Fragile Hope

As the SuperGates open, civilizations once separated by unimaginable distances can now interact for the first time. And of course, what follows is tension.In a desperate attempt to preserve the fragile peace, Antaur calls a summit to discuss a potential alliance with Leyria. Jack Hunter and Anna Lenai are assigned to protect the delegation from mercenaries loyal to Admiral Telixa Ethran.Melissa Carlson investigates a growing fascist movement on Leyria, hoping that her world can change course before it's too late. Meanwhile, her father, Harry Carlson, is tested like he has never been tested before. Rich Penney grew up in Southern Ontario, in the city of Stoney Creek. Though he didn't know it at the time, he was a writer at the tender age of seven, acting out elaborate stories with his action figures. He discovered a love of science-fiction and fantasy with J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, and Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time. Within six months of reading those series, he knew what he wanted to do with his life.Rich is an activist and a futurist, an advocate of global sustainability and a proponent of social justice. He has given talks in Toronto, Athens and Brisbane, covering a wide variety of topics from environmental sustainability to social equality. A science fiction series by R.S. Penney.