ROGUE STAR

by Michael Flynn ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1998

Second installment in Flynn's massive, ambitious near-future saga (Firestar, 1996), with rich heiress Mariesa van Huyten continuing her Prometheus project to save humanity by forcing its expansion into space. Among the complications this time: weasely US President Donaldson tries to finagle Mariesa into allowing her LEO space station to be used as a weapons' launch site; the People's Crusade, set up to combat pollution, racism, etc., suffers an internal schism; young ex-drug dealer Flaco Mercado faces some tough tests as he becomes an apprentice space rigger; and an experimental spaceship investigates an asteroid far out in space, discovering possible signs of alien activity. A yarn that depends more on politicking, ideology, and wish fulfillment than real plot; nonetheless, fans of volume one should be pleased.

Pub Date: April 1, 1998

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 448

Publisher: Tor

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1998

Categories: FICTION