The Maauro Chronicles Series by Edward F. McKeown

A scientific expedition has disappeared in trackless space, and only the ‘Lost Planet’ agency has a shot at finding them and rescuing the grandson of Shasti Rainhell, secret ruler of Olympia. And so it is that star-pilot Wrik Trigardt and his female android partner Maauro, set off for uncharted stars while enemies known and unknown bar their path... moreA scientific expedition has disappeared in trackless space, and only the ‘Lost Planet’ agency has a shot at finding them and rescuing the grandson of Shasti Rainhell, secret ruler of Olympia. And so it is that star-pilot Wrik Trigardt and his female android partner Maauro, set off for uncharted stars while enemies known and unknown bar their path.Wrik and the ancient artificial intelligence ‘Maauro’ have formed the Lost Planet Agency which is commissioned by Shasti Rainhell, greatest creation of the genetic engineers of Olympia, to find her grandson, missing with an expedition seeking the fabled Lost Colony of the first humans to leave the Sol System. But the Confederacy is wracked by enemies within and without and many would just as soon see the lost remain so. Wrik’s spaceship, Stardust, lifts for uncharted stars and unknown perils.The third book in Edward McKeown’s The Maauro Chronicles, and set in the same universe as the Robert Fenaday/Shasti Rainhell stories, THE LOST continues Maauro and Wrik’s ongoing adventures as they discover secrets others dare not seek.Do Androids Dream of Giant Robots, Alien Smugglers, Galactic Heroes, and Alien War? Are they capable of Defeating Giant Robots? Can they learn to be human? Can an Android-Human Friendship transcend the differences between flesh and circuit? Freebooters from The Lost Planet Agency on a Secret Interstellar Mission travel to uncharted stars and unknown perils and Team up with an incredibly powerful Android Woman to find the lost grandson of one of the galaxy’s greatest heroes on a Mysterious Alien Planet known as the Fabled Lost Colony of First Humans. Rocket into this Science Fiction Spectacle of Sentient Races and High Adventure throughout The Milky Way Galaxy. Military Science Fiction Space Opera Artificial Intelligence Romance has never been more fun! less

Maauro has played many roles in the fifty millennia of her existence, android war machine, friend and lover. Now she lies buried in grief from a role she never wanted – having outlived her friends and husband. But a seachange is coming in the most unlikely form, a fleeing teenage Thieves Guild trainee, Dassa Falkayan, granddaughter of Dusko. Maauro reawakens to engage in new adventures but bearing the legacy of all that has come before... moreMaauro has played many roles in the fifty millennia of her existence, android war machine, friend and lover. Now she lies buried in grief from a role she never wanted – having outlived her friends and husband. But a seachange is coming in the most unlikely form, a fleeing teenage Thieves Guild trainee, Dassa Falkayan, granddaughter of Dusko. Maauro reawakens to engage in new adventures but bearing the legacy of all that has come before.Do Androids Dream of Resurrection, Alien Thieves, and Galactic Assassins? Are they capable of reentering a Galaxy that has changed over the endless years? Can they survive the love and death of a human being? Can an Android-Alien Friendship endure the cultural differences between flesh and circuit? Maauro the super powerful fifty-thousand-year-old Android travels into dangerous and unknown places in an effort to reconnect with reality. Rocket into this Science Fiction Spectacle of Sentient Races and High Adventure throughout The Milky Way Galaxy. Military Science Fiction Space Opera Artificial Intelligence Conflict has never been more fun! less

Maauro, Dassa and the Seachange flee Mystic, having dealt a deathblow to the pirate haven, but at a terrible cost. Rasfel, organ-legged by those pirates, lies in frozen sleep aboard. Beyond hope, Maauro must find a way to resurrect the boy.As Maauro continues her voyages, seeking meaning and purpose, she shapes course for Enshar, seeking knowledge of the fate of her ancient creators... moreMaauro, Dassa and the Seachange flee Mystic, having dealt a deathblow to the pirate haven, but at a terrible cost. Rasfel, organ-legged by those pirates, lies in frozen sleep aboard. Beyond hope, Maauro must find a way to resurrect the boy.As Maauro continues her voyages, seeking meaning and purpose, she shapes course for Enshar, seeking knowledge of the fate of her ancient creators. There she must dare the sunken city of Barjan, where Robert Fenaday and Shasti Rainhell once fought a nightmare from the ancient past. But was it the only terrible force buried there?Unhappily left behind, Dassa and the crew fall victim to a conspiracy and must outwit a clever adversary or lose the ship and any hope for Rasfel. less