THE WAYPOINT TO ULTIMATE POWER!
Over a millennium in the past, humans fleeing Earth in slower-than-light
vessels discovered the Waywork, an abandoned alien superhighway system
that allows instantaneous travel from star to star. The problem: there
are a finite number of Waypoint nodes--and the burgeoning population of
humans is hemmed in as a result. Furthermore, humanity is divided into
contending Starstates. One of the strongest is based on an oligarchy of
ruling families, but still mostly democratic. The other is a
totalitarian nightmare. War seems inevitable.
Now a new Waypoint appears. Might it lead to the long-lost creators of
the Waywork? If so, there may be knowledge and technology that will tip
the balance in the coming war.
Three people race to make it to the new Waypoint--and beyond*.* These
include Wyodreth Antagean, the reluctant son of an interstellar shipping
magnate, Lady Garsina Oswight, the daring daughter of a royal family,
and Zuri Mikton, a disgraced flag officer seeking redemption. They are
facing an implacable foe in Golsubril Vex, a merciless, but highly
effective, autocrat from the Waywork's most brutal regime. Vex is
determined to control the new Waypoint and whatever revelation or power
lies on the other side.
Now humanity's fate--to live in freedom or endless dictatorship--depends
on just what that revelation might be. And who gets there first.
About A Star-Wheeled Sky:
". . . offers a fresh take on interstellar conflict. . . .Torgersen
provides a fast-paced, exciting adventure, pitting two determined and
capable opponents against each other. . . . Marvelous science fiction
entertainment."--Daily News of Galveston County
About Chaplain's War:
"Torgersen mixes the spiritual aspects of the book with subtlety,
integrating questions about God and faith into the story organically.
The result is thought provoking questions arising as part of an
entertaining story . . . Torgersen [also] doesn't shy away from
conflict, violence, or space battles."--Futures Past and Present
"Solid hard SF with the frisson of well thought through action. Much to
enjoy!"--Gregory Benford, multiple Nebula award-winning creator of the
Galactic Center saga
About Brad R. Torgersen:
"Brad Torgersen can write something technical and complex, yet still
give it real emotional depth. He's one of the most talented authors I've
ever read."--Larry Correia
"Brad R. Torgersen shows why he's going to be a power in this field for
years to come."--Mike Resnick
"Brad Torgersen is a writer who's done a lot and come up the hard way .
. . and the depth of his writing shows it, especially in understanding
the nuts and bolts of technology and the souls of those who use it."
--L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
