Description:

His helmet came off and rolled away. He laid there with his cheek against the metal, sucking in the cool air.

In a dangerously-close orbit around its star floats the Ancillary, a hollowed-out asteroid that harvests energy from the solar ring before relaying it deeper into the Sarian system. It fulfills the entirety of the Melisao Empire's energy needs--a masterful feat of engineering, once.

Now, with the star it orbits dying and the departure of the Exodus Fleet near, the Ancillary's usefulness has come to an end. And so labors Javin, an aging engineer who must dismantle the structure he's spent his entire life maintaining.

But there are those who would take advantage of the Empire's absence. Do they simply want the Ancillary and its precious solar panels, or are their motives more dire?

What people are saying about Tales of a Dying Star:

"An engaging dystopian morality play, told from all angles." -J.S. Morin

"Kristoph excels at realistic character creation that vividly brings the conflicts to life... Any fan of Dune will love Tales of a Dying Star." -Stuart Thaman, author of For We Are Many

"David Kristoph has a real talent for world-building... there is so much more I want to know about this universe." -Charles Nall, author of the Shatterspace series.

"Excellent and vivid... like a space age Les Miserables." -Casca Green

"I devoured it. Simply couldn't put it down after about page fifty." -Mike Reads Books

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Review

• "Concise and picturesque... this book is a gem." -Manhattan Book Review

• "Moving stories that feature plenty of conflict and drama." -San Francisco Book Review

• "Kristoph does an excellent job of drawing the reader into the story. The character development is fantastic... the clearly descriptive apocalyptic setting permeates each page." -*ReaderViews*

• "An intriguing science-fiction tale... can't wait to check out the other books!" -Blogcritics.org

• "I devoured it. Simply couldn't put it down after about page fifty." -Mike Reads Books

• "An engaging dystopian morality play, told from all angles." -J.S. Morin, author of the Black Ocean series

• "Kristoph excels at realistic character creation that vividly brings the conflicts to life... Any fan of Dune will love Tales of a Dying Star." -Stuart Thaman, author of For We Are Many