Starborn

By Christian Zimmerman

Some questions are dangerous to ask out loud.

Alex Harper is running out of time.

A Navy veteran turned geology graduate student, he has spent
three months and what remains of his academic credibility
chasing a theory most of his department considers impossible.
One last expedition. One last chance to find something that
physics says cannot exist in nature. One evening in the high
desert outside the Grand Canyon, on the verge of giving up,
he finds something that will change everything - not just
for him, but for every human being who has ever lived.

What follows is a journey measured not in miles but in
scales of time that dwarf human civilization - a story about
deep history, first contact, and the question every
intelligent species must eventually face:

Are we worth saving?

Hard science fiction in the tradition of Liu Cixin and Andy
Weir, Starborn moves from the ancient geological layers
of the American Southwest to the outermost edges of human
understanding. It is a novel about what we are made of -
literally and philosophically - and about the strange,
terrifying, and ultimately hopeful discovery that we have
never been as alone as we thought.

For readers who believe science fiction is at its best when
it asks real questions and earns its answers.

Starborn is the debut novel from Christian Zimmerman.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H1PRF5NP
• ISBN13: 9798196547140
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 455 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"