Earth's Song

It's a Song! "I've seen the shapes of endless space, The boundless curves of midnight lace That cradle stars in soft embrace, That guide the spheres and set their pace." In a dystopian future, a young singer and her cat seek faster-than light technology to save a dying world. Who is Hale? More important, what is she? And why are the forces of a corrupt regime trying to hunt her down? "I've danced the Milky Way's bright path, In time with Terpsichore's math, I've braved the comets' baleful wrath, Climbed the joyous spectral lath." This hero's journey is one of self-discovery as she flees her pursuers and gains allies in her quest. Henderson is an Earth colony that depends for its survival on trade with nearby worlds and the distant Earth. From underground passages filled with mortal dangers to the political intrigues above, only hope keeps people alive - and Hale's songs give voice to that hope.