Lost PlanetA Space Opera Adventure
Powerful players scheming from the shadows. An ancient alien starship. Who can be trusted with the most coveted technology in the Commonwealth?
Evan and Anya have escaped Aethos, but there’s no evading the new target on their backs. Everyone wants the ancient alien starship now under Evan's command, and they'll claim it at any cost. Unfortunately, the ship’s sentient AI is missing thousands of years of history and is just as surprised to be wanted and on the run.
As they embark on an ambitious investigation to track down the ship’s builders, Evan and Anya soon discover that the interstellar plot to transform the Commonwealth with alien tech runs much deeper than they’d ever imagined.
With two factions squaring off on Aethos, they'll need to pick a side. In the face of powerful adversaries, Evan and Anya will need to use all their skills and contacts to decide who they can trust with the ancient ship’s powerful technology.
Can they keep the ship from falling into the wrong hands?
Lost Planet is the riveting second installment in the Starship of the Ancients series. If you like action-packed space adventures with dynamic characters, alien worlds, and interstellar intrigue, then you'll love this thrilling space opera by author A.K. DuBoff, creator of the Cadicle Universe.
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A.K. DuBoff
A. K. DuBoff writes with one eye on the stars and the other fixed firmly on the human condition. Her science fiction is not only about faster-than-light ships and galactic empires, it is also about people navigating loyalty, ambition, and identity in the shadow of cosmic wonder.
Raised in the Pacific Northwest after an early childhood in San Diego, she grew up surrounded by books and music, where science fiction classics like Dune and Ender’s Game left an indelible mark. Even in high school she began sketching the outlines of what would later become the Cadicle universe, a sprawling space opera that would go on to anchor her career.
Starship of the Ancients
Some discoveries are too vast to control, and some secrets are too old to remain buried.
In Starship of the Ancients, a forgotten vessel drifts back into the known galaxy carrying mysteries that could unravel everything humanity thought it understood about its place among the stars. What begins as a chance encounter with relics of a long-vanished civilization spirals into a struggle for survival, as rival factions, explorers, and outlaws race to seize the ship’s technology and the dangerous truths locked inside.
Starship of the Ancients consists of four books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

