Earth, many years into the future, the humans still stand. Visitors from the other planets, galaxies, still aren't welcome to our home. Wars have been fought to keep the peace on Earth from dangerous threats. Now, a new species of human have been born. They don't even have a proper name for them! That is how much the humans are shameful and secretly jealous of them... They are people born with a gem attached with a ribbon to their spine, and the gem possesses power. So far they have divided the powers they have found into four known categories; Psychological (Sapphire Gem), Elemental (Emerald Gem), Physical (Amethyst Gem), and Supernatural (Jasper Gem). They tried to destroy the gems when they are born, but they're indestructible. So, the humans decided to use them for war. When they are born they are sent away to a station outside the Earth, and are raised to harness their powers and be used to defend Earth.
Our story shines is light one four soldier. Karen is a Sapphire soldier who has the ability to see into the past, present, and future, and can see vision of people's lives. Seth is her twin, and is an Emerald soldier. He can manipulate elements, and bend metal. Chris is a Jasper soldier, and has the power to warp reality, get into people's heads, and can do a lot more magic. And Esther is an Amethyst soldier who can adapt into any environment.
This story is about how their lives will change when a new threat arrives to destroy their kind...
This is a story about fighting for equality.
In the far future, genetic engineering is used to strip all sapient species of disability. But when humans have a brief fad of natural birth, disabled children start reappearing. They're quickly termed "Pandoras," the value of their very lives brought into question, and laws are put into place to prevent their births from happening ever again.
Xandri Corelel is one of these Pandoras, a young autistic woman scorned by her family and fighting to eke out a living on the streets of Wraith. Then she meets Chui Shan Fung, captain of the first contact and refugee ship Carpathia. Captain Chui has been watching her, and knows about the talent for understanding alien species that Xandri has cultivated. She wants Xandri as part of her crew--but first, Xandri must pass a test to see if she'll even fit in.
Wary but hopeful, Xandri joins the Carpathia at Psittaca, a newly-discovered planet peopled by parrot-like sapients. Learning to understand this new species is the easy part compared to trusting her new crew mates. As Xandri continues her diplomatic efforts with the Psittacans, it becomes apparent that the Carpathia's crew aren't the only ones to have discovered the planet, but these other visitors don't have good intentions. In order to protect this beautiful new world, Xandri must find it in herself to overcome years of abuse and neglect, and trust in her new crew.