The Kinship of Stars

It has been ages since a transcendant was born into the royal family of Nex, a realm populated with an advanced race of shapeshifters with vast psionic abilities. Young, naive Kieriell is gifted with the most coveted power to teleport from place to place, with the potential to traverse entire dimensions. For millennia, the Nexians have guared against their corrupt neighbors, the Shiv, who seek a new world to conquer. While internal conflict occupies the royal family, Kieriell is betrayed. Drugged and abducted, he is taken to undergo genetic testing as the Shiv kai hopes to discover the secret to teleportation and replicate it for himself. Subject to Nexian honor codes, Kieriell must find his own way to escape. However, a fascination with the kai’s frail daughter will teach him that the Shiv people are far different from their vicious leader, and Kieriell will soon learn the true meaning, and price, behind the power he possesses.