Saturn Accords

It is summer of 2037 and America's Aurora is vying with China's Ming-Xi to land the first humans on Mars. But China intends for Ming-Xi to be the only ship to reach Mars. Rae Anne Chavez, one of three astronauts on Aurora's crew, is suddenly faced with the most important decision of her life when she finds herself alone on a damaged ship 100-million kilometers from Earth. The consequences of her decision will shape not only her own destiny, but profoundly affect the future of humanity. This is the story of Rae Anne's courage, commitment, and determination to see an impossible task to its unforeseeable conclusion.

Astronaut Rae Anne Chavez' rescue from Saturn orbit by the alien battlecruiser Avenger initiates First Contact between Humans and Shalcerians. Rae Anne becomes their obvious choice to serve as their liaison to Earth. The Shalcerians offer to share their advanced technology to save humanity from the ravages of climate change, but their accompanying demands create rifts across Earth's geopolitical spectrum. Worldwide protests, in turn, bring out the alien's darker side. Rae Anne is torn between her desire for Humans to accept Shalcerian technology and her commitment to preserve humanity's freedom. Can she devise a course that achieves cooperation with the aliens while avoiding imperial domination by an interstellar empire? With unintended consequences and hidden agendas, First Contact may not be all it seems to be.