The Silent Sentinels

Janir Semler of the planet Oldavar fights to save his world -- and his family -- after a devastating attack from space.Six hundred years later, human explorer Ethan Sun works to solve the mystery of how Oldavarian civilization died.His closest advisor: his mother.Never mind that she died 24 years earlier.Reviews of Dave Creek's earlier work: "The world building is most impressive...I see too few writers willing to take the trouble to do it these days."-- Stanley Schmidt, former editor of ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION"...there's more than enough otherness here to satisfy any sf reader."-- Don Sakers, reviewer, ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION