Every ruin tells a storyAcross the vast expanse of space and time lie the remnants of civilizations that reached for the stars—and vanished.Silent cities carved into asteroids. Derelict megastructures drifting between galaxies. Temples buried beneath the red sands of dead worlds.This book contains 13 bold tales of humanity’s encounters with these cosmic ruins. Think Indiana Jones meets Arthur C. Clarke.Follow determined xenoarchaeologists as...

She cannot die. But this moon is killing her people.Sass Collier took years to buy a spaceship, a dream born in humiliation and defeat.Four decades ago, Sass arrived on the unpromising moon Mahina with refugees from Earth, the home planet now falling out of living memory. As a marshal, she mediates disputes between the elites of the capital and destitute settlers wresting a living from the moondust.Then an 'air drop' kills hundreds, maybe thousands....

No garden space? Wrong season?Grow fresh vegetables indoors, year-round. And brighten your life.The salad vegetables we eat fresh can grow indoors - lettuce, kale and Asian greens, herbs, cucumbers, beans, peppers, and even tomatoes. The lights they crave off-season can brighten your mood, too.Starting from what these crops need to succeed, Indoor Salad explores techniques to meet those needs - from the humble CFL lightbulb, to container gardening, ...

An ex-cop who cannot die. A moon full of settlers who cannot thrive.Mahina's terraformers built a high-tech urban paradise. Then Earth flooded the colony with desperate refugees, cop Sass Collier among them.The settlers who arrived with Sass died decades ago. Outside the citadel, their descendants die weak and young.Sass fought a rebellion against the city once. She won concessions to give the settlers a chance at health. She paid with 20 years in prison.Now...

An ex-cop who cannot die. A moon full of settlers who cannot thrive.Mahina's terraformers built a high-tech urban paradise. Then Earth flooded the colony with desperate refugees, cop Sass Collier among them.The settlers who arrived with Sass died decades ago. Outside the citadel, their descendants die weak and young.Sass fought a rebellion against the city once. She won concessions to give the settlers a chance at health. She paid with 20 years in prison.Now...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. She can't die. But this moon is killing her people.Sass Collier took years to buy a spaceship, a dream born in humiliation and defeat.Four decades ago, Sass arrived on the unpromising moon Mahina with refugees from Earth, the home planet now falling out of living memory. As a marshal, she mediates disputes between the elites of the capital and destitute settlers wresting a living from the moondust.Then an ‘air drop’ kills h...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Sass versus AI!Sanctuary, high-tech paradise with small-town charm!Leave a message at the beep.In a flash of old-fashioned warp, Sass’s crew catches up in time to Prosper.Eager to greet a new world, instead Sass’s comms are blocked by an AI from hell.Sanctuary is refuge to the Colony Corps, who transported refugees from Earth to the stars. Compared to Thrive’s home moon Mahina, it’s a paradise. People are heal...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The heroes left behind.Sass Collier and the Thrive vanished a decade ago to visit another star. Most of her crew stayed behind on their home moon.Ben Acosta, captain of the ringship Prosper, still joyfully plies the spaceways. Until his ex decides to head into space with an audacious plan.The Thrive crew reunites to test a faster-than-light breakthrough that could change everything.Experimental conditions may be adv...