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In the far future Terran asteroid miner Lt. Ard Jay Solstad crash-lands on a faraway unknown planet during a meteor storm and must survive for at least three months before the signal bouy can reach someone to dispatch rescue. Ard is stunned to meet the last survivor of the planet, a silicon-based humanoid who looks like the stained glass suncatcher he had in his window as a child.
Despite the odds they fall in love as they both try to survive on what they can glean from his ship---glass for her---and carbon-based foods for him from the planet. But, facing almost certain death as she cannot physically leave her planet, Ard must leave her behind when the droid ship arrives to rescue him.
Three years later now Captain Solstad returns with a full complement of miners for the lucrative claim that basically gives him the planet, and settlers to repopulate the empty planet…to find his beloved wife alive, and his SON, half Terran and half Preth. TeeCee’s and their son’s telepathic abilities aid in the investigation of colony bigots and prevent tragedy, while the community and the surviving Preth come to terms with their existence and their changed world.
Ard’s able efforts, together with his trusted Commissioner of Police Jameson, to establish a generational world for the Terrans and the remaining Preth, bring Ard to a stunning point in the evolution of humanity.
Despite the odds they fall in love as they both try to survive on what they can glean from his ship---glass for her---and carbon-based foods for him from the planet. But, facing almost certain death as she cannot physically leave her planet, Ard must leave her behind when the droid ship arrives to rescue him.
Three years later now Captain Solstad returns with a full complement of miners for the lucrative claim that basically gives him the planet, and settlers to repopulate the empty planet…to find his beloved wife alive, and his SON, half Terran and half Preth. TeeCee’s and their son’s telepathic abilities aid in the investigation of colony bigots and prevent tragedy, while the community and the surviving Preth come to terms with their existence and their changed world.
Ard’s able efforts, together with his trusted Commissioner of Police Jameson, to establish a generational world for the Terrans and the remaining Preth, bring Ard to a stunning point in the evolution of humanity.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 15, 2016
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October 12, 2016
Sweet sci fi love story.
August 27, 2016
Science Fiction is not my first choice of genre. However, I stumbled on this little gem and I throughly enjoyed the read. It has enough other world gadgetry and aliens to satisfy the sci-fi fan but I found it to be a good social and political commentary that would work just fine here on Earth in today’s society. The characters are well-developed and the story moves along nicely. I enjoyed the book and recommend it highly, even you are not a sci-fi fan.
November 2, 2016
Wow!!! What a amazing book. It was different from what I have read but it's a good book. I loved the storyline and how the characters fall for each other
Received a copy for a review consideration
Received a copy for a review consideration
December 6, 2016
Unique and powerful
A very engaging and unique and powerful read. I loved getting to learn about about the civilization of glass people, it was very unique and intriguing. There was a surprising turn of events that kept you wondering how it was all going to come together.
A very engaging and unique and powerful read. I loved getting to learn about about the civilization of glass people, it was very unique and intriguing. There was a surprising turn of events that kept you wondering how it was all going to come together.
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