Sails of Tau Ceti
The twenty-third century saw interstellar flight finally within the grasp of Earth's population. But before humans could begin to search the stars for alien life, aliens came to them. Refugees from the Tau Ceti system, victims of a sun gone nova, the Phelan were remarkably similar to humans in attitude, behavior, and culture - or so they claimed...
Tory Bronson was the software engineer on the Starhopper, the interstellar probe that met the Phelan ship in space, When the Phelan petitioned Earth for land to settle upon, they chose her as their advocate - and she found herself offering her fellow humans world-changing alien technology in return for territory to house the refugees. Opposition to Phelan settlement was fierce, but Tory knew the objections had to be overcome - for she, as the Phelan advocate, was keeping a deadly secret from the world: the aliens were masters of deception, and far from helpless.
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Michael McCollum
Michael McCollum is an American science fiction author. He was born 1946.
Michael McCollum is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he majored in aerospace propulsion and minored in nuclear engineering. He is employed at Honeywell in Tempe, Arizona, where he is Chief Engineer in the valve product line.
In his career, Michael McCollum has worked on the precursor to the Space Shuttle Main Engine, a nuclear valve to replace the one that failed at Three Mile Island, several guided missiles, the International Space Station, and virtually every aircraft in production today. He was involved in an effort to create a joint venture company with a major Russian aerospace engine manufacturer and has traveled extensively to Russia.
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