Description:
When Galactic Guardian Rhea Hawke investigates the genocide of an entire spiritual sect, she collides not only with dark intrigue but with her own tarnished past. Her quest for justice catapults Rhea into the heart of a universal struggle across alien landscapes of cruel beauty and toward an unbearable truth she's hidden from herself since she murdered an innocent man. Outer Diverse is the first of the Splintered Universe Trilogy.
Brief description:
Nina Munteanu is an award-winning ecologist, novelist, and science writer. She has written over a dozen eco-fiction, science fiction, and fantasy novels. She is currently editor for European zine Europa SF and Eagle Publishing House and writes for Amazing Stories. An award-winning short-story writer and essayist, Nina currently lives in Toronto, where she teaches writing at the University of Toronto and George Brown College.
Review Quotes:
"Nina Munteanu is...a master of metaphor...a creator of fantastic worlds and cultures. She combines her biological background with the infinite possibilities of the cosmos and turns an adventure story into a wonderland of rabbit holes."
-- "Craig Bowlsby, author of Horth in Killing Reach"