Young Adult Science Fiction

It is the year 2365. On the distant planet of Pelicos, the only colony of the human race has learned of a devastating war on Earth.

Now the small colony must learn to survive without Earth's help. The imminent arrival of the starship Constantine gives the colonists hope, but the starship's captain hides a secret that could destroy them all.

Young Connor Hassan, whose father has been jailed for attempted murder on Pelicos, tries to come to terms with the changes the future will bring, but first he must discover the secret of the Constantine.

 

Ireland: Aran Book Publishers, June 1993

USA: Cosmos Books, July 2001 (Revised edition, also contains the short story "Pelicos" that inspired the trilogy.)
Cover by Michael Carroll

 

"a fine science fiction novel that makes one impatient for the next in the series." - Vincent Banville, The Irish Times

"If the 1990s has produced one great new science fiction writer, it is Michael Carroll." - Robert Rankin