kelvin s. douglas

Explore a historical speculative novel that reminisces the world at the inception of the twentieth century.

**Decades following a bloody civil war, the mighty Kurrith Empire reigns as the world's leading superpower. This doesn't last forever, for the balance of power is about to make a dramatic shift. One that'll reshape the world, forever. 

Allured by the lucrative trade of smuggling, Duncan Shay, a humble man, tries to maintain his humility in a deceitful profession. But when he and his loyal crewmen fly too close to the sun... they are dragged into a terrifying world that threatens to crush every bit of their will... 

All his life, Fahl has known nothing but bloodshed and violence. When a very rare opportunity to save his people from extinction dangles its weight fingertips from his clutches, he'll do anything--anything to obtain it... 

She's the child of an undesired race. An outcast born in a foreign land, but she is strong, or at least she believes so. Nevertheless, when a cruel world throws its weight on her shoulders, she is left with two options. Endure, or die... 

The Kurrith Empire is faced with similar choices. Thought to be invincible, the Kurrith Empire enjoys decades of uninterrupted power. 

"...Until the war, changed everything..." 

When the first blows of war scar the Kurrith Empire's façade, the world holds its breath. The stage is primed for a world-war, and Duncan Shay, our humble smuggler, finds himself at its inception. 

Driven to set a wrong right, he throws himself at the conflict. 

Fahl, our hardened warrior--christened by blood and conflict--will find his loyalties and beliefs strained. 

And our outcast, she will discover that a world at war is the greatest equalizer of them all. 

On a remote and hostile land teeming with exotic life forms and civilizations, far from familiar shores, the faith of an empire and millions of peoples' lives will be decided, forever.**