Awakening the Lightforged: The Complete Space Opera Trilogy

By Spencer Russell Smith

"If you like Brandon Sanderson...check this one out." - Katie Steele, Booktok Reviewer Three warrior women who hate one another find themselves working against and alongside each other as they race for an ancient source of power they believe will save them. But only one can claim it, and the world is scheduled to end in 24 days. This omnibus contains all three books of the Awakening the Lightforged Trilogy: Throne of Darkness, Sanctuary, and The Shattering. Throne of Darkness The world is broken, the God King's forces have retreated to their city-turned ark ship as they prepare to leave, and the rebellion is desperate to escape while they still have the chance. Only one thing is certain: the God King's empire will leave this world in twenty-four days, and with their departure, the world will end. Sometimes, all it takes is a gentle nudge to affect the course of events. Sometimes, the whims of one individual can alter the course of an empire. Othaashle, Deathknight, Champion of the God King's undead super soldiers has a secret, one that could cripple not only herself, but the empire's most elite fighting force. But when rumor reaches her that the rebels might hold a source of ancient power, the Throne of Darkness, she believes it could be the solution to all her problems. Now Othaashle must race for the Throne and extract its location from the rebellion before they use it for themselves, or her rivals within the God King's empire beat her to it. All while the world crumbles around her. But all power comes with a price. Will the Throne's be too high? Sanctuary The Knight's Champion has returned from the dead with a plan to save the rebellion, and once hopeless souls prepare to escape their dying world. But can she be trusted? If a woman does not control her own mind, can she be held responsible for the destruction she unleashes? Should she? Her son, believing he sought refugees that would willingly join their cause, now seeks to save a hidden civilization from the world's end and discover the secret of how they have remained free of the God King's grasp. Her adoptive daughter seeks to recruit old, reluctant allies thought dead. Not just against the God King, but against the Champion herself if needed. The Champion herself, Kojatere, must infiltrate the empire's capital in hopes of commandeering a capital ship for the rebellion's escape, and cause as much chaos as she can to distract the God King's forces when the time comes? But who does she serve? God King, or rebellion? And how long can she hold off a rival that would see her dead either way? The Shattering Sirens blare throughout the Empire's capital, star fighters battle above the waters, and Kojatere seeks the impossible: freeing the God King's elite undead super soldiers from his grasp. But we yearn to fight with fist and blade because those are far simpler than battles of the mind. As Kojatere's son works to secure the ship she prepared her adoptive daughter faces down Kojatere's rival, Skadaatha, while trying to rescue their captured comrades. If she can't take Kojatere's life, Skadaatha will take the life of her daughter, just as Kojatere took her son. Now Kojatere must face not only the God King, but the truth of who she was as the Deathknight. Whose lives did she take? And who did she condemn to a fate worse than death? Can Kojatere reconcile the two lives she lived? Or will the God King break her and remake her once more?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CCCVWXGQ
• ISBN13: 9798391216483
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 750 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.9" x 6.0"