Asteroid

by Kate Rauner

A cocky young pilot chases a cryptic probe through Earth orbit.

When the Moon's corporate rival hires Winnie and her partner, Bertie, to clear space junk around an orbiting space station, she grabs her chance to pursue the probe's agent, a spy who almost killed her - twice.

Winnie thought nothing could distract from her single-minded pursuit, but earnest colonists occupy the station, and they deserve a better life. With their ruler's mind crumbling away, she aims to help them and still catch the spy.

Tracking down a scoundrel is harder than expected, and flying asteroids into Earth orbit may not be a brilliant move. More like an approaching disaster.

Can the pilots avert global catastrophe? Will they survive the attempt?

If you're looking for near-future adventure with fascinating world-building, a strong female character, and loyal sidekick, click to buy now and follow Winnie into space.

346 pages, Paperback

Published August 2, 2022

About the author

Kate Rauner is a retired Cold War Warrior. She worked for over twenty years at the Rocky Flats Plant, once part of the nation's nuclear weapons complex. She helped decommission the site, which is now a National Wildlife Refuge.

Kate moved to southwest New Mexico and worked at the copper mines around Silver City, including the historic Santa Rita mine. Santa Rita has been mined since Native Americans collected copper there before the Spaniards entered Mexico.

Today she lives outside Silver City on the edge of the Gila National Forest with her husband and cat. She enjoys hiking and bird-watching, and, as a volunteer firefighter, has fought wildland and home fires. "I'm well on my way to my life's goal," Kate says. "To become an eccentric old woman."