Chasing Nyrlkas How can anything so adorable, engaging and cuddly cause so much trouble or be so untrustworthy? How do these symbiotes change from particle to wave and back, disappearing at will? And how do you rescue or even contain quantum light packets of intelligent energy?
First Lesson: Beware of too much joy.
Saving the Nyrlkas should have been a simple Keiratus rescue mission. But these playful, endlessly curious, living packets of light and energy wreak havoc wherever they go. When two young Nyrlkas steal an Explorer and disappear into unknown space, the chase is on. Commander Srin, Kate Lightfeather, Honey, Holth, Eli and their companions find themselves pursuing a trail of chaos stretching across the stars.
And the farther they go, the more they uncover ancient secrets, hidden enemies, a growing conspiracy and a mystery far older than the Keiratus Federation itself.
Some creatures spread fear.
The Nyrllkas spread joy.
And too much of either can change the fate of entire worlds.
A story of wonder, responsibility, belonging, transformation and the courage to choose wisely. Cooper HillCooper Hill's work is shaped by a lifelong curiosity about the unseen threads that connect science, history, culture and the cosmos.Raised in the open landscapes of the American Southwest, she began her creative life as a bronze artist building a 30+ year career exhibiting in galleries and venues across the region Her work-both visual and written-has always explored the interplay between form, story, and the human experience.Midway through her career, Cooper and her husband served in the Peace Corps in Burundi, East Africa. There under the name A. Pauwels, she taught inland fish farming and was honored with the JFK Volunteer of the Year Award for sub-Sahara Africa. She has also received an Outstanding Alumna Award from her alma mater in recognition of her contributions, Writing has since become her central focus. Cooper is the author of two trilogies and is currently at work on a third exploring science fiction, space opera, dystopian, and speculative fiction, along with a memoir based on her Peace Corps experience. She now lives on a wooded hill above a quiet valley, where she continues to create-writing, designing jewelry, and working into the early hours, guided by the same curiosity that first led her beyond the horizon
