On Earth's moon, a starship is being built to explore an alien artifact. But one newswoman has become a pawn in a conspiracy that could end the project--as well as her own life.
As a young man, Mr. Askegren took part in his parents high-wire circus act until an accident stopped that career for him at age 11. He acquired a love of comic books and of writing in general, which he turned into a profession. In addition to the Alias book, he wrote several books based on comic book series such as Spider-Man and Iron Man. He died of a heart attack at age 51.