โ Scribed by Kate Elliott
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
All four novels in the saga of a young woman caught between a rebellious nomadic people and their alien oppressors: "Truly an epic masterpiece" (SF Site).
In Jaran , the Earth of the future is just one of the planets ruled by the vast Chapalii empire. The volatility of these alien overlords is something with which Tess Soerensen is all too familiar. Her brother, Charles, rebelled against them and was rewarded by being elevated into their interstellar system. Struggling to find her place in the world, Tess sneaks aboard a shuttle bound for Rhui, one of her brother's planets. On the ground, she joins up with the native jaran people, becoming immersed in their nomadic society and customs. As she grows ever closer to the charismatic jaran ruler, Ilya--who is inflamed by an urgent mission of his own--Tess must choose between her feelings for him and her loyalty to her brother.
In An Earthly Crown , the nomadic tribes of the jaran are...
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