Forged in Stillness

Armed with experience and trust, Abel, Kisni, and the crew will accept their first command assignment, running a loop of sixty light years to install science buoys on hulking gas giants

But the planets aren't free of danger, and there are forces who want the young officers to fail-- especially the rising tide of an old enemy. Reformed, repackaged, and re-engineered, the Stillness reveals that they never went away.

They merely waited. Watching. Planning.

And those plans will collide with the rising stars of an empire based on justice and action. Out in the deep black, Abel Tudor and his crew will fight to prove that command isn't given, it's earned— And their parents chose well, giving them the helm to a warship that could change history with one fateful journey.

Along the way, they'll meet old friends, new enemies, and discover that space isn't just crowded—

It can be lethal. Especially for the young, no matter who their parents are.