Cover art created by Dave Bowlin.

Silver Lake Publishing, Dec. 00, ISBN 1-931095-08-6 (Electronic)

ISBN 1-931095-09-4 (Trade Paperback)

Available at Silver Lake Publishing, Barnes and Noble, and other booksellers

Reviewed in ShadowKeep by David Bowlin, Editor.

Science fiction comes in many different flavors and settings, but one thing remains the same: it's fiction based on science. In Crystal Treasure, Atk. Butterfly brings his extraordinary writing talent to the science fiction genre with a beautifully spun tale.

Celeste Crystal is the new captain of the Claudine, a tug ship that repairs satellites and docks/undocks larger ships from space stations. Although Crystal has risen among the ranks faster than most male captains, she has a few skeletons in her closet. She has made it her life-long destiny to clear her grandfather's name and restore honor to her family.

Just as redemption looks imminent, a group of aliens attack, and the evidence that Crystal has long searched for is once again beyond her reach. How she deals with this situation is what causes her to stand out as a leader.

Atk. Butterfly grabs the reader by the hand and runs through space at warp speed. Once you get on board the ship of his imagination in Crystal Treasure, the stars are the only limits! Fast scenes, plenty of action, and a very well uncovered plot.

Final verdict: A MUST READ for any science fiction fan!