Alien Appetites

Release date 06-01-2027:

Old habits die hard. The war had ended, but the Pavonians had not changed their nature. Across the Empire, a secret society—the Taala Ikraan—worked in shadow, yearning for a return to the ancient ways. On Sanipur, young human males began to vanish, each disappearance a quiet fracture in the fragile peace between Earth and the empire.

Stefan Seaton watched in terror as the subcutaneous transponder was carved from his right hand. With it went his last tie to safety. Unmarked and untraceable, he was no longer a person, but property—free to be sold at leisure.

For Adem van der Werte, fate closed its circle. For the second time in his life, he would be cast into Pavonian bondage. This time, however, he would be compelled to do something utterly anathema to his conscience.

At the edge of the Empire, beyond the world of Patalapur, a mining team vanished without a trace. Earth answered by dispatching the star cruiser Nashville to investigate. Her crew would uncover a horror—it would shake Earth to its very core.