The Promise

He wanted a quiet life. His wife had other plans.

After decades in the Imperial Explorer Corps, Zane earned his peace. Retirement on a quiet world, a younger wife who still believed in him, and safety where danger used to be. But peace never lasts.

A simple mission becomes anything but. A corrupt bureaucracy closes in. Two hunted children, desperate for someone to care.

Drawn back into space aboard a rusting legacy ship, Zane must confront the ghosts of his past and decide what he's willing to risk to protect what hope remains.

A Sea of Stars Novel — Set in the Reign of the Immortal Emperor