Having escaped assassination in a murderous dynasty on a medieval planet, young Prince Beryn enrolls in the elite Starfighter Academy only to face intrigue, betrayal, bigotry, and prejudice. Shunned and despised as a yokel, his brilliance and ruthlessness gain admirers and jealous enemies alike. Raised to trust no one, can Beryn find allies—or even love—or will he fail alone?
Desperate and alone in a city where mercy is just a legend, Kya’s only weapon against the God-King’s priests is her courage and her knife. When the tithing cull threatens her disabled sister’s life, Kya will risk everything—her freedom, her innocence, even her very soul. With all hope gone, could mysterious foreigners herald a new dawn—or an even darker fate?
When an ambush in hostile space thrusts Velal into command, every decision could mean life or death. Surrounded by merciless pirates and their alien allies, can she outsmart her foes and free their captured slaves, or will her bravery be her downfall?
From high-octane gunfights in London to an assault on a dark castle straight from a gothic nightmare, Ewan must rely on cutting-edge alien tech and his team’s courage to survive.
Jelun pulls off a daring heist—stealing a luxury space yacht with the help of an old Anadroid, a snarky maintenance bot, and a security droid. But fleeing, they intercept a distress signal: a school ship is plummeting to its doom.
Chased through shadowed alleys, alone, outnumbered, with nowhere left to run. Their survival depends on one thing: each other.