The Road to the Stars

di Adam Gaffen (Autore)

Ad Astra Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2021

She was a sensie star with a dream. Now she's building a starship—and founding a nation in the process. Kendra Cassidy used to make people believe in fantasy. Now she's determined to build a future worth believing in. When the Pegasus Project—the last, best hope for warp travel—collapses under political pressure and bureaucratic sabotage, Kendra sees an opportunity others missed: not to revive it, but to rebuild it from the ground up. The Pegasus Project was supposed to launch humanity to the stars. Instead, it's become a corporate money pit mired in politics and failure. But when Kendra steps in to salvage it, she brings more than stubborn optimism. She brings allies, vision, and a relentless refusal to quit. With her wife Aiyana and a handpicked team of misfits and miracle workers, Kendra takes the helm of the warp program, breathing new life into the ship now named Enterprise. But their success paints a target on their backs. The Solarian Union—the largest power in the system—sees their independence as a threat. Sabotage, subterfuge, and sudden violence follow. The dream of peaceful exploration quickly turns into a fight for survival, and every diplomatic overture comes with a dagger in the dark. As enemies close in and secrets unravel, Kendra must decide how far she's willing to go to protect the people—and the ideals—she's built everything around. One ship. One chance. One spark to light the stars. Blending visionary science fiction, space politics, found family, and a dash of swashbuckling rebellion, The Road to the Stars charts the birth of a future worth fighting for. " "Yes." "You put a window. On a starship." "Yes. You seem a little stuck on this." "You put a goddess loving window on a starship!" "We put lots of windows on this starship. You should see the one in the observation lounge on deck eight; it's bigger than this one." "Are you totally out of your mind?" "This seems to be really bothering you." "Why isn't it bothering you? It's a window on a starship!" "Because I know it's perfectly safe. It's nearly as hard as sapphire, stable at temperature extremes, and resists shattering. That doesn't begin to get into the other tricks we've tucked into it." "Okay, it's strong. But a window?" "When better? This is the first starship; what we do here sets a design standard for all future ships, and I wanted a window!"

• Autore: Adam Gaffen
• Anno edizione: 2021
• Editore: Ad Astra Science Fiction & Fantasy
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781393134411