Above you can see the striking cover for STARBOUND, the second novel in Dave Bara‘s sci-fi series, the Lightship Chronicles. Due to be published in the UK by Del Rey, here’s the synopsis…

THE FIRST EMPIRE HAS RETURNED.

THE NEW GALACTIC UNION HANGS IN THE BALANCE…

The Lightship Impulse is gone, sacrificed while defeating First Empire ships the fragile new galactic alliance hoped it would never see again.

For Peter Cochrane, serving as third officer on the Starbound and tasked with investigating a mysterious space station in a newly re-discovered system, the wounds of battle may have healed, but the battle is far from over.

STARBOUND is due to arrive on shelves on January 14th, 2016. Del Rey UK also published the first in the series, IMPULSE. Here’s a small handful of reviews the first novel has enjoyed…

‘This energetic mélange of tried-and-true elements—futuristic jargon, military and romantic tactics, and multiple levels of skullduggery — easily grabs the reader’s attention; more impressive is that Bara’s story holds that attention all the way to the end.’ — Publishers Weekly

‘If you liked Star Trek Into Darkness, you’ll like Dave Bara’s IMPULSE.’ — Jack Campbell

‘A fun and engaging story… In short, IMPULSE is a winner for me… Highly Recommended.’ — SFF World

‘Hearkens back to the Golden Age of Science Fiction… a fast-paced, action-packed military space adventure…’ — Far Beyond Reality

‘An absorbing book… lots of action, but it all sits on an intelligent concept of a future war between civilisations that have just rediscovered long range space flight. The book feels somewhat of a mixture of Mass Effect with Buck Rogers and I would read Mass Rogers (or The Buck Effect) any day of the week!’ — The Bookbag

Zeno represents Dave Bara in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.