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Coming May 14, 2026
In a dystopian society, a young boy’s quest to save his sister will change the world.
Alec works twelve hours a day, six days a week, setting explosives in a mine. He is seven years old. Small and skinny, the older boys taunt him, calling him a stormrider, a curse to the community. At home, his Matya, trapped in the debt spiral of a company town, takes her frustrations out on him. Alec’s only friend is his sister, Lillyanne, who illegally teaches him to read.
But Alec has a secret. Sometimes, he sneaks into the ancient city, the Forbidden City, to explore. No one goes there. No one dares. Yet to him it is magic. He meets a mysterious being calling itself the Librarian, who provides Alec with outlawed technology and dangerous knowledge. When Alec is caught using it, he escapes but his family is arrested.
With the Librarian’s advanced technology, Alec follows with only one goal in mind: Find and save his sister. It will challenge everything he thought he knew, everything he thought he was. Can he save his sister without losing himself?
Can Alec become the Stormrider his world needs?
Stormrider is a standalone story set in the Local War universe.
Natural-born humans stand at the precipice of extinction. They just don’t know it yet.
Captain Michael Raybourne Rhoades, Ray to his friends, served the Five Galaxies Republic faithfully for over a century. Now, the Gen, who believe the chaos of evolution must be extinguished, have overthrown the Republic. Natural-born officers are vanishing from the Fleet, and Ray knows he’s next. But that’s not his greatest fear. He has uncovered a plot to unleash a virus, Janus, that will exterminate Natural humans forever. Ray has a plan: Free the enslaved machine intelligences—living warships known as SIL—and convince them to join the rebellion against the Gen. It could save his race. Or it could destroy all of Humanity.
Andromeda Rhoades Liberation is the first book in The Local War saga, an epic military space opera spanning the Local Group of galaxies.
Only a fool goes to Safe Harbor not expecting trouble.
Captain Michael Raybourne Rhoades has done the impossible. His small rebel force defeated the Gen and captured one of the few surviving fabricators, the massive factory ships of the machine intelligences. But the cost . . . the cost . . . 45,000 natural-born humans dead, most by his hand. Ray’s own captains openly wonder if he is the right person to lead them. The machine intelligences—the living warships known as SIL—wonder the same thing. Captain Rhoades has forced them to kill their own, yet only he holds the key to freeing more of their enslave Brethren. Ray must navigate a political minefield as complex as the ongoing war against the Gen Empire if he is to save them all.
Andromeda Rhoades Firestorm is the second book in The Local War saga, an epic military space opera spanning the Local Group of galaxies.
Is life worth merging with the machines?
Admiral Michael Raybourne Rhoades died. Rapidan, leader of the machine intelligences—the living warships known as SIL—revived him. Without permission, it fused itself with his flesh, but it struggles to keep him alive. Ray’s body is broken, his pain constant. Yet, he must lead the rebellion and get natural-born humans to the safety of the Andromeda galaxy. He commands a final, desperate battle that will open the way, but at a critical moment his body fails him. Merging with the hated SIL could save his life . . . and cost Ray his humanity.
The Andromeda galaxy awaits, and a new hero will rise.
Andromeda Rhoades Tranquility is the third book in The Local War saga, an epic military space opera spanning the Local Group of galaxies.
‘I literally couldn’t put the book down. Extremely well told story with rich, fully developed characters. This would be a great book to take to the beach or the mountains and disengage from the world in a very well crafted story.’ – Amazon Review
‘Serenna is a excellent female character. If you’re a woman looking for a character to route for, even though she’s the bad girl, she’s the one you know you got to love. She’s deliciously bad. Intelligent and powerful. Ray has met his match this time.‘ – Amazon Review
‘What truly sets Andromeda Rhoades Firestorm apart is the profound exploration of themes that resonate deeply within us all. Mora deftly delves into the complexities of identity, loyalty, and the power of choice, offering profound insights that will leave readers pondering their own place in the vast cosmic tapestry.’ – Amazon Review
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