Born of Ash

After years of catastrophic fighting, the rebellion is over. The First Galactic Empire has fallen. Instead of liberation and a return to democracy, freedom, and new golden age, humanity has been plunged into darkness. Eighteen years after the Great Fall of civilization, stranded on the wrecked world Asherho, Keira Kane struggles to make her way. Adopted, protected, and raised by former Imperial Marines, Keira has been trained as a mechanic and technician. Her skillset is indispensable to maintaining the decaying infrastructure of her dying planet. Keira rapidly finds herself a fugitive, hunted not only by the government she has served but by the planetary militia who wants her for their own nefarious reasons. Unbeknownst to Keira, her Imperial Marine companions have been guarding an incredibly valuable secret, one that has the potential to save humanity or see its light extinguished from the galaxy forever. Keira is thrust into a life-or-death struggle she never imagined. The road ahead is not only dangerous, but a path destined for her alone. Does she have the courage to walk it? Or will she falter and allow humanity to continue its fall into darkness? Only time will tell.

The war is over. The First Galactic Empire has collapsed into ruin and ash. Or has it? Keira, having been hunted and almost killed by the Unified Planetary Government's regulators, for reasons she does not fully understand, finds herself rescued by Marines and stranded on the Imperial Starship Seringapatam. More confusing, Keira has developed a strange power she cannot seem to control, let alone understand, the ability to interact with the machine in ways that are unexplainable. Her father passes the responsibility for his critical mission, what the Seri was dispatched to accomplish... to her, instructing Keira to travel to the planet's core and find the precursor ruins. There she must somehow locate the Infinity Controller, a powerful and mysterious artifact. But what is the Controller? She has been named a princess of the empire, and potential heir to the throne. But does the empire still exist? More troubling... can she even trust the crew of the Seri, or do they, like the UPG, want to use her ability to interact with the machine for their own nefarious purposes? The empire's ancient enemy has returned in strength. They want the Controller too and will stop at nothing to get it.

With humanity on the verge of extinction, a lone hero holds the key to survival and the fate of the world. In the long-anticipated and thrilling conclusion of the Born of Ash series, Keira is thrust into a desperate battle for survival when the full power of the ancient precursor technology awakens beneath the war-torn surface of Asherho. Hunted by relentless enemies, and haunted by the rising forces of darkness, Keira must use her unique connection to the machine to outmaneuver the Disunity-a ruthless foe determined to seize control of the galaxy. But time is running out. With her allies scattered and communication jammed, Keira must rely on her wits and raw determination to outlast her enemies and harness the very forces that threaten to destroy her world. As ancient powers stir and unimaginable horrors come to life, Keira faces the ultimate choice: stand and fight against impossible odds or risk losing everything she holds dear. The fate of the galaxy rests in her hands. Will she rise from the ashes, or will she be consumed by the flames of war? Phoenix Rising: Born of Ash delivers a pulse-pounding finale filled with breathtaking action, high-stakes battles, and a heroine who must confront her destiny to save all she loves.