Maren Encounter
by J Cook Dunnigan
As the 2nd Book in the Gifts & Rifts Series, Maren Encounter is for fans of Star Trek's exploration of alien cultures and Star Wars' focus on mysticism. It begins with the Earth's establishment of its first human base outside its solar system in the Alpha Centauri system, as well as their encounters with both the Marens, advance sentient beings, and the more warlike, beings, called Thorens.