Richard and Karen return to Earth.... and Paranak comes with them!Citadel - a treasured inheritance - Obsidian black, still larger now, yet somehow smaller, out in the open but hidden once again.Old friendships renewed, bonds stronger than life. Young empowerment in peril. The power of the Medic, rejuvenation and commitment... the morality of curing.Planetary binocular vision, the power of light and the protective obscurity of a multitude of the smallest water droplets. The power of fur and claw and human frailties (both real and pretended).The end of the end of one ancient war and the beginning of the next. Two craters - one older than the hills, one newer than the fall-out surrounding it, both mysterious, misleading, mistaken, misused.Amateur assassins and alien physiology. Frontier Post to Outpost: high stakes and extreme measures.The cold truth of the Narlavs in the Moon. The warmth of a boki Nical, humming in your arms. A concealed, new-carved cavern and a historic hangar renovated. The vetting of a veteran, company benefits and loyalty.Submarine power and Narlav technology - a manned return to the Moon, but not to Earth. Lunar marathons and laser messages. Deceptive prisoners and optimum timing.Clarity in the midst of the storm. Understanding too late and too little. Shifts of moods and allegiances. An aunt on ice, Medic limitations.Flying drill-bits and water-based reality potions.Ultimate girl-power, green lasers, smoke-snow and mirrors-screens.
About the Author: Thorby Rudbek has spent most of his life ensuring ionizing radiation safety for governments, health providers and energy companies in the West and the Middle East. He began by making radar and microwave circuitry for fighter jets. His relocations make him feel less focused on his nationality, and more like he is a Citizen of the Planet. The "Galactic Citadel" series, begun in "Ascent," is about seemingly ordinary folks who find themselves tasked with extraordinary challenges. They might seem to harken from an earlier time, when heroes were really heroes, and the only wars worth fighting were ones which would protect the defenceless. "Passage" is the second in the "Galactic Citadel" series about the mysterious girl from Arshonnan stock, the boy from Boston, and the Narlavs. Thorby's stories are fast-moving, feel-good SF adventures - with a bit of romance - that centre around real heroes with old-fashioned values and morals. The series continues now with "Impact," which more than lives up to its title, and "Cavalry" following later. Thorby is enjoying the cool of the evenings, when he can continue the tale in peace and quiet... It's amazing how Leroy, Judy, Ed and Eric, Isaac and Ruth, Brad and Tracy get involved in the action, and how their lives seem to converge... and how crucial the addition of Paranak is to their progress. A brief interview with Thorby: "Why write? There are so many others already, writing away busily... All I can say is that I write because the stories are waiting to be told! Limited so far only to the Planet (Earth), I have lived in many different places, and each place has been a source of inspiration. Driving through stunningly beautiful rolling hills one day, I found a story, freshly born, in my head. As soon as I stopped for the night, I bought a spiral-bound notebook and a few pens. That's when Richard Fletcher and Karen Amer began their journey - I was many miles away from them, but I knew they were enjoying (at times!) the view of the coastal area of Maine. Why Maine? It just had to be - I don't really know why. There was something compelling about the two of them: both were a bit lost, and both knew they needed to carry on, despite the hurdles that presented themselves, regularly, and with ever-increasing size and frequency!