Raised by utility robots on board the Grand Orbital Library, twelve-year-old orphan Speck’s days are spent serving the spaceship’s exotic guests. At night, he dreams of exploring the Universe.

But when a mysterious creature known only as the Starchild arrives from the fringes of deep space, everything changes.

Speck of the Stars is a sci-fi / fantasy adventure book for middle grade readers (children age approx 9-13 years) published by Ford Street Publishing.