The Cruel Stars: A Novel (The Cruel Stars Trilogy Book 1)

The Sturm, a group of species purists intent on destroying genetically or cybernetically enhanced humans, once terrorized the galaxy as the self-proclaimed "Human Republic." They killed billions before being defeated and driven into Dark Space centuries ago. Humanity believed them extinct, but the enemy has returned. A brutal attack cripples almost all human defenses, leaving civilization on the brink of annihilation. Humanity's survival depends on five survivors of the initial assault: Commander Lucinda Hardy, now commanding the Royal Armadalen Navy's only surviving warship; Booker3, a soldier of Earth sentenced to death for treason until the Sturm attack frees him; Princess Alessia of the Montanblanc Corporation, forced to flee after her home planet is overrun and her family executed; Sephina L'trel, an outlaw leader who must use her criminal skills to resist the invasion; and Admiral Frazer McLennan, the legendary hero of the first war with the Sturm, determined to defeat them again or die in the attempt. These five flawed, reluctant heroes must unite against a relentless enemy and overwhelming odds to prevent the future's destruction.