Moonchild Irene Slade has nothing left to lose — not family, not home, not even the solace of blame. Alpha Centauri is far from no one she loves.

When a disenfranchised pilot, kept at the margins of the mission’s briefings, has an encounter with an intelligent alien species, the result is catastrophic. Lives are lost. Truth is buried. And guilt becomes Irene's legacy.

Among the dead was a friend... A sister... An aunt...

So Irene bends protocol and invokes her override—bringing two young women into a mission strained by silence. Their presence is a quiet act of atonement… and a fragile hope for Klandor.

The sisters' endeavours carve their own path between alien culture and colonial enterprise, the fate of this world — and perhaps what it means to be human — in their hands. Their legacy, their unsolved enigmas, develop fatal consequences for a new generation of settlers.


"A well-polished sci-fi saga with a 'classic' feel to it. A RED RIBBON WINNER and highly recommended!'"The Wishing Shelf

Klandor Rising brings together the first three novels of the Klandor Series—Klandor Encounter (Book 1), Klandor Endeavour (Book 2), and Klandor Enterprise (Book 3)—into one comprehensive volume. Each novel, named for a shuttle, reflects a different stage of the exploration and colonization of Klandor and their relationship with the enigmatic yolti. The collection also includes Klandor Enigma (Book 4), a new novelette.

While all stories are set in the same rich universe, they focus on three separate generations and can be enjoyed independently. Klandor Enigma notably occurs a generation after the events of Enterprise, delving into a chilling mystery: a series of deaths of eleven-year-old children born in Lennisvale, while Lorraine and Lennis Firth's aunt was a member of the original survey mission in Encounter—and her presence is still felt on the new planet.

Discover the challenges of exploring and colonizing the alien world of Klandor—where the best and worst of humanity's ambitions clash as we try to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.


Praise for Klandor Rising

"All in all, a bit of a gem!" Wishing Shelf Book Review