Surviving abuse leaves no soul unscathed, and this is especially true of Ptielieren, an elite elvish bodyguard involuntarily integrated into an aversive-heavy culture. Strength can exist absent a ringing victory and weakness does not signify defeat.
Divisive politicians and industrialists scramble to establish a colony on Europa in the wake of a dying Earth. Can they maintain their precarious alliance long enough to survive?
Jacob Asher has set out for a life of peace in a land torn apart by war. He travels to a new home but on the road he meets something terrible from the dark.