Z-Day on Centauri

Former space pilot Fletcher Pell, stripped of license and hunted by the Drake Interstellar Corporation and its DIC patrols, is rescued on Earth by a mysterious woman who represents insurgents on Centauri V. They recruit him to pilot a ship secretly loaded with scarce U-235 intended to bolster the colonial revolt led by Faradson against corporate control. The narrative follows his escape from assassination attempts, tense negotiations, and the perilous mission to deliver the fuel, exploring themes of corporate dominance, colonial resistance, personal risk, and the moral complexity of insurgent warfare.