The Rogue

By: Lee Brainard

Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon

When rookie astronomer Irina Kirilenko discovers a planet-size comet in the Kuiper Belt on a collision course for Mars, she first faces stonewalling from the Minor Planet Center, then coercion and stricture from NASA. They press her to embrace an ingenious reinterpretation of her discovery and ban her from talking about it. It slowly dawns on her that the government is fostering a massive conspiracy to keep the public oblivious to the truth—Earth is facing an existential threat. Unwilling to be silenced, she recruits fellow astronomer Ariele Serrafe to evaluate her discovery, placing both in the crosshairs of government agents.

The Rogue is the first volume of the Planets Shaken series, a thought-provoking thriller based on the mysterious line in Luke 21:26, "the powers of the heavens shall be shaken."

©2017, 2022 Lee W Brainard (P)2024 Lee W Brainard

Critic reviews

2019 Audie Award finalist in the Faith-Based category

2019 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal winner in Christian Fiction.

couldn't put it down!

Not only was the story interesting but I actually learned a lot through all the scientific information.

Good story line

Intriguing with relatable characters fighting to expose truth at a high personal cost for all involved.