Star Of Islam Author:T. Jackson King Helen Sarkissian wants to be the first Human to talk to Aliens. On a future Earth dominated by the Shi'ite world-state, only the Shi'ites have starships. But is signing on as crew aboard a Shi'ite-run starship the answer? It seems so, until, deep in space, the religious tensions that divide the crew threaten to erupt into violence. Will Helen... more »'s bisexual identity be her curse or her salvation from extremism? Will she and every Western Alliance humanist on board The Sword Of Islam end up dead? Or will human differences be put aside in the face of a more pressing threat: the Swarm aliens on the world the Shi'a had assumed to be empty who have an opinion about everyone's survival? Who will triumph in a fight to the death between Human jihad warriors and Swarmers that have never been defeated?« less