The Tecran see her as evidence of their military’s crimes, the Grih see her as a massive diplomatic complication, and her presence brings the whole confrontation up several thousand notches.īut Ellie isn’t alone, and her new friend has ways to help her. When the Tecran arrive, with the Grih hot on their heels, Ellie finds herself the catalyst for heightened danger to everyone.

But when Renn follows the Tecran ship into an uncharted sector, and realises the Tecran have been working their way to a secret moon base for weeks, he suddenly understands things are most definitely not as they seem.Ĭaught in the crossfire. The story of a girl, a space station, and a spookily dangerous and damaged AI, this latest installment shows us a new part of the Grihan universe while introducing us to a variation of a tale as old as time. Grih Battle Center captain, Renn Sorvihn, has been chasing a rogue Tecran ship for over a month, convinced its captain is simply trying to delay his inevitable surrender and punishment. Dark Class is the fifth book in the Class 5 series and its a wonderful addition to the set. The alternative is to be stuck alone with an enemy. So when someone reaches out to her, tells her he’s her friend, she’s happy to believe it. She’s not on Earth any more, she’s not even in the right solar system. Ellie Masters comes out of a coma to find herself the only inhabitant of an eerily empty moon station. Kidnapped Earthling and Grih captain battle against Tecran rogues And if that means war for Tecra, well, then it means war.Warlords, Witches & Wolves, November 2020 While he distrusts Bane on principle, when the thinking system tells him there’s a woman running for her life on the planet below, he will do whatever he has to to see her safe. His mission is not one of his choosing, but when he and his team arrive, he’s handed a very different job. Paxe admitted to taking Lucy Harris from Earth, and Bane has been looking for her ever since.Ĭommander Dray Helvan thinks the Grih made a mistake in not pushing for war with the Tecran, but he’s had to accept the compromise, that he and the other envoys from the United Council will go to Tecra and dismantle its military from the top down. But his mission isn’t only to rain down retribution on the people who kept him chained for years, he’s also looking for a human woman his fellow Class 5 thinking system mentioned in the final seconds of his life. He revels in the power he’s about to have over his old masters. The powerful AI battleship, Bane, is accompanying the United Council envoy to Tecra to mete out the punishment the Tecrans have earned for breaking UC law. When your very existence puts a planet at the risk of war, there’s no choice but to do everything in your power to stay out of your enemies hands.Ī predator.

But even as her abductors chase her down, she realizes they don’t just want to recapture her, they want to erase her. Lucy Harris is on the run, not sure where she can turn to for help, or if help is even available.

Dark Class by Michelle Diener