Worlds Asunder (Trade Paperback)

by Kirt Hickman

Edward "Chase" Morgan, NASA's accident investigator at Lunar Alpha Base, plans an uneventful retirement—until the crash of the Stellarfare Phoenix kills the United States Secretary of Energy and turns Chase's last case into a fight to avert war. Evidence of deliberate sabotage and Chinese government involvement suggest that this is the first in a series of political moves designed to undermine America's interplanetary clout. Events escalate as both sides break decades-old treaties. But when Chase learns that someone fabricated the evidence, he suspects conspiracy. Now he must find proof before the expanding crisis tears all of the colonized worlds asunder.

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Reviews

As a kid, I was addicted to science fiction. From Tom Swift to Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and Ray Bradbury, I devoured them all. I even took a sci-fi lit course in college. But apart from a brief return to the genre in the '80s for Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, it's been 30 years since I've read any science fiction. I just wasn't into it.

Kirt Hickman's debut novel, Worlds Asunder, may have cured me of my indifference. Or perhaps it's just created a new addiction: to Hickman's storytelling.

The science in Worlds Asunder is credible and, given Hickman's engineering background, probably accurate. But it's the fiction side of the "science fiction" label that kept me wanting more. Clean, clear and compelling, Hickman's action-packed story gripped me from the first page and didn't release me until its satisfying conclusion 260 pages later.

Worlds Asunder is a great read -- whether you're a sci-fi aficionado or just like a first-class story. I'm looking forward to whatever Hickman comes up with next.

- Mark David Gerson
award winning author of The MoonQuest: A True Fantasy
and The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write

Worlds Asunder is a thrill ride that envisions Earth's early colonization of space and the dangers inherent in exploring new frontiers. The superb interweaving of futuristic adventure, political conspiracy, and personal drama will pull you in immediately—be prepared to lose track of time until you reach the riveting and emotional conclusion!

- David J. Corwell
author of "Legacy of the Quedana," which appears in
Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves

About The Author

Kirt Hickman Author of Worlds Asunder and Publisher

Kirt Hickman was born in 1966 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He earned a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1989 and a Master's degree in opto-electronics in 1991, both from the University of New Mexico. Since then, he has worked in research and manufacturing fields related to high-energy lasers, microelectronics, and micro-machines, fields that he leverages to enrich his science fiction. Kirt makes his publishing debut with Worlds Asunder.

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