Guerrilla Girl — John Bowers

Two years after Carlene Vargas boarded a starship to avoid prosecution for murder, the drama continues. Guerilla Girl, the sequel to Starport, takes place on the neighboring planet of Tropicon. Terra Lafirma, a native girl from the hill country of Casamanilla Province, wants to join the local regiment to fight the evil Askelonis. She has been taught all her life that Askelon, the most powerful world in the Trimary System, is responsible for exploiting her planet and stealing its resources. Back on Askelon, Tyler Unruh has graduated high school and joined the army. Two years of hard training have qualified him to join 14th Star Infantry, the "elitest outfit in the whole damned army".And trillionaire Jorge Sorres, the richest man in the galaxy, orchestrates the next move in his favorite game-pulling the strings of power to bring Askelon to its knees. Don't miss this thrilling sequel to Starport.100,000 words. Roughly 379 pages in a mass market paperbackRated "R".