TangleRoot is a standalone novel, and can be enjoyed even if you haven't read the previous books in the Star Sojourner series. TangleRoot pits astrobiologist, telepath, adventurer and all-around nice guy Jules Rammis against mafia bad guys and a race of aliens that doesn't like to share. But not to worry. Jules has his ever-faithful team by his side along with his new love interest, the exotic Sophia Rella, who refuses to stay at home. Jules will not only have to tackle "The Family" but also Blackroot, an insidious alien plant-animal that spreads like wildfire and munches people for snacks, but has spectacular properties that can endow humans with a very long lifespan. Tangleroot takes you on a wild ride across the galaxy, as Jules travels from Earth to the distant planet Equus and back again in pursuit of the spreading root system - and tries to stay a jump ahead of the mafia bad guys who are after him.

Author Biography

While majoring in art in high school - yeah, they let us do that at Prospect Heights H.S. in Brooklyn, with nude models, too, I realized that the creative juices were flowing in a different direction: science fiction and fantasy writing. One evening when there was nothing good on TV, I took pen in hand and wrote a short science fiction story titled: The Aliens. "Well," said I, "that wasn't so hard," having no idea how poorly written it really was, and how skewed was the science in the fiction. But it launched me into a love of writing and a passion to become the best writer possible.