The Descendant

THE HERO
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kidd is a man’s man, a fighter pilot extraordinaire, and a combat veteran. But he’s got a problem—the Admiral wants his hide. Brian tries to lay low by accepting a temporary duty assignment off the ship but winds up in even deeper trouble. Now, he’s a babysitter. His charge is twenty-five-year-old Rosa Blackburn, the only daughter of King Lucas and Queen Annabelle.

THE PRINCESS
Born in captivity on a radioactive planet, Princess Rosa is dying. Even the Nobility’s vaunted medical prowess cannot help. But Rosa has heard a rumor; there may be a solution. It would mean breaking her father’s harshest decree, an offense punishable by death—the construction of a living machine.

THE KING
To save his wife and daughter, King Lucas once experimented with a synthetic life form—an android of himself—and the thing tried to kill him! The experience proved how deadly the forbidden technology is for humankind. Whether it’s androids or the Bakkui, Luke’s philosophy is always to shoot first.

THE DILEMMA
Brian has to decide. Would the king authorize a mechanical upgrade for his daughter if it saved her life? The technology has unlimited potential, and with a bit of tinkering, Brian could even use it against the Bakkui, perhaps defeat them. Too late he realizes the king was right after all. The biggest threat to humanity is a living artificial intelligence, and Brian himself is a case in point.

THE WARLORD SAGA is an epic science fiction adventure that spans the galaxy. Each book is a stand-alone novel in the Nobility universe.

The Commander - Book One. Luke Blackburn discovers The Nobility has selected him to lead the battle against the Bakkui, a menace that threatens all of humanity.

The Nobility - Book Two. Carrie, Luke’s protégé, discovers the Nobility is being shattered from within. To save it from ruin, she strikes at the heart of Bakkui and is forced to take steps as evil as the enemy she is trying to kill.

The Warlord - Book Three. Carrie and Luke face new antagonists, and the deadliest is of their own making.

The Descendant - Book Four. Luke and Annie’s only daughter, Rosa, is dying. Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kidd, a fighter pilot in Luke’s military force, can save her life, but only if he’s willing to violate the king’s harshest edict.