To celebrate the forthcoming release of The Autarch’s Heir, the fourth book in Jo Graham’s space adventure series The Calpurnian Wars, the ebooks of the first three novels will be on sale for a limited time here and on all the usual platforms. If you haven’t explored this complex and fascinating universe, now’s your chance to do it — at a bargain price.
Sounding Dark. The pirate republic of Eresh has suffered a terrible defeat at the hands of the powerful Calpurnian Navy. Bister is the only survivor of that defeat, a Tainted smuggler and fixer from the interdicted world of Inanna, found alive hours after her spacesuit’s air supply should have run out. Now she must join with Eresh’s pirate captains to find the legendary ghost ship Sounding Dark and her ancient weaponry — but the ship has no intention of giving up its secrets.
Warlady. The Warlady of Morrigan has been assassinated, and it’s up to her military attaché, Sandrine Dal-Vesta, to find the killer before the Calpurnian Navy can take advantage of the power vacuum to attack. Years ago, Sandrine had a brief forbidden affair with the electromancer Jauffre Castal-Edo, and now she must trust him and his deadly gift if she is to solve the mystery and save her world.
Fortune’s Favor. Above the wealthy mercantile planet of Menaechmi, a Calpurnian faction leader has kidnapped the son of the Guardian of the powerful city of Beira. However, the Guardian’s contracted lover, Caralys, has an ace up her sleeve: the smuggler and fixer Bister. With the help of a young Morriganian electromancer on Menaechmi for his first port call, Bister hatches a plan to save the boy. But the Calpurnians are unlikely to keep their promises, and they are a deadly threat to the unarmed cities of Menaechmi. Caralys must roll the Golden Lady’s dice to save her family and her world.
Each novel is complete in itself, each one showcasing one of the many planets and cultures that makes up this universe, and each one offering action and characters who will stay with you long after the stories end.
The adventure continues February 23 with the release of The Autarch’s Heir:
It sounds like a simple job to con man Bel Alan: pretend to be the natural son of the assassinated Calpurnian Autarch Iulus and steal the priceless Solaste Crown. But his simple theft may be about to plunge Lono into a bloody civil war, and finding the Blameless Prince to wear the crown may be the only way to stop it. What’s a con man to do when the stakes of his game are suddenly the fate of a world?