Ryk Brown

Nathan Scott must use all his cunning to save not only his own world, but the worlds of his friends and his enemies. But to do so, he must make a deal with the devil and risk everything on a fight no one believes he can win....

A ship under siege. A world on the brink of civil war. A distraught people seeking a new beginning. A battle weary crew that can barely hold it together....

A ship unable to defend itself. A captain determined to revive her. Worlds dependent on them both to survive. An enemy bent on their destruction. With the Aurora unable to fight, the Karuzari Alliance must find a way to repair their flagship....

The Dusahn Empire has been contained for the moment. But there's much work to do in order to keep them from reasserting their dominance over the Pentaurus sector. As much as Captain Scott wants to see the Empire destroyed, he may have no choice but to find a way to coexist with them.....

Sometimes legends become realities in unexpected ways. It seems that fate has the crew of the Aurora firmly in its clutches....

A newly repaired ship...A willing and eager crew...A host of new technologies...A long anticipated return home....

The Aurora begins clearing a 20 light year sphere of safety around Earth, taking out Jung forces as they liberate the core systems....

With political unrest growing, the Alliance must rush to rebuild their fleet and expand their sphere of influence before their support runs out....

The Dusahn have been backed into a corner, barely able to hold the worlds of the Pentaurus cluster, let alone the entire sector. Forced to dig in, they may have to resort to drastic measures to save their fledgling empire....

Nathan Scott has finally returned to lead the new Karuzari in a rebellion against the Dusahn Empire. But first, he will need to secure a ship....