The Last Captain: A Short Story

Amelia Royce never really wanted to serve on a starship, but with a famed Sol Alliance captain for a mother, she had no other choice. But when Amelia finds herself in the middle of a crisis with earth-changing consequences, can she summon the strength to save her crew and her world?

Max Warwick's dreams of being a best-selling sci-fi author are dashed by his MFA adviser, who callously rejects his thesis. Now, with only a few months to write an entirely new manuscript, Max risks everything by hiring Emily Cumberland, an ambitious undergrad, as a ghostwriter. But when his "new" thesis becomes a smash hit, can Max deal with the guilt of being a fraud and from stealing Emily's one chance at success?

Linked by tragedy, separated by time, Max and Amelia's triumphs will not come without sacrifice...