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A listener contacted me because there seemed to be a plot gap between #20 and #21, and indeed, he was correct. Here is the missing episode which tells how the Starship Hanno was faced with spending a very long time getting anywhere safely, until Commander Jose Aguire came up with his plan for navigating through a dangerous energy field. This book is now available as a paperback on the Amazon website, and should be available for Kindle on 10/22/13. I hope you are enjoying the audio version, but I know many people will prefer reading rather than listening. The cover artwork design is by Starla Huchton. Editing was accomplished with the help of the South Bay Writer's group in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The plan to save the Arcturusians has begun as Aguire returns. This is the end of the book Between Earth and Arcturus.

The Admirals of the Exploration Corps have a lot of power, but someone else has more.

Aguire claims the Starship Hanno as his own.

     Commander Aguire has come into his own. He is the master of the Hanno now, but he knows his limitations, so he turns to the one person he can trust to fill a vacuum.

Commander Aguire has joined the rebels in attacking the government of Earth, and the evil leaders are on the run.

The fight for freedom starts now. Our evil vice president has invited Commander Jose Aguire to the Capitol in order to use him as a spokesman to explain President Garane's death and cement Batastia's position as dictator. Admiral Higgs has already made his excape from the doomed regime and will reappear in the sequel novel, "Pioneers of Arcturus" where he is still trying to build his perfect empire.

The Earth is under attack by the renegade General Hebert. This episode takes place entirely in the Navy Command Center near West Point, the capital of Earth, and is seen from Admiral Higgs point of view. The Starship Hanno has only been gone seven days, and General Hebert's rebel fleet entered the solar system just as the Hanno was departing for the Zone. There are only a few episodes left in the Between Earth and Arcturus saga. The sequel is in the works and will have much more from the Native Arcturusian point of view as the monarchy and people of Arcturus start seeing more visitors from Earth.

Aguire and Poluka fight for control of the Starship Hanno, and the fate of all aboard. Sometimes violence is the only answer. Who controls the starship determines what the crew will do about evil government of Earth that wants them dead, and how the issue of aliens of Arcturus will be resolved. Captain Poluka's mind has gone beyond the breaking point and the crew is confused and divided. In the next episode, we will return to the situation on Earth where General Hebert is waging war against the regime of Vincent Batastia.

The time has come for the officers and crew of the Starship Hanno to choose sides.

Commander Washington gives everyone something to think about at the debriefing meeting after leaving Arcturus. Gentry and his family are especially concerned about what Washington thinks should be done about the Arcturusians, and he tells a small audience what he learned about his ancestors, the Erosians.

With nothing left to screw up more than he already has, Captain Poluka takes the Starship Hanno back to the mysterious Zone to see what the automated probes have learned. Gentry Stokes and his Arcturusian wife and children go with the Hanno, but Commander Washington is uneasy about the existance of aliens and intends to investigate further. Meanwhile, Captain Poluka has changed his mind about the direction of the conspiracy against the government of Earth and now wants to attack the defenses of Earth. This sets the stage for a confrontation between Poluka and Aguire as the crew and officers begin to choose sides.

The fire on the pier ruins the kings plans for diplomatic relations with Earth. Back on the Hanno, Elisa learns of Debra's latest lust interest, and Blossom Hill has a thing or two to say to her superior officers.

The royal chronicler, Eeja Burr, discovers the Grand Matriarch's plot to disrupt Elpastre's diplomatic efforts with the Earthmen. Despite Eeja's daring attempt to stop the mischief, Captain Poluka still gets the blame. And a new character appears.

The alien delegation asks about Earth's primitives before returning to the planet with injured crewmen from the Starship Hanno. Meanwhile, Popa Utirka gets an unpleasant command from the Grand Matriarch instructing him to disrupt the king's diplomatic efforts with the Earthmen.

There are now two groups of aliens onboard the Starship Hanno: The official diplomats meeting with Captain Poluka, and the Arcturusian doctors who are charming the crew, each doing what they can to persuade the captain. It will take something a bit more forceful to get results, and the force will come from an unlikely source.

The monarchy of Arcturus needs to deal with a diplomatic incident caused by Captain Poluka. The Queen has a plan that will not only help the hundreds of wounded Earthmen, but also generate good will among the crew of the Starship Hanno. This episode brings back Ivan Tershensky, who last appeared in the prequel story Starship Himilco. Our roguish Russian spaceman has been a busy boy in the last ten years.

Captain Poluka opposes Cliffs advice about the Old Rulers, and decides not to meet the king. Doctor Jayne Payne forces Poluka to schedule a physical examination.

Captain Poluka is disturbed by the idea of Earthmen mating with natives of Arcturus-4. When he meets with the representative of the Grand Matriarch of the Old Rulers, Poluka is sympathetic to their views, and suspicious of his own officers. A note to my Russian listeners: It is simply a coincidence of language that the alien lawyer's name sounds like it means something a bit nasty. Ivan Tershensky laughs about it all of the time. You can find an episode guide for the podcast of the novel Between Earth and Arcturus on www.workingthegalaxy.com by clicking on Show Notes. Please leave a review of the show on whatever site that you download from.

Commander Aguire confronts Captain Poluka about the pills known as zippies. Then Poluka meets with his brother Cliff and gets some startling news. This scene takes place near the village of Arvod on the western shore of the inland sea, Vodita.