AURETHIA RISING
✶ THE GREAT REMAKING BOOK ONE ✶
Two centuries ago, House Henly of Aurethia and House Volkov of Griea penned an engagement, promising a union between rival houses and their respective homeworlds.Elio Henly has been preparing for marriage his entire life. As the Henly heir and future steward of Aurethia, he will inherit great power, including control of a lucrative trade route, and ownership of the most precious substance in the Greater Universe — Avara. The mysterious blue crystal native to Aurethia is the sole treatment for parsec sickness, an epidemic ravaging space travelers within the Greater Universe. But when he meets Cael Volkov, the charming heir of the outfitted military planet, Griea, everything he thought he knew about his homeworld, his family, and his heart is turned upside down.Cael Volkov has been raised to conquer. Champion in the Tupinaire, commander of the Royal Reserve, and son to the mighty Legatus, Cael knows his mission is simple: gain the Aurethian heir’s trust, learn everything he can about the forest moon, and prepare to take it by force. But the longer he spends with Elio Henly, the quiet, brilliant Aurethian prince, the more he questions everything he was taught, and begins to push back against the rhetoric seeded in him by a lust for vengeance.
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✶ THE GREAT REMAKING BOOK TWO ✶
The two-hundred-year promise between Aurethia and Griea has finally come to fruition, launching the Greater Universe into an era of advancement. But despite the combined powers of House Henly and House Volkov, the struggle to stop the spread of parsec sickness remains.Ian North is a cage fighter with a dream: leave Shepard, become a bounty hunter, and live his life to the fullest.Blair Ashby is the exiled progeny of a famous outlaw, evading their father’s murderer by masquerading as a common criminal on a distant space station.Kindra Malkin is the highest paid courtesan on Griea and the ice giant’s deposed political strategist. Her brother, Kasimir — Bracken the Butcher’s infamous executioner — is a post-mortem Augment, searching for independence.The war for Aurethia has been won, but the battle for time, wellness, and safe space travel is just beginning. When Ian, Blair, Kindra, and Kasimir collide, four people running from the law become the very key to unlocking a potential cure for parsec sickness.But everyone is hiding something. Ian is chasing an old flame, hoping to catch a spark. Blair is hunting their father’s killer, intent on seizing their stolen legacy. Kindra and Kasimir are engaged in a shadow operation, funded by the most powerful man in the galaxy.No one is safe, destiny is calling, and the future of the Greater Universe is on the line.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Atlas Laika is a bestselling science fiction author with a passion for bringing lyrical, queernormative, big-world storytelling to life. By day, they're an animal lover, fitness and yoga enthusiast, downtime doodler, and tea drinker. They spend their evenings writing about space travel, stardust, sword fights, and smooching.
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