
A new science fiction epic from the national bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author. Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and facing charges of grand theft, Jules Truffant agrees to sign up as shuttle pilot aboard the freighter Pride of Cucamonga in exchange for...

Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet, Jules Truffant agrees to sign up as shuttle pilot aboard a freighter in exchange for amnesty. Jules must take part in a voyage across the galaxy to place a probe squarely in the path of a black hole.


The Hugo Award-winning author returns to the Coyote Universe with this science fiction adventure about a disgraced pilot facing nature's deadliest force.
"The master of science fiction intrigue." --Washington Post
Dismissed from the Union Astronautica...
Release Date: Feb 17, 2026