Cover of VANGUARDS
Science Fiction / Space Opera

VANGUARDS

Expected Release: Q4 2026

After the brutal coup twenty years ago, the Sketo Empire ramps up its ruthless conquest on Valden. The Confluence stays quiet. Oppositional voices inside are few and far between. Tales surrounding the notorious but mysterious Lost Colony warn of a threat looming on the horizon. Only the Archive can reveal more about the truth, but its outposts are scattered and hidden. It is a race against time as Sketo threatens to lash out against the Krisparians, who protect the fertile future of humanity in their secluded caves.

What to Expect

  • Neo-feudal setting
  • Multiple POVs
  • Thrilling planet-hopping
  • High-stakes interstellar politics

Characters

Klara Dawn

Protagonist

The young and ambitious politician seemingly appeared out of nowhere, but nevertheless managed to climb the political ladder in the Confluence. Klara must tread carefully among Garu’s political elite and high society, for any false move could be her downfall.

Morgan Cobalt

Protagonist

The former Sketo Security officer, now captain of his own fleet, is on his way back from the recent Crusade on Valden when his world is turned upside down.

Cosima Mercanturi

Protagonist

As a descendant of the House of Mercanturi, the system's most influential banking clan, Cosima faces the sinister agents inside her own family, while the recent vanishing of her brother, the Prince of Luscano, sends her on a journey off-planet.