What happens when you discover that the life you’ve always known was never really yours?

What if the family you thought you knew had been hiding an entire world from you?

And what if that world was an empire stretching across the stars?

Those questions are at the heart of the EthiaVerse, my ever-expanding science fiction universe of interstellar civilizations, political intrigue, ancient mysteries, extraordinary abilities, and stories that span generations and galaxies.

Today, I’m excited to announce the release of Dark Guardian, the second novel in the Empire’s Son Trilogy, now available as an ebook through Amazon.

Welcome to the EthiaVerse

The EthiaVerse began with one simple question:

What if humanity wasn’t alone?

From there, the question became much bigger.

What if there were civilizations beyond our galaxy? What if some of them had existed for thousands of years before humanity ever knew they were there? And what if one person’s forgotten past could connect Earth to an empire spanning the stars?

That’s where Empire’s Son begins.

Michael Layton is a young engineer from Earth who thinks he knows exactly who he is and where his life is going. Then an alien ship appears over Lake Thurmond in Georgia, and Michael discovers that the truth about his identity is far stranger than he could have imagined.

The ship didn’t come to Earth for humanity.

It came for him.

And that’s only the beginning.

The Journey Continues

In Dark Guardian, Michael has become Adar Zahn, heir to an empire he doesn’t remember and a family he never knew existed.

Returning to Ethia hasn’t made his life easier.

There have already been three attempts on his life.

His brothers see him as a threat. Powerful allies keep dangerous secrets. And every lesson he learns reveals just how little he understands about the empire he’s supposed to inherit.

Now Adar is being sent to Sora X, home of the Protectorate, where he’ll be forced to choose a new Protector from among the Empire’s finest warriors.

If he’s going to survive the place he was born, he’ll have to become far stronger than the man who arrived from Earth.

Where Should You Begin?

If you’re completely new to the EthiaVerse, Empire’s Son is the place to start.

It’s the first book in the Empire’s Son Trilogy and introduces Adar, the Ethian Empire, and the larger universe surrounding his story.

But if you’ve already traveled with Adar through his first journey, Dark Guardian picks up where his story left off and takes him deeper into the Empire he never knew was home.

The trilogy is just one part of the larger EthiaVerse, with other stories exploring different characters, worlds, and periods of this growing universe.

Every story is another doorway.

And somewhere beyond each one is another piece of the universe waiting to be discovered.

Dark Guardian Is Now Available

Dark Guardian is now available as an ebook on Amazon.

And if you’re new to the EthiaVerse, you can begin with:

The journey is only beginning.

Welcome to the EthiaVerse.