num_pages: 0
description: Kara was born and raised on the cold mining planet of Reach and has dreamed her whole life of being somewhere else. Stuck with an abusive mother and a dead end job she longs to experience the worlds she only sees on the vid-screens. Then those other worlds come to her by way of a stranger when she saves his life the night he arrives. From a planet called Haven Sarit is a breed of human created to survive the unhospitable planet and who are now seen by many as less than human. Though it causes resentment and brings her new trouble Kara defends Sarit against abusers and builds a friendship with him that soon becomes the best part of her world. Try as she might though to enjoy the time they have together even with the danger they face it's impossible to forget that eventually Sarit will return to traveling the stars and she'll be left more alone than ever.
language: English
title: Stinger
publisher: Less Than Three Press