What does it mean to be human? What if the price of saving humanity is giving up your own?
The year is 2322, and we stand upon the precipice of extinction.
The invading Metigen armada has decimated the eastern third of settled space in a matter of days, leaving tens of millions dead. Determined to save the heart of human civilization, Earth and Seneca at last put aside their differences to face the threat together. But even this may not be enough to stop the fleet of colossal dreadnoughts inhabited by advanced AIs.
Alex Solovy and Caleb Marano hold the key to defeating the invaders, for they know the secrets the aliens wage war to protect. Now they face a deadly gauntlet of relentless alien hunters and assassins sent to kill them before they can unleash a potent new weapon. They will risk everything in a bid to save their families, their loved ones, the entire human race—even if it means they can’t save each other.
The lines blur between man and machine, ally and enemy, and soldier and civilian. In a final stand against an ancient, powerful foe intent on eradicating it from the universe, humanity comes face to face with its destiny.
When faced with its greatest challenge, will humanity rise to triumph or fall to ruin?
Aurora Rising is an epic tale of galaxy-spanning adventure, of the thrill of discovery and the unquenchable desire to reach ever farther into the unknown. It's a tale of humanity at its best and worst, of love and loss, of fear and heroism. It's the story of a woman who sought the stars and found more than anyone imagined possible.
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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)