Liquid Sky
For millennia, the Jade Moon and the Ual-leen have fought in the murky underworld of the galaxy. Most people remain unaware of them, but their struggle spares no one—not even the innocent.
Maya and Ihy raise Ianus, a young monk orphaned when he was two, in a Jade Moon monastery far away from the dangerous life in the underworld that killed his parents. Ianus comes to accept his adopted parents as his own flesh and blood.
When he receives a vision of Ihy’s murder, Ianus plunges deep into the underworld. With the help of his friends, he determines to face the people who murdered his birth parents. But Ianus fails to realize the Ual-leen’s real goal—to steal an ancient and powerful relic.
Now Ianus must save his dying father and recover the relic. Will he be able to navigate the underworld successfully, or will he fall victim to the murderer’s plot? In a rush to save Ihy and his friends, Ianus must wrestle with far greater principles: do we have free will or are we slaves to our circumstances? More importantly, is it worth sacrificing life and freedom for order and security?
Liquid Sky Chapbooks
Liquid Sky Book 1: The Child of Centuries
Just beyond the view of the average person, dangers haunt the Chian’niu, the galactic underworld. Assassins stalk their prey, mercenaries sell their services, and ancient factions move governments, people, and armies across the stars for reasons known only to them. Ianus’ parents died in one of these unseen wars. Adopted by two of the leading voices in the Jade Moon, they raised him in the awareness of the constant threat. But on his Day of Ascension, a nightmarish vision steals Ianus’ sight: his adopted father would soon be killed. Now, Ianus wrestles with the prophecy, doubting his faith. Desperately, he searches for a way to save him, but will he learn the most important fact before it is too late… Nothing in the Chian’niu is exactly what it seems to be. Can Ianus slice through all of the illusions and subterfuge to discern the truth behind what is going on? Will his friends help him adapt to his new powers before they drive him mad?
Liquid Sky Book 2: Dividing Soul
Ianus awakes on a hospital ship… he failed. His adopted father lay mortally injured in the next room, and a powerful, ancient relic of the Jade Moon’s founder has been stolen. Every option gone, only one thing remains… Abducting his father, he runs off in search of the one person who might be able to save him. They race across the stars. As they approach Kur-gal, they are attacked. Ianus is paralyzed. A specter whispers in his ear, taunting him and enticing him to turn from his chosen path. Will they be in time to save his father? Will Ianus succumb to the temptations of the mysterious stranger? Find out what happens next in this exciting installment of Liquid Sky: Dividing Souls.
Liquid Sky Book 3: Back from the Dawn
The life of a Maker has taken its toll on Ianus but he now has to make the hardest choice of all. With all roads pointing to the city of the ancients located deep within the forbidden lands, Ianus must choose whether to follow the path to almost certain death set before him in the hope he can uncover the hands acting against him, or to stay in defiance of the gods and his fate. Action is preferable to reaction, so they set out. But when they arrive at the gates, Ianus encounters the enigmatic Valeryn who sparks remote and clouded memories in him. Almost too easily, they cross into the forbidden lands only to be confronted by the seven eyes of fate. They strike Ianus down and leave him to either pass their test or die. Will Ianus be able to escape the prison of his mind? Can they survive imprisonment by the order of the blood? Find out what happens next in this exciting installment of Liquid Sky: Back From The Dawn.
Liquid Sky Book 4: Nemesis
The shadowy hands that have guided they fate of the galaxy for millennia have maneuvered all of their pieces into place. Ianus passed all of their tests is now the the key to unlocking the most destructive force the galaxy has ever known. The ancient evil stalking him moves into release the secret guarded in the ancient’s temple. Faroh and his army march on the city. Now with an army beating on the gates and Faroh hungering for Ianus’ defeat, the battle begins. Will Ianus and his companions survive? Will Ianus master the makers arts or will he drown in the liquid sky? Find out what happens in this exciting conclusion to Liquid Sky: Nemesis