PJ McDermott
ASIN: B00S1SNAVE
Publisher: Patrick McDermott Publishing
Pages: 312
A science fiction adventure with a supernatural twistAfter her first mission ends in disaster, the empath Hickory Lace is desperate for another chance to prove herself worthy of the Alien Corps. The opportunity arises when she is assigned to the planet Prosperine to investigate a terrorist plot and report back on the activities of an alien radical known as "the Teacher."Peace on the planet is vital to the future of the Galactic Alliance. Prosperine contains a rare element, essential for interstellar travel. Without it, the Alliance's plans for a galaxy-wide trade and defense network will fail.The fate of the Alliance hangs in the balance. Hickory must stop a war. But to do that, she will need to rediscover the powerful empathic abilities she had as a child. Only then can she discover what the Teacher is up to, and decide whether he is a fraud—or perhaps the very person the Corps was ...