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Shoki Malook has never really found his place in Istan. And investigating bizarre supernatural events in a remote town with an irritating magic inquisitor certainly doesn't inspire his excitement. But when the Sultan dies and a brutal battle for the throne ensues, Shoki's meandering days turn into a fight for his life.

A bumbling city guard. A ghastly murder. Terror in the sultan's realm. A grisly crime and a grieving widow plunge Shoki, a lowly city guard - who never wanted the job (thanks mother and father) and is described by his superiors, in their kinder moments, as blundering - into an investigation that involves no less than one who claimed himself a sultan of the realm. Shoki is sure he’s got it right. He knows who the killer is. But does he have the courage to defy his commanders, buck a system that hasn’t the least leeway for independent initiative, and bring a killer to justice?

The prophet changed the world twice. Is Ruma cursed to witness both changes? When Ruma jumps through the Shards with her father, Gulatu brings down the Pithrean, thus shattering them and their network. Instead of arriving at her destination, Ruma wakes up on her home planet - 800 years in the past! But she's not alone. Because, in her mind, the first has made his home. The Pithrean promises her a way back. But only if she follows his designs.

Can a medieval prophet save the world from a future alien invasion? Gulatu Koza often looks to the heavens and imagines his eternal reward. But when his day of reckoning arrives, he wakes up to an Earth 800 years in the future. Above him, he’s shocked to see familiar stars sharing the sky with strange ships in flight. No sooner than he makes his peace with the curious new world and the alien colonists living alongside humans, a hostile fleet arrives with a bloody purpose. With Earth under attack, Gulatu struggles to help defend against an enemy.

Gulatu Koza has come to realize he is neither the prophet humans of Doonya expected nor the messiah for whom the Zrivisi were praying. As he grapples with an existential crisis, the Pithrean, ancient enemies of organic lifeforms, return to the galaxy. Ships sent to the Heronza sector to discover what the Pithrean are up to never return, fueling anxiety and fear among all species.

Medieval prophet Gulatu Koza often looks to the heavens and imagines his eternal reward. But when his day of reckoning arrives, he wakes up to an Earth 800 years in the future. Above him, he’s shocked to see familiar stars sharing the sky with strange ships in flight. No sooner than he makes his peace with the curious new world and the alien colonists living alongside humans, a hostile fleet arrives with a bloody purpose. With Earth under attack, Gulatu struggles to help defend against an enemy light-years ahead of anything he’s ever experienced.

For the past five years, Ruma Nuway has been plotting, planning to leave Doonya, the human planet. Now's her chance. With the Misguided mercenary by her side, she stands guard over the bound Zrivisi crew and the alien ship at her complete disposal. The hard part is done. All she needs now are the launch codes from the Zrivisi captain before the bomb goes off. When the captain refuses, sending her Misguided companion past the edge, Ruma faces impossible choices.