The Serendipity Factor

Second in the Van Leeuwan Trilogy but a great stand-alone story. Marcus Aurelius Van Leeuwan and friends build larger FTL craft to explore new systems. Their goal -- find a habitable planet to establish a new society -- not based on arbitrary hierarchy. Free living settlements exist on the Moon or Mars and even in pockets on Earth, but they are constantly under attack. Join the gang as they visit exotic worlds in pursuit of their ultimate goal. Also available in .epub format.