Exo
It’s been a century of peace since Earth became a colony of an alien race with far reaches into the galaxy. Some die-hard extremists still oppose alien rule on Earth, but Donovan Reyes isn’t one of them. His dad holds the prestigious position of Prime Liaison in the collaborationist government, and Donovan’s high social standing along with his exocel (a remarkable alien technology fused to his body) guarantee him a bright future in the security forces. That is, until a routine patrol goes awry and Donovan’s abducted by the human revolutionary group Sapience, determined to end alien control.
When Sapience realizes whose son Donovan is, they think they’ve found the ultimate bargaining chip . But the Prime Liaison doesn’t negotiate with terrorists, not even for his own son. Left in the hands of terrorists who have more uses for him dead than alive, the fate of Earth rests on Donovan’s survival. Because if Sapience kills him, it could spark another intergalactic war. And Earth didn’t win the last one...
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Fonda Lee
In modern fantasy, few voices have reshaped the genre’s landscape quite like Fonda Lee. Her worlds pulse with grit and elegance, pulling readers into stories where family loyalty clashes with power, where battles carry philosophical weight, and where magic feels inseparable from lived tradition. It is this ability to blend cinematic action with emotional depth that has made her one of the most compelling writers in speculative fiction today.
Lee’s path to storytelling wasn’t a straight one. Born in Calgary and educated at Stanford, she spent years navigating the corporate world before trading business strategies for the art of building entire fictional societies. Her martial arts training, as she holds black belts in both kung fu and karate, has shaped her writing as much as her love of crime dramas and wuxia cinema, lending her fight scenes a visceral realism and her characters a profound sense of discipline and purpose.
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