Space is vast and untamed, and it holds many secrets.
The year is 2322. Humanity has expanded into the stars, inhabiting over 100 worlds across a third of the galaxy. Earth struggles to retain authority over far-flung planets and free-wheeling corporations, while an uneasy armistice with a breakaway federation hangs by a thread as the former rebels rise in wealth and power. And in the shadows, powerful forces conspire to bring the fragile peace crashing down.
Alex Solovy is a space scout for hire. When she takes a routine job to chase down an errant signal in the Metis Nebula, nothing suggests the secret it conceals will turn her life—not to mention the entire galaxy—upside down. But a chance discovery reveals a terrifying truth: we are not alone. And we are not ready.
Now Alex, acerbic loner and recalcitrant wanderer, must navigate a galactic power struggle, a political conspiracy and the worst impulses of human nature to expose a threat on two fronts and avert all-out war. The fate of civilization hangs in the balance.
When faced with our greatest challenge, will we rise to triumph or fall to ruin?
Starshine is a riveting tale of resilience, sacrifice, and the unyielding human spirit. G. S. Jennsen weaves a masterful narrative that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, immersing them in a richly imagined world of interstellar intrigue and extraordinary technology as she whisks them along on an exhilarating journey, where the choices of one individual may determine humanity’s destiny.
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AMARANTHE UNIVERSE:
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~ AURORA RHAPSODY ~ (should be read in order)
AURORA RISING TRILOGY
#1: STARSHINE (Aurora Rising Book One)
#2: VERTIGO (Aurora Rising Book Two)
#3: TRANSCENDENCE (Aurora Rising Book Three)
AURORA RENEGADES TRILOGY
#4: SIDESPACE (Aurora Renegades Book One)
#5: DISSONANCE (Aurora Renegades Book Two)
#6: ABYSM (Aurora Renegades Book Three)
AURORA RESONANT TRILOGY
#7: RELATIVITY (Aurora Resonant Book One)
#8: RUBICON (Aurora Resonant Book Two)
#9: REQUIEM (Aurora Resonant Book Three)
#10: SHORT STORIES OF AURORA RHAPSODY (can be read at any time)
~ ASTERION NOIR TRILOGY ~ (a new entry point for the series - can be read before Aurora Rhapsody)
#11: EXIN EX MACHINA (Asterion Noir Book 1)
#12: OF A DARKER VOID (Asterion Noir Book 2)
#13: THE STARS LIKE GODS (Asterion Noir Book 3)
~ RIVEN WORLDS ~ (should be read after Aurora Rhapsody and Asterion Noir)
#14: CONTINUUM (Riven Worlds Book One)
#15: INVERSION (Riven Worlds Book Two)
#16: ECHO RIFT (Riven Worlds Book Three)
#17: ALL OUR TOMORROWS (Riven Worlds Book Four)
#18: CHAOTICA (Riven Worlds Book Five)
#19: DUALITY (Riven Worlds Book Six)
~ COSMIC SHORES ~ (a new entry point for the series - each book can be read at any time and without reading any of the other books)
#20: MEDUSA FALLING (A Cosmic Shores Novel)
#21: THE THIEF (A Cosmic Shores Novel)