I’ve just finished narrating the last chapter of INQUEST, the next AFV Defender adventure (releasing March 1):
Signals are coming from beyond the edges of charted space. All indications are that they are being generated by the broken pieces of a Gate, used by the ancient Gatekeepers to scatter all the Human races across the universe.
Except that as far as anyone knew, nothing could dent a Gate, forget break it. Yet the legendary warrior, Etrusca, scattered pieces of broken Gate across known and unknown space. Now, a response is coming in. As one of the top E&D (Exploration and Diplomacy) ships in the Alliance Fleet, the Defender heads across the galaxy to find out just who or what is sending the signal.
Except this time, they’ve been partnered with the Inquest. The only ship in the Fleet with a stranger reputation and record than the Defender. The notorious Captain Illean Shryne and her crew of rule-breakers and miracle-workers always manage to escape from the jaws of death and return covered in glory. Unfortunately, the ships sent on missions with them don’t fare so well …
To celebrate the release of INQUEST, I’ll be offering a guide to the AFV Defender Universe (hopefully by the time the book releases ….). This will feature blurbs and synopses for all the novels and short stories, as well as a glossary of terms, a listing of characters and tiny bits of their biographies, Alliance history, some space travel science, and a timeline, to give you a better idea just where you are in relation to other stories while you’re reading. Stay tuned for information on when you can obtain this — and how to get on a mailing list for updates, as I continue telling MORE AFV Defender stories.