Seventeen years old is much too young to take on an entire alien empire.
Echo Bourke, sole survivor of a remote human colony following an attack by the Tolleani, a dangerous alien species with whom humanity is at war.
Her problem? Barbus Koll, an incompetent but dangerous alien with an ego the size of a planet.
For three years, Echo survives alone, waiting for rescue. When the aliens return to set up a research base at the community, which had once been her home, she hides alone in the nearby mountains until the first human ship arrives, to be promptly captured by the aliens.
When Ben, a member of the captured crew, escapes, he stumbles upon Echo's hideaway. She needs his help to escape, but soon learns that he has an agenda of his own and needs her help to achieve it.
"Solitude's End" is the first standalone novel in the "Echo's Way" series by multi-award-winning author Mike Waller. An action/adventure set on a distant colonial planet in the distant future.