Star Nation

"Duty is heavier than a mountain. Death is lighter than the morning air. My loyalty belongs forever to the one I love." -Commander Leera en Tasrah. Five superior star nations struggled for dominance over their galaxy, unaware that a more significant threat punctured the fabric of space and entered from a parallel universe. This new threat had a name: the Cepha. They conquered entire galaxies, consumed and exploited worlds, and enslaved sentient beings.Humans, Kazarians, Zorlons, and the other minor star nations' only chance of survival against the Cepha was to forget their differences and stand together. But was that possible? How do you put aside three hundred years of hate and endless wars, which have cost billions of lives? Where does loyalty belong? Is there honor in fighting alongside your enemy? What does duty require? STAR NATIONS is book one of the Loyalty And Honor Series. James Michael Minard is a US Army veteran, retired from the Transportation Security Administration, and loves science fiction. He lives in Dallas, where he is at work on his next novel, The Ancient King.