\\ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀ ᴡᴀʀꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ // ⭐️ ᴡᴀᴛᴛʏꜱ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ (2021) - ꜰᴀɴꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ⭐️ Long before the Republic or the rise of the Jedi Order, the galaxy was in a state of peace and balance. Unknown to the primitive tribes on the planet Atophis, something festers in the deep black of space. A shadow and threat has slowly begun to spread, conquering all and leaving a path of destruction in its wake. When Jolis of the Opachi tribe finds himself in the very center of the storm which has suddenly beset his people, he stumbles upon a power the likes of which has never been seen and sets in motion something which will ultimately change the course of the entire galaxy. This is the story of the first Force-wielder in the Star Wars galaxy. ***2021 Watty Award Winner*** ***2022 Amby Award Winner*** August 29, 2019 - Prologue released Sept 24, 2020 - Part I completed April 25, 2021 - Part II completed August 14, 2021 - COMPLETED! November 1, 2021 - 2021 Watty Awards Shortlist November 7, 2021 - Video Trailer released December 3, 2021 - WATTY AWARD WINNER! December 26, 2021 - 5,000 Views March 26, 2022 - 10,000 views April 3, 2022 - New cover design! July 28, 2022 - Amby Award Winner!

Max Niekro, the undead juggernaut that brought the Risen into space to war against Earth's enemies, is gone. Left behind are the tattered remnants of the once-mighty force that defeated the Velkin and brought the Vanguard of the Blood to its knees, staring across the Abyss at two old foes that have raised their heads to focus their malevolence on Earth once more. Can Max's neo-shell clone, Two take up the reins that his progenitor carried and lead the Risen once more to victory? Or will two universes burn as a mad god and a K'ethik swarm try to consume the universe whole?

Odashen. Kamdemahn. Giant's Bane. Oldest One. On the worlds of the Avatar Alliance I am called many names and I am considered many things. Some see me as a holy warrior with a purpose so powerful, not even Death can stop me. Others think me a tormented wanderer, driven mad by a horrible fate and left to travel the wastes for eternity. Yet others see me as a soulless creature of otherworldly vengeance, returning from the grave to wreak havoc on my enemies. From my point of view, I am ALL of these things. Yet, I am none of them. My name is Max Niekro and I am Risen. I have been summoned back from the grave for one purpose and one purpose alone. I'm here to kill Velkin. Join the Risen juggernaut in this sequel to Risen: Darklight and the third book in the Risen saga as he continues his quest to defend Earth and the living of the galaxy by taking his war to the stars, where he will face even greater challenges to his effort to rid the universe of the rapacious Velkin, a giant alien race bent on consuming every living sentient being they find before sucking out their home world's life force.

They buried him with a broken heart, unable to go on after his wife of 50 years passed away from cancer. Then they dug him up 300 years later, gave him a new body, new abilities and made him fight in a war to defeat the Velkin, a race of terrible alien invaders. He helped the Risen destroy the Velkin armies, defeat their Fleet Master and obliterate their massive siphon before it could drain the Earth of its vital goa. But the war didn't end there. It was just beginning. The sequel to Risen, Risen: Darklight is the second book in the Risen saga as it follows juggernaut Max Niekro in his quest to defeat the Velkin and save the Earth.

Imagine living a full life, dying months after your beloved wife passes and being buried. Only to wake up 300 years later, called out of the grave to fight a final war against an alien invasion. Join Max Niekro, formerly living and now Risen as he deals with this reality as the forces of Earth, both living and dead, are marshalled in a last ditch effort to save the world. **cover by hellvis