The shadow grows; the claws are out. It is the twenty-fourth century, and humanity has successfully breached beyond their limited solar system to colonize much of the known galaxy. Mostly located within the Orion Arm of the Milky Way, humanity has ventured into a prosperous and ever-expanding era of exploration and discovery. . . However, mankind cannot escape the shadow of conflict that dared to follow them out beyond the stars. In the immediate aftermath of the Earthborn War between two galactic superpowers--the oppressive Hagorian Alliance and the more egalitarian Praetorian League--one young girl rises from the ashes of chaos to break the yoke of oppression that the tyrannical Alliance has leaned upon to enforce its rule over its section of the cosmos. . .
Ava’Kra was chosen by fate to be the leader of these dissidents whom the Alliance would classify as militant rebels outright, viewing them as little more than vermin that need to be extinguished. From being an owned slave, to a warrior and rebel leader, to Empress and conqueror, this is part of the legacy that Ava'kra hopes to forge, but in the brutal maelstrom of seemingly unending war, can she? When facing betrayal at every turn, fighting outnumbered and outmaneuvered, can a young girl forge a new galactic nation free of oppression and live to tell the tale?
Born in San Francisco, California to a military family, Brooke Renee Bobincheck is a science, science fiction, and fantasy enthusiast. Brooke earned her Bachelor of Arts in history at Cleveland State University, where she also specialized in Sociology, Political Science, Classics, and Applied Criminology. She went on to earn her Master of Arts in US history at Virginia Commonwealth University, specializing in Gender and Sociology and its application in world militaries. Brook gained recognition for her research and analyses in historical and sociological developments during her college and graduate school tenure. Brook’s hobbies and interests include 23 years of martial arts, studying Japanese culture, reading classics, and weekly tabletop game nights. Brooke currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her partner, Geoff, and their cat.