A Small and Distant Galaxy: The Fourth Quadrant

After many years lost in space, very far from Earth, human explorers arrive in an unknown galaxy and settle in an uninhabited corner of it. We find the human colonists divided and living on different planets, over five hundred years later. A young farmer and his telepathic animal friend team up with a bioengineered detective to retrace their hidden history, venturing into the remotest part of the galaxy against all advice. They find unexpected answers on an ancient world under a dying red sun, but the greatest challenge remains - how to heal the splintered cultures and reunite the xenophobic colonists after so many centuries of separation.

Susannah Israel is an art critic and a renowned sculptor with a lifelong love of science fiction. Her art works are allegorical narratives filled with fantastical people and animals which appear in public and private collections around the world. Five years ago, she began writing about an unknown galaxy, bringing together her love of storytelling and her passion for science fiction in the series, A Small and Distant Galaxy. Israel lives and works in her studio in Oakland, California.