Jaradee's Legacy: Illustrated by the Author (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781962777186)

What would you sacrifice to save your people from extinction?

In this sweeping science fantasy epic, the peaceful Eleo Preda face genocide as the technologically advanced Pheet Adole wage war across the planet El Stroma. When assassins murder Jaradee, her four-year-old birth-mate twins-mystically bonded siblings destined to save their people-are torn apart in a moment that will echo across galaxies.

RAYN'S STORY: The Caged Warrior

Imprisoned in the Rompeer's palace, Rayn survives nine years of silence and captivity by building fortress walls around her mind. But her rage transforms into something far more dangerous: The MasTer, a masculine alter-ego who offers power at the cost of her very identity. Rescued by shapeshifting rebels called the Vasrosi, she trains with legendary warriors, learning to fight with tukoolo-cybernetic companion creatures-at her side.

RETHDUN'S STORY: The Hidden Savior

Smuggled off-world by Floree, his memories locked in a mystical Remembering Stone, Rethdun grows up on a peaceful planet knowing nothing of his origins. But ancient shaman wisdom sleeps in his DNA. As he matures into his gifts, the same enemies who killed his mother hunt across the galaxy for the boy prophesied to challenge their conquest.

A LEGACY MEASURED IN DNA AND DESTINY

With their homeland poisoned and their people becoming refugees, desperate Vasrosi rebels preserve genetic samples of El Stroma's creatures, plants, and legendary bloodlines. Frozen in cryogenics labs, hidden across star systems, these biological archives hold the only hope of resurrecting a dying world. But the mystical key to unlocking that future lies in the reunion of two siblings who don't know the other exists.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Epic space opera with deep world-building
• Found family and refugee survival stories
• Shapeshifting and mystical powers vs technology
• Strong female warriors battling inner and outer demons
• Stories like Children of Blood and Bone, Red Rising, and The Fifth Season

Combines the sweeping scope of science fiction with the mystical elements of fantasy.

The journey begins with a mother's sacrifice. It ends with a choice that will reshape worlds.

Content note: This book contains themes of genocide, violence, and childhood trauma handled with sensitivity within an ultimately hopeful narrative about survival and resilience.

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Jaradee's Legacy, VarTerels Universe(TM) Book 10, Illustrated Novel, 323 pages with 51 B&W illustrations