WAR AND MYSTERY BEYOND THE STARS Sgt. “Det” Cox has just spent three years under psych observation on Earth; now that he’s out-system, he isn’t about to tell anyone he’s seeing aliens again. Paige Barnett has lost everything, even her name, because she knows too much about the rebellion spreading through the Earth-Space mining colonies. Together Cox and Barnett stumble upon the mystery at the revolution’s heart and learn why the rebels are willing to die for it. Is their discovery humanity’s worst threat or greatest gift? The authorities are willing to destroy whole planets to keep the revolution’s secret from reaching Earth… What’s to stop them from destroying two people “The Morrises’ blend of fast-paced narrative and meticulous research into near-space technology makes a novel you can’t put down.” -- C.J. Cherryh “Action sequences that would make any writer proud. OUTPASSAGE is a wonderful book.” --David Drake “OUTPASSAGE might just be the perfect science fiction novel.” -- Jack Williamso Janet Morris is a bestselling novelist who is also well-known as the creator of the Sacred Band of Stepsons series and member of the canonical THIEVES’ WORLD™ writing team. Her Sacred Band of Stepsons books include her BEYOND TRILOGY (BEYOND SANCTUARY, BEYOND THE VEIL, BEYOND WIZARDWALL), TEMPUS, and, with Chris Morris, THE SACRED BAND, THE FISH THE FIGHTERS AND THE SONG-GIRL, CITY AT THE EDGE OF TIME, TEMPUS UNBOUND, and STORM SEED.