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Annathesa Nikola Darksbane’s
Starlight Saga Starting with:
Destiny Abounds
On the prison world of Urebai, a notorious Prisoner breaks free of her chains once more. On primeval Fade, a decorated warrior flees her home for the stars to escape her past. And under the light of a distant star, a solitary pilot prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice for her people.
This is how the tale begins.
Branwen Hawke left behind the swords and castles of her homeworld to take solace from the war that consumed most of her life. After stumbling into the role of captain of a one-of-a-kind starship with an unlikely crew, she must find a way to keep them together and thriving. But even with years of experience commanding troops, Branwen has her hands full with a lost pilot from a distant world, an engineer with crippling anxiety, an innocent young medic with a secret, a renowned Kala, and her insanely dangerous baggage.
Now tasked with an important mission that could make or break the crew’s reputation, Branwen must face her inner turmoil and find some sort of peace despite the struggles she can’t escape, while safeguarding the lives that have fallen so fatefully into her hands.
Acknowledgements
I remain grateful to my Wifey for continuing to put up with all the things, and to my daughter, for continuing to be awesome and kind, and for learning to make me coffee. That was so cool of you, kid.
I remain grateful to my sister, Jen, for becoming an editor just for me and Anna, and for reminding me to breathe.
I remain grateful to all the friends who have supported my first book, and who continue to support my dreams, encourage me, and share funny cat pictures with me on Facebook.
I remain grateful to Eris, even if she wouldn’t quit capitalizing random words in my manuscript when I wasn’t looking.
I remain grateful to all those who inspired me to begin writing, and taught me how to cope with my daily struggles.
I remain grateful to my awesomeness-penpal, Robert Dahlen, for constantly cheering me up, cheering me on, and cheering me in general.
I remain grateful to Kboards, and wish to specifically add my gratitude for Annie Bellet, Amanda Lee, and Cindy R., all of whom have contributed immensely to my progress with their incredible advice. There are many other people who deserve such thanks, but these in particular, I must add directly.
Thanks to “Damham” Knut Ivar Hellsten, a patron of my arts for many years, for seeing the value in a human soul as few would, and for holding my life in honor as few have.
Thanks to everyone who bought Awakened and thanks again to everyone who left a review, shared my book with a friend, shared a post, or helped in any other way!
And finally, thanks to Dakota Shepherd for writing all the jokes for me.
Pronunciation Guide
In case any of you are as much of a geek for these sorts of things as I am, I’m including this pronunciation guide for the names of major characters in the story.
Names of Major Characters:
(CAPS indicate which syllable is accented.)
Dakota Shepherd : “Duh-KOH-tah SHEHP-erd”
Amorie : “AM-or-ee”
Raelya : “RAIL-yah”
Ralof : “RAY-loff”
Elisa : “Eh-LEE-sah”
Andrei: “AHN-drey”
Miralina: “Meer-ah-LEE-nah”
Taya Nitana: “Tie-yah-Nee-TAH-nah”
Or “Nita” : “NEET-uh”
About the Author
Shei Darksbane is a blue-haired geek with a love of awesome stories of all kinds whether they come in the form of books, shows, movies, comics, roleplay, video games, music, art, theater, etc. She is a proud lesbian and feminist, a human rights activist, and a passionate person in general who loves the wonderful, beautiful world and the incredible creativity of humankind. She refuses to give up believing in magic, fairies, and monsters under the bed, and she feels sorry for those who do. She lives with her wife who has been her partner for over 15 years, their awesome daughter, and one really cool cat named Velvet.
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