By foot across the galaxy: Walkers transport starships across interstellar space, but their abilities are rare. Few people have the mental talents to control the weird quantum technology that powers a star-drive. When a mysterious force disables the two Walkers on board the Xinglong Hao, novice Walker Gillian Berry is thrust into the role before her training is complete. Several thousand passengers now depend on her. But she is becoming distracted by alien thoughts and urges that she can't understand.

Nero is deeply in need of a bit of courage, but when an anomalous new friend offers guidance and training, Nero risks losing his mind. New Lur is the rubble of a once-great city handed down to the humans by the technologically superior Erohsian race. This ramshackle town is also the home and playground for the imagination of five carefree orphans. Well, four anyway. Nero endures irrational fear and night-terrors while struggling to forge a bond with his happy-go-lucky foster siblings. One day their veil of obscurity is torn when they find five canisters containing Aether weapons engineered by the rebel group, Catalyst. Several of the children unknowingly risk life and sanity by bonding with the essences within, thrilled to discover new powers. In an attempt to be like the other children, Nero tries to bond with an essence, but is overwhelmed by its will to exist. When he comes to, the essence is gone, yet something is different... something new is present. Before he can ponder the consequences, the children discover the Erohsians descending on their town, looking for the weapons. With their home ransacked and their foster mom missing, the children must flee New Lur and cope with the tensions of an escalating race war. Along the way, they meet tricksters, slavers, a woman of uncommon abilities, and their champion, Sosimo. Through all, they must bond as a true family if they are to survive their next encounter with the Erohsians. One constant remains; Nero's nurturing yet treacherous friend from the canister. Favorite User comments: "I have not stopped reading..this book is the epiphany of awesome..the originality is perfect..goosebumps every chapter.." - NiAiIaIN "I laughed. I cried. I convinced the author to kill someone. It's a fun read!" - HeatherPasse Please help share with others if you've enjoyed! Thanks, Blake Vanier

Antonina Black, or just Nina, is a wise-mouthed but wounded girl. After leaving her homeland Russia, she is sent to live with her aunt in America. Nina tries to adjust to a new life with her homophobic cousins and the American high school. But then things begins to take an unexpected turn when an enigmatic girl shows up. Allecra Knight, an angelic blonde mystery seems to bring Nina's day both the sunshines and dark storms. There is a spark of something ineffable between them, but it comes with an underlying cost. Allecra Knight has a secret and a big one at that. Everything about her fascinates Nina and at the same time terrifies her. Thrown into the wonders of a world she has never imagined exists, Nina meets one of her life's biggest dilemmas. Will she prefer a normal peaceful existence or find the courage to explore the unknown? [NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon in both kindle and paperback version. Link in the bio!]