When her father mysteriously vanishes, Andromina must risk everything to find him-before it's too late. For years, Andromina and her father have scoured the galaxy together, salvaging lost treasures and selling them on the black market. Lately, though, they've been taking on separate jobs, reuniting whenever they can. It worked fine-until now. When her father misses an important call for his grandson's birthday, Andromina knows something is wrong.
Her search leads her to a remote planet on the fringes of Galactic Agency space, a place so dangerous no one dares to venture. But Andromina will stop at nothing to find her father. The question is: will she find him before the planet's secrets consume them both?Stardust & Steel is a SciFi retelling of Beauty & the Beast, with a strong female main character who goes where she wants in space. This story was originally published in 'Among Thorns & Stardust: A Sci-Fi Fairytale Retelling Anthology', though this solo version does include a bonus epilogue.
When her father mysteriously vanishes, Andromina must risk everything to find him-before it's too late. For years, Andromina and her father have scoured the galaxy together, salvaging lost treasures and selling them on the black market. Lately, though, they've been taking on separate jobs, reuniting whenever they can. It worked fine-until now. When her father misses an important call for his grandson's birthday, Andromina knows something is wrong.
Her search leads her to a remote planet on the fringes of Galactic Agency space, a place so dangerous no one dares to venture. But Andromina will stop at nothing to find her father. The question is: will she find him before the planet's secrets consume them both?Stardust & Steel is a SciFi retelling of Beauty & the Beast, with a strong female main character who goes where she wants in space. This story was originally published in 'Among Thorns & Stardust: A Sci-Fi Fairytale Retelling Anthology', though this solo version does include a bonus epilogue.