"Just once I'd like to fly into a system where everyone doesn't want to kill us."Tanis Richards has spent half her life on the Intrepid, guiding the great colony ship, and its two million passengers, across hundreds of light-years. She has risked life, limb and those dearest to her to get this far.Now she's within reach of her goal; the New Canaan System, and a normal, stable life. The kind she's only dreamed about. The only remaining hurdle is to strike a deal with the Transcend Alliance and trade the Intrepid's advanced technology for the star system.If only things were so easy.The Intrepid's arrival has upset the delicate balance of power between the Transcend, the Orion Guard, and the Inner Stars. Everything Tanis has ever hoped for is at risk as she fights to build the colony of New Canaan amidst the looming specter of war. The Books of Aeon 14 The Intrepid Saga Book 1: Outsystem - Book 2: A Path in the Darkness - Book 3: Building Victoria - Book 1 & 2 Extended Edition: Desitiny Rising The Orion War Book 1: Destiny Lost - Tales of the Orion War: Set the Galaxy on Fire (short story anthology) - Book 2: New Canaan - Book 3: Orion Rising - Visit aeon14.com/orionwar to learn what's coming next. Perilous Alliance (Age of the Orion War) Book 1: Close Proximity - Book 2: Strike Vector (coming August, 2017) - Book 3: Collision Course (coming October, 2017) Sentience Wars: Origins (The Sentience Wars) Book 1: Lyssa's Dream (coming July 2017) - Book 2: Lyssa's Run (coming October, 2017) Rika's Marauders (Age of the Orion War) Prequel: Rika Mechanized - Book 1: Rika Outcast (coming August 2017) Perseus Gate (Age of the Orion War) Episode 1: The Gate at the Grey Wolf Star - Episode 2: The Sorld at the Edge of Space (coming July 2017) - Episode 3: The Dance on the Moons of Serenity The Warlord (Age of the Orion War) Book 1: The Woman Without a Country (coming September 2017) The Sol Dissolution The 242 - Venusian Uprising (In The Expanding Universe 2 anthology) - The 242 - Assault on Tarja (In The Expanding Universe 3 anthology - comming December 2017) The Delta Team Chronicles (Age of the Orion War) A "Simple" Kidnapping (Pew! Pew! anthology Volume #1) - The Disney World (Pew! Pew! anthology Volume #2 - September 2017) The Plundered Chronicles The Girl Who Touched the Stars Michael Cooper likes to think of himself as a jack of all trades (and hopes to become master of a few). When not writing he can be found writing software, working in his shop at his latest carpentry project, or likely reading a book. He shares his home with a precocious young girl, his wonderful wife (who also writes), two cats, a never-ending list of things he would like to build, and ideas.... Find out what's coming next at aeon14.com.