Men are strong. Women are weak. That’s what my father told me—right before the king drafted me into the army. He didn’t care that I’m a woman. The king demands every citizen serve the Areopagus. According to my father, I wouldn’t even survive the first battle.
AJ is the league’s first female general manager—and unfortunately, my boss. As team captain, I have to play nice with her. At least when people are watching.
The Terran Empire once ruled the galaxy. Now, it’s falling apart. Across countless systems, uprisings spark. Planets rise up, demanding independence. In response, the Empire grows harsher, cracking down with violence and fear.
Humanity’s descendants face extinction. A terrifying alien race cuts a brutal path through the Frontier, leaving death and ruin behind. To survive, one man must seize absolute power, and wield it without hesitation.
When the galaxy faces a problem no one else can solve, the Shadow Order gets the call. This elite team, brought together for their unique talents, jumps from one deadly mission to the next. From battling dangerous creatures to surviving hostile planets, rest is never an option.
Who is Jon Ryan? A fearless fighter pilot and astronaut, he’s tasked with saving humankind from extinction. Earth is doomed, Jupiter has been knocked off orbit, and our planet won’t survive much longer. Humanity has less than a century to find a new home.
