Laura E. Reeve – författare

Nothing goes unpunished.

Meet Major Ariane Kedros-daring pilot, decorated soldier, war criminal.

Fifteen years ago, Ariane Kedros piloted a ship on a mission that obliterated an entire solar system. Branded a war criminal by the enemy, her own government gave her a new identity and a new life in order to protect her from retribution. But now, twelve of Ariane''s wartime colleagues are dead, assassinated by someone who has uncovered their true identities. Now her superior in the Autonomist Armed Forces has placed her directly in the assassin''s line of fire, while on a peacekeeping mission that will decide the fate of all humanity...

Time is running out.

To her partners at Aether Exploration, Ariane Kedros is the daring pilot of their prospecting ship. She is also a reserve major in the Autonomist military--accepting mysterious assignments to fulfill her duty. To the Terran League, she is a war criminal--guilty of piloting a ship on a mission that obliterated an entire solar system.

Amidst an uneasy peace between the Autonomists and the Terrans, Ariane and her partner, Matthew Journey, have discovered alien ruins on a remote planet, ruins that bear evidence to an ancient and highly advanced technology. But their discovery has drawn the interest of high stakes players from every corner of the universe, including that of the rogue leader of a fringe Terran sect. His people were ruined by alien technology, and to avenge them he''s managed to get his hands on a temporal-distortion weapon. Now Ari must find a way to stop him, before they all become ancient history...

This mission will get under her skin...

Major Ariane Kedros needs a shot at redemption-and the mysterious aliens known as the Minoans need an extraordinary human pilot with a rejuv-stimulated metabolism such as Ariane for a dangerous expedition to a distant solar system. But there''s a catch: The Minoans have to implant their technology in Ariane''s body and it might not be removable. Ariane is willing to take the risk, but as she begins the perilous journey, she is unaware that hiding within the exploration team, there is an old enemy who is determined to see that this mission will be the major''s last.

"A child's life hangs in balance..."

In the age of science and gunpowder, what place does magic hold? When a high-profile murder is dumped in her lap, Draius isn't worried about magic. City Guard politics are brutal and the captain makes it clear her job is on the line; there are plenty of rivals waiting for her to fail, including her estranged husband. More killings follow. Draius endures threats and attacks as she uncovers a conspiracy to revive necromancy. But when her son is threatened, she must join the age-old battle between life-light and necromancy. To save her son and country, she must risk her sanity and step into the minds of the Phrenii, the five elementals who protect Tyrra's children and departed souls.

Even the Phrenii cannot foresee the coming catastrophe: they will be tainted by death, changing the world forever.

Small acts of mercy can have epic consequences…

Draius is no trained spy. Despite that, her king and cousin Perinon sends her on a mission into Groyga to secretly retrieve a stolen Kaskea shard. Although successful, she attracts the attention of the power-hungry Lord Endigala, who plans an invasion of Tyrra. Trapped in enemy territory and on the run, she faces imprisonment and torture. Keeping by her code of honor and merciful nature, she makes both enemies and allies as she flees north to Kitarra, hoping for asylum.

In Tyrra, King Perinon battles death magic within his own court. When a 500-year-old necromantic spell usurps the shared soul of the Phrenii, the elementals disappear. All written records and adult recollection of them are wiped out. Tyrran children strive to keep their memories of the creatures alive, while souls of the recently departed walk the streets—without the Phrenii, they can never attain the stars. 

Tyrra desperately needs Draius and her fellow Kaskea bearers. They may hold the key to remaking the Phrenii, but they’re scattered across the mapped world, fighting their own battles against necromancy.

"A lavish blend of urban crime and high fantasy." --Kirkus Reviews on Book One of The Broken Kaskea Series, A Charm for Draius.