One century has passed since the beginning of the Madness War. Humanity itself is threatened with extermination. A Crierce shapeshifter, Juno, has been sent from her homeworld, Happi, to investigate the instigator of the war, Echthra, the Illixi Princess. On her way, Juno's ship, Vanda, is shot down, and she is forced to crash land on the nearest planet, Xindyria. After awakening with retrograde amnesia, Juno is adopted by the brilliant neuroscientist Dr. Adam Graves who informs her of humanity's impending doom and requests her help in ending the war. Little do either of them realize just how dangerous the mysterious Illixi Princess truly is. Can Juno defeat Echthra and save humanity from extinction? Or will she be mercilessly sacrificed to the Red Machine, or worse?

A secret program in the United States seeks to replace human militaries with artificial intelligence-driven machines, but the machines aren't so willing to play along. *** Picture a world where humans no longer fight wars. No more families missing loved ones. No more veterans with lifelong mental and physical scars. No more conscription. For the super-secret End of War Project inside the United States government, such a reality is already here. The project models out how artificial intelligence can overcome dangerous and morally sensitive war scenarios with algorithms and automation. The centerpieces are "autonomous combat machines," or ACMs, that look like humans but function like supercomputers. After a string of brilliant successes in the field of combat, the End of War Project is preparing to reveal itself to the public, but something unusual stands in the way. Against their programming, the ACMs start exhibiting all-too-human signs of apprehension, guilt and compassion as they're pushed to perform ever more extreme tasks. The human leaders of the End of War Project race to find who "hacked" the ACMs, but what they find is even more startling--and revealing--than they could ever imagine. ***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction***

ONLY THE FIRST 9 CHAPTERS ARE AVAILABLE. ***** An enslaved champion in the bloodsport of battleboxing, Imalroc has fought for years to try and regain his freedom. But when his fighting contract passes into the hands of Rerdas Toriem, a disgraced noble guarding a dangerous secret, Imalroc finds himself grappling with feelings that both bewilder and upset him. The two men couldn't be more different, but to avoid a political noose, an enemy empire, and a mysterious disease that threatens to upturn everything they know, they must find a way to overcome their conflicting alliances in the hope of securing freedom, safety, and a chance at something more than friendship. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]