24 Oct 2009
Coming this November: MASTER OF SHADOWS, a new Starman book!
“Look! Look at the moon!” cried Joe, his voice suddenly sharp with alarm.
The eyes of all three Starmen turned to the iron satellite, a black silhouette in the light of the yellow star behind. As they watched, unable to turn away, the moon grew an orange spot in its middle that swiftly expanded to the edges. Orange was followed by amber and white, and then the fabric of the moon itself began to unravel. It became fibrous, and then slowly vanished until nothing was left.
— The Last Command, pg205
Forty-five years ago Starman David Foster, in the final act of his short life, overloaded a power station on a moon of Luxa. The resulting energy surge destroyed the Xenobot fleet and brought a final end to an ancient menace that had plagued the galaxy for millennia.
The years that followed were peaceful years. Richard Starlight, the man that had so faithfully piloted Starlight Enterprise through the turbulent middle years of the 22nd century, retired and turned his company over to his son Caedmon. Under his leadership a new generation of Starmen arose, dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the galaxy. They were assisted by the Ahmanyan race, which was finally able to leave the Martian deserts and begin the work of restoring Ahmanya to its former glory.
As the years went by the devastation wrought by the Xenobots was slowly healed. Yet there was one act of aggression that could not be undone. Ages before, at the dawn of time, the First Races had disappeared from history after coming into conflict with the ancestors of the Xenobots. What no one realized was that the weapon the Xenobots had used against them still existed. It was simply biding its time, waiting to come into contact with another unsuspecting race…