Nineteen and Far From Vastrid

Nineteen years old. Captain of a stolen starship. Chosen by a cosmic force he barely understands.

Ryan Tyler thought surviving the massacre at the Vastridian Debutant Ball would be the hardest part. He was wrong.

Now a captain of the rogue vessel the Salvatore, Ryan and his unlikely crew of fugitives, outcasts, and reluctant heroes are drifting deeper into a universe consumed by fear, corruption, and war. The sinister Shadox Corporation continues to spread its influence across the stars, twisting alien energies into terrifying new weapons and leaving entire colonies swallowed by ruin.

The crew of the Salvatore's latest mission leads them to Terra Ferus, a lawless wasteland smothered in toxic green mist and haunted by secrets nobody was meant to uncover.

There, Ryan encounters Kelita Finch, a sharp-tongued teenage scavenger surviving one day at a time amongst the wreckage of forgotten lives, and Arbie, her strange empathic floating companion whose quiet compassion hides deeper mysteries. Drawn into a desperate fight for survival alongside the weary bounty hunter Aric Lammont, Ryan begins to uncover horrifying experiments linked to corrupted creatures known as synistrails and rumours of something even worse waiting in the darkness.

But Terra Ferus holds more than mysterious laboratories and deadly secrets.

Far out beyond the drifting mist, something ancient and grieving watches the world below.

As Ryan struggles with the growing power of the Tide of Light inside him, loyalties begin to fracture aboard the Salvatore. Sacrifices must be made, painful truths begin to surface, and Kelita finds herself searching for answers about her own past amongst the ruins of a galaxy that has discarded countless others before her.

Fast-paced, emotional, and filled with cosmic mystery, Nineteen and Far From Vastrid is a sci-fi fantasy adventure about destiny, survival, friendship, sacrifice, and the fragile light people leave behind in one another.

Perfect for readers who enjoy Star Wars, Cowboy Bebop, Doctor Who, Dune, Mass Effect, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

The universe is in danger.

The light is calling.

And somewhere in the space between hope and oblivion, Ryan Tyler is running out of time.

A must for fans of:

• Space opera

• Found family adventures

• Cosmic fantasy

• Dystopian science fiction

• Anime-inspired storytelling

• Superhero mythology

• Rebellious starship crews

• Intergalactic warfare

• Character-driven speculative fiction