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by Allen Steele (Author)
In this "fast-paced"* science fiction adventure, an expedition from a distant human colony travels to Earth to find a lost spiritual leader.
Multi-Hugo Award-Winning Author
Decades have passed since a bomb planted onboard a spaceship destroyed the starbridge between Earth and the colony planet of Coyote. It was the act of an extremist desperate to prevent the chaaz'maha--a teacher of the alien hjaad ethical philosophy--from sharing his beliefs with the human race.
Now, a ship from Earth has arrived with a single passenger bearing news. The chaaz'maha lives, and his teachings have caused chaos around a world already plagued by environmental disasters and dysfunctional governments. Inez Sanchez, the daughter of Hawk Thompson--who now calls himself the chaaz'maha--seizes upon the opportunity to meet the father she believed dead.
With diplomatic ties between Earth and Coyote long severed, Inez joins a covert team to reach humanity's home world--a world in anarchy that she has never known, and a world where her father has many enemies determined to kill him . . .
"Filled with nonstop action. Fans of the Coyote saga know Allen Steele consistently provides thought provoking tales of interstellar exploration." --*The Best Reviews
Author Biography
Before becoming a science fiction writer, Allen Steele was a journalist for newspapers and magazines in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Missouri, and his home state of Tennessee. But science fiction was his first love, so he eventually ditched journalism and began producing that which had made him decide to become a writer in the first place.
Since then, Steele has published eighteen novels and nearly one hundred short stories. His work has received numerous accolades, including three Hugo Awards, and has been translated worldwide, mainly into languages he can't read. He serves on the board of advisors for the Space Frontier Foundation and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He also belongs to Sigma, a group of science fiction writers who frequently serve as unpaid consultants on matters regarding technology and security.
Allen Steele is a lifelong space buff, and this interest has not only influenced his writing, it has taken him to some interesting places. He has witnessed numerous space shuttle launches from Kennedy Space Center and has flown NASA's shuttle cockpit simulator at the Johnson Space Center. In 2001, he testified before the US House of Representatives in hearings regarding the future of space exploration. He would like very much to go into orbit, and hopes that one day he'll be able to afford to do so.
Steele lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, Linda, and a continual procession of adopted dogs. He collects vintage science fiction books and magazines, spacecraft model kits, and dreams.
