title: The Sun: Revised Edition (Out in Space)
author:  Martha E. H. Rustad 
description: ""Although the reading is appropriate for young children, the vocabulary and content are kept scientifically accurate. The illustrations explain concepts that are often hard for children to understand."
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  Deep Space
  
  
  
  
  
  An Epic Sci-Fi Romance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Synopsis: Centuries after the end of the Dark Space War, a respected galactic
  scientist and political leader tells the story of her youthful adventures with
  the legendary Shepard. Fighting to save the galaxy is one thing, but figuring
  out human motivations can be much harder. Science fiction, action-adventure,
  and a romance.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Chapter 1: Prologue
  
  
  
  
  
  Night on Thessia.
  
  
  An asari emerged from her house, gliding out onto a broad deck that looked out
  across her land. Even in darkness she moved confidently, avoiding obstacles
  with the ease of long practice, until she stood by the outer railing. There
  she spent long minutes looking up at the stars.
  
  
  If anyone else had been close by, they would have seen a slender asari matron
  of average height, wrapped in a dignified full-length gown of twilight blue.
  The starlight shone on her face, almost bare of markings aside from a spray of
  indigo