Dark Pilgrim Rising

the Emperor of the Imperium has been assassinated. The Lord Marshall Bhagavan, military leader of the Imperium, strives to keep the Greater Noble Houses from tearing apart the Imperium in their bid to claim the vacant throne. The Church of the Blessed Prophets, eager to regain their ascendency over humanity, see the vacant throne as the perfect way to acheive their goals. Alien species that have been kept suppressed by the Imperium see a chance to free themselves. Enter Ailanthus and Tethys, friends all their lives and it has been that friendship that has helped them survive the twenty years imprisonment in the infamous penal colony of K'ar Krack'a. Now that their one chance to escape has come, they question the coming together of far too coincidental events and struggle to make sense out of a world that seems to be falling apart around them. Thus starts books one of the Dark Pilgrim Series, an epic tale of friendship and loss, greed and avarice, and hope. R. Peter Ubtrent was born in New York City but moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of eight. Although he has lived in both Florida and California, he seems to have settled in Edgewood, New Mexico for the moment.Writing since high school, Peter has self-published seven science fiction novels, six in one series called 'Dark Pilgrim' and one stand-alone titled 'Eternity's Handmaiden.'Peter has obtained bachelor's degrees in astrophyics, history, and Secondary Education, has a Master's degree in military history and has a Doctorate in military studies.When he's not writing, Peter works in his gardens or builds wooden and plastic models. He has been married to Genevieve for over sixteen years. Futuristic space opera that follows five characters from their break-out within a Penal Colony to their final climatic battle to save humanity.