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Brilliant government scientist Richard Seaton discovers a remarkable faster-than-light fuel that will power his interstellar spaceship, The Skylark. His ruthless rival, Marc DuQuesne, and the sinister World Steel Corporation will do anything to get their hands on the fuel. They kidnap Seaton's fiancée and friends, unleashing a furious pursuit and igniting a burning desire for revenge that will propel The Skylark across the galaxy and back.

Lucian Elwyne lost everything the night his brother seized the throne—his crown, his peace, and his only son. In the ashes of that betrayal, Lucian disappears. Not into exile, but into a grief so consuming it threatens to hollow him out for good. But when the man who murdered his child launches a brutal campaign to crush the last sparks of rebellion, Lucian is forced to rise—not as a prince, but as something harder. Something colder.

Rachel Ryker, call sign ‘Skylark,’ can out run and gun just about anybody, and with her second in command, Christopher Williams, by her side, she’s practically unstoppable. Christopher would follow Rachel to hell and back… or maybe just to the Middle East. When a secret malware code is stolen from the CIA, Rachel and Christopher lead their SEAL team through the Middle East in an attempt to recover it. They both have their own reasons for fighting, but as the team gets closer to finding the stolen malware, Rachel discovers that the man they're looking for may be closer to her than she thinks.

The book that inspired the Star Trek franchise! With the exception of the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, it has inspired more imitators and done more to change the nature of all the science fiction written after it than almost any other single work. The seminal space opera.