Perhaps casual nudity wasn’t Kim’s best idea.
Dr. Kimberly Storm-Gale has to make it back to Tau Ceti University— and fast— after his peaceful research sabbatical is turned upside down by corporate predators. As he struggles to find a way to remain a free man, he doesn’t expect his research subjects to kidnap him.
Grandchild of the Jorann or not, Halla is a burden to the outcastes of Sanctuary Aanesh, where she has struggled for years to survive the loss of her life-partner — a battle she is slowly losing. Kim and Halla begin to dream about one another even before circumstances throw them together on Tolar, but now they have more to deal with than just their growing attraction: Kim may be the unwitting agent of a human government with designs on Halla’s world.
Outcaste is the sixth book in the Tales of Tolari Space science fiction series, but can also be read as a standalone. If you like planetary adventure and heart-warming romance, you’ll love these tales of the reclusive Tolari.
Who are the Tolari?
Tolar is the fourth planet of the star Beta Hydri, in the middle of a dangerous expanse of K-space called the Drift. The other races of the interstellar Trade Alliance warned Earth’s Central Command to leave the Tolari strictly alone. And when a young woman from Iowa is sent to Tolar to teach seven human languages to the daughter of a Tolari noble, the consequences will reach farther than anyone could have imagined.
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“Space opera with political intrigue, cultural rectifications, and heart. Sink into these stories and be entertained.” — Sharon Lee, author of the Liaden Universe®
“You might as well just cue up everything by Christie Meierz and put those books on your TBR list, because once you’ve finished this story, you’ll want to read the author’s entire backlist.” — Lucy, limfic.org
About the Author
Retired Linux hacker and perennial language student Christie Meierz writes space opera and science fiction romance set on a world of empaths at the edge of an advancing human empire. Her published works include her PRISM award-winning debut novel, The Marann, five more novels set in Tolari space, and a handful of short stories. She is a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), earned a scuba diving ticket in spite of a morbid fear of drowning, and has been declared capable of learning Yup’ik.
Christie lives in Rochester, NY, where she and her mathematician husband serve as full-time staff to two parlor panthers known to humans as Banichi the Assassin and Miss Myrtle the Hurricane Cat. (Their true names remain a mystery). When she’s not writing, she writes about life and writing on her blog (below), her personal Facebook page, where she welcomes comments and friend requests, and her Facebook Author Page.You can also find her on BookBub.
Meierz Musings
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A Hard Day’s Edit
I am buried in Marann edits. It's left me with little energy for anything else, including this...
A Writer’s Work
It's rather nice to have a clear set of goals. I spent the first month after I released Daughters...
When Books Collide
I was doing my darnedest to write a scene all day. I had it outlined; I knew what I wanted to do...
Back to the Fall!
It's time to really dig in and finish The Fall. I've had lots of ideas, while I was working on...
Snoring at the (Space) Opera
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