Sunborn — Jeffrey A. Carver

STARS ARE DYING

John Bandicut, exiled from Earth and traveling with an eclectic group of aliens, has flung himself from one end of the galaxy to another, risking his life to rescue worlds -- and he and his companions are tired. But when they arrive at an interstellar waystation, any hope of a respite proves short-lived.

The station is reeling from shock waves emanating from the nearby Orion Nebula. Not only is the waystation threatened with destruction, but sentient stars in the nebula are dying. And the danger could ripple out over thousands of light-years, threatening uncounted worlds -- including Earth.

Bandicut and his companions have little choice: They must dare the perils of a star-forming nebula -- and confront the Mindaru, a billion-year-old adversary of life as they know it. Whatever chance they have of stopping the terrifying threat may be found only in the fiery heart of an intelligent sun.