Melissa Olthoff – författare

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A WARRIOR? The Protectorate of Mars Foreign Legion: A path to citizenship. A fresh start. Defending the Protectorate of Mars against all enemies, foreign and domestic. HOPE With itchy feet and a vagabond soul, all Blue ever wanted was to join the Survey Corps and explore the universe. But when she failed the entry exam, becoming a dropship pilot for the Legion was her last chance at achieving that dream. It was only supposed to be a stepping stone . . . DUTY All he ever wanted was a home. But when Tavi is driven from his world by murderous revolutionaries, he only has one chance to escape: the Legion. Searching for a new life, he soon discovers something even better—a family. WELCOME TO THE LEGION

Fans of Anne McCaffrey will be thrilled with this Epic Fantasy!You can do everything right . . . and still lose. Harper Tavros always dreamed of being a dragon rider. But after a prank went horribly wrongshe ended up bonded to an utterly ridiculous and insanely brave griffin instead. A bond that can only be broken in death. Together, Harper and Felix graduated the Tennessan Bonded Training Academy and proved themselves during their first six months on active duty even as the war with Savinia heated up. Now, every mission is more dangerous than the last. Griffin riders are the eyes and ears of the Tennessan military, an advantage unmatched ever since their enemys griffin riders vanished from the battlefield years ago. So when a dying Savinian griffin shows up at a Tennessan fort, Harper and Felix are dispatched to retrieve the message she carriesa plea for help from Savinias last griffin riders. A plea Tennessan cant afford to ignore. Harper and Felix are assigned to the team tasked with unraveling the mystery of Savinias griffins. Their mission will take them deep behind enemy lines and into the dreaded Southern Smoke Mountains. After everything goes wrong, Harper and Felix will be pushed to their limits. When every choice leads into the fire, their only option is to burn . . . and let the flames temper them into something stronger.