Summary

The last novel in the trilogy, On the Frontiers (Pages 1-30), opens with a space scene of a huge luxury spaceship. On the second page of graphics, a speech bubble indicates that someone is inviting someone to “the open deck” (4). On the next page, two alien beings are talking. Their names are Jal and Kistna, and the look like male and female versions of the same species. Both have helmets that completely cover their faces and an armor-like suit. Kistna is talking about the view but Jal interrupts. Kistna says that she and Jal are more highly evolved than most, but that Jal does not seem interested in the ability to “partake in this pleasure” (5). Kistna says there are very few of their kind, and that she was surprised to meet Jal on the cruise. She hints...