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n the small space station Azura, Maxion Belmont is constantly
Otorn between his two passions—engineering and music. Both are
hobbies handed down from his father, who died two years ago. While THORNE
his hydrodriver is great for repairing starship parts, his father’s old
THORNE
string instrument tugs at the latent grief Max hides from his mom and
classmates with each chord he strums.
When a foreign starship appears on the horizon, Azura welcomes

its first tourist in years. But there’s something weird about Mr. Hames,
the stranger-turned-substitute-teacher. He has no idea how to teach
and keeps raving about the existence of alien creatures in the vacuum
of space: star whales.
As Max and the rest of Mr. Hames’s class-turned-starship-crew
begin to uncover the mysteries of the star whales, they discover they
aren’t the only ones looking for the elusive creatures—and not every
whaler has good intentions.

“An enchanting sci-fi adventure full of

wonder, friendship, and heart.”
—Kevin Emerson, author of Last Day on Mars

“A perfect introduction to the sci-fi genre

with a gripping story that will entertain space
and animal lovers alike.”
—Melissa Hope, author of Sea of Kings

$11.99 US
ISBN: 978-1-63163-441-3
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