for Mycenae's freedom. The conflict brings together corporate magnates, galactic government officials, and brilliant scientists into a complicated drama with abruptly changing allegiances and undreamed of new technology. When all hope is lost Shawna faces a mission that could decide not only the fate of her people but the economic and political future of inhabited worlds across the galaxy.

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• Publication Date: December 14, 2022
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