Absence of evidence is not evidence of absenceEverguard's mission: Establish a multidimensional gate inside Alpha Centauri A for Interstellar Command to fuel their new faster-than-light spaceships. Lieutenant Commander Torrance Black, career already on shaky grounds, finds himself facing questions. Did they just contact sentient life in the Centauri system? Will humankind sacrifice an entire alien species in their quest for the stars?STARFLIGHT, the first book of Stealing the Sun, a space based Science Fiction series from frequent Analog contributor and bestselling Amazon Dark Fantasy author Ron Collins."Ron Collins is one of our best hard science fiction writers--a novel from his is a major event. Enjoy!"Robert J. SawyerHugo Award-Winning Author of Quantum Night