Broken Halo (Wayfarers)
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Other Series by Kindal Debenham
Jacob Hull Series
Wolfhound
Ensign Jacob Hull never intended to be a hero. As a newly commissioned officer in the Celostian Navy, his goal was to serve well until the day he could retire. Then disaster strikes on his first cruise aboard the CNS Wolfhound, and he will have to display all the courage, skill and determination he has in order to keep the remaining crew members out of danger. Because if he does not, the only ones to tell the tale will be prisoners of war—if there are any left at all.
Badger
Captain Jacob Hull has seen better days.
The Celostian Union is under attack on all fronts by the Oduran League, now allied with the pirates of Telos. As Jacob struggles to help stem the tide of Oduran aggression, he has to face political machinations and bitter divisions at home that are as much a threat to the Union as any Oduran task force. Yet in spite of the challenges, Jacob must learn to overcome these obstacles and once again lead those under his command to victory, because if he does not, the alternative will mean death for the people he holds dear.
Eagle
The Celsotian Union has stopped the Oduran League’s offensive, but only at an agonizing price. Now the leader of the Celostian Navy, Jacob Hull receives the responsibility to pick up the pieces, but even as he struggles to rally the remnants of the crippled Navy a new danger looms. Rebellion simmers on the Frontier, and on the eve of yet another Oduran invasion, the Union experiences the bitterest division in its entire existence. At the center of the storm, Jacob Hull must outwit treacherous conspiracies and merciless foes. He must win—or else the entire Celostian Union will be left in ashes.
Wayfarer Series
Iron Angels
No journey is ever easy.
For the followers of the Way, that statement rings doubly true. Isolated, persecuted and despised throughout the Known Worlds, the Wayfarers have decided to flee into the unknown. Their hope: to find some refuge among the stars where they can live in peace.
But a threat lurks in deep space. A band of mercenaries, hired to wipe out the Wayfarers, is now closing in on their last sanctuary. Only the efforts of Gabriel Miller, the son of the leader of the Wayfarers, and those of Susan Delacourt, a former Directorate officer, can lead the fleet to safety. As time is running out, they must work together to defend their home and to help the followers of the Way reach freedom—or watch their last hopes die.
Broken Halo
Every journey has a cost.
The Wayfarers have escaped their former home in the Known Worlds. Their fleet, battered but unbroken, now searches the unknown regions of space for a new world to call home. Under the leadership of Susan Delacourt and Gabriel Miller, they have continued to survive despite obstacles and setbacks.
Yet their trials are not over. The Directorate of Defense, the military of the Known Worlds, has neither forgiven nor forgotten the defiance of the Wayfarers. A task force, led by the corrupt Admiral Nevlin, has followed them into the unknown with the intention of destroying their fleet and dragging them back to the Known Worlds for trial. As the two fleets race through the stars—one searching for a new beginning, the other hunting for prey—another threat waits within the darkness of unknown that could destroy them all.
Shattered Wings
Not every journey is good for the soul.
The Wayfarers have crossed the stars in search of their new home. They’ve been forced to abandon all that they’ve ever known for an uncertain future, and despite many threats to their survival, they’ve managed to endure. Thanks to the ancient technology uncovered by Susan Delacourt and the mysterious allies found by Gabriel Miller, they have even managed to face the power of the Directorate and triumphed.
Still, darkness lurks amidst the glory of victory. The strain of their journey begins to take its toll on the fleet. As division and conflict strain the bonds that hold the Wayfarer fleet together, Susan and Gabriel have to fight to prevent civil war among the very people they have sacrificed so much to protect. Even if they succeed, there are new signs of danger in the darkness of space—and this time, the threat is more terrible than they could ever imagine.
Hector Kingsley Series
The True Adventures of Hector Kingsley
The year is 1860, and the world has been rocked by Change.
The discovery of the Distillation has inspired technological marvels beyond anything previously conceived—but the same crystal that drives these mechanical wonders can also change the unwary into monsters. Lives have been altered, fortunes have been won and lost, and society will never be the same.
Working in London as an investigator, at the center of this time of opportunity and danger, Hector Kingsley takes on two new mysteries. Between the attempted murder of a local lord and the threats against a school full of Changling children, he has plenty to occupy his time. He soon finds himself plunged into a dangerous web of plots which threaten his life and those of his friends. In a city of werewolves and golems, inventions and intrigue, he must find the culprits responsible—or face the horrible consequences of their schemes.
The True Adventures of Hector Kingsley: Murders in Whitechapel
Hector Kingsley must face an impossible task.
The events of his previous investigations have left Hector with a deadly enemy. His nemesis is powerful, connected, and able to frustrate every attempt to bring him to justice. Even worse, his ultimate goal remains to be seen; all Hector can be sure of is that he faces a criminal mastermind who is more than willing to kill anyone who stands in his way.
At the same time, a serial killer branded the Dollmaker is terrorizing London. His victims vanish, never to be seen again, with only a small, mutilated figurine left in their place. Patricia, drawn to the hunt, asks for Hector’s help, and he has no choice but to agree. He quickly finds himself battling for both her life and his own against crime lords and murderers, and very quickly finds himself in a race to catch a killer—one he may be too late to stop.
The True Adventures of Hector Kingsley: Airships Over London
Lord Devonshire has won again.
Hector Kingsley, once on the verge of stopping the merciless crime lord’s plans, has been driven underground. He is now wanted by the law for crimes Devonshire has committed, and only through the aid of his friends has he remained free. Constables and criminals alike are hunting him, threatening his friends and family. All hope of stopping Devonshire seems lost; it is all Hector can do to stay alive.
Then, as all hope seems gone, an unlikely opportunity arises. Hector is approached by a former employer to carry out an investigation onboard the French embassy, an airship moored over the Thames. Though he faces danger and intrigue on an even more lethal scale, it is a chance that Hector must take, for Devonshire’s treasonous plans also involve the floating citadel—and Hector is sure that this time, he must finally defeat his foe or die in the attempt.
New Carson Series
The Social Contract
Richard Locke has never known a world without order. Disease is a myth; the introduction of symbiotic nanobot life assistance has eliminated such things, rendering medicine obsolete. Civil unrest and war are also extinct, as all of society lives under the watchful eyes of Public Security and the Commission of Oversight. Aside from the fact that his nanobots will run out of juice when he turns sixty, Locke has little to worry about.
But all is not as it seems. As Richard Locke discovers, there are secrets hidden at the core of this new society—deceptions which, if uncovered, could bring civilization as he knows it to its knees. Those who would keep those secrets soon turn their attention to him, with lethal intent. While conspiracies scheme and chaos engulfs the city, Locke must race to find the answers he needs, as the lives of his friends and family hang in the balance.
Steelknife Series
Glasswitch
When he retires from the front lines in disgrace, Brellan expects to find many things: boredom, isolation, and perh
aps the chance for a fresh beginning in a new home. Any of those things sounds better than a life of war against an army of monsters, led by witches who can use a simple mirror to warp a man’s soul.
What he finds, however, is that his new home is nowhere near as peaceful—or isolated—as it first seemed. The evil behind the war has made its way to Stonehollow, and Brellan is the only one capable of stopping it. Yet as he again faces the terrible creatures he has fought all his life, Brellan must confront the most terrible, inhuman monster of all, the one he left the war to avoid…himself.