Set four generations after the events of NEXT OF KIN, Fortunate Son starts a new epic saga in the STARDUST AND ASHES series as a sci-fi retelling of the King David story.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
ARMAS LEHEM-PEREZ (he/him), youngest son of Jesse and Nita, brother to Eliot and Shane.
JON KISHRAH (he/him), son of King Saul, prince of the united kingdom of the Nacaen Group, brother of KYLA
KYLA KISHRAH (she/her), daughter of King Saul, princess of the united kingdom of the Nacaen Group, sister of JON
ZAM (he/him), prophet of the Religion of the One God, the official religion of the Nacaen Group and advisor to King Saul
MAJOR ABE RENK (he/him), uncle of King Saul, Elder representative of the Jamin nation
CAPTAIN RAIMI NADAB (he/him), friend of prince JON
LAINA (she/her), maid to princess KYLA
LIEUTENANT CARMEN BARISH (they/them), flight school classmate of princess KYLA, child of MILO
MAJOR MILO BARISH (he/him), father of CARMEN, representative of the Sim’ee nation
MAJOR SERIAH ZERU (she/her), Elder representative of the Dahan nation
MEL DIEZ (she/her), Elder representative of the Hessan nation
ALTON GALLIM (he/they), Supreme One of the Modes
ABBY CARMEL, wife of Captain Laban Carmel, Ildan immigrant to Balec
Systems of the Euphrates Spiral Galaxy, Beta Arm (AKA Wild Space)
Pyga System (Rumored; lost contact centuries ago)
Etho Cluster: large asteroids and microplanets, one empire under a Queen
Bara System: around twenty worlds and moons of various nations from a fallen republic
Nacaen Group: Twelve nations plus original inhabitants, system united under King Saul
THE BARA SYSTEM: Worlds and Nations
Aza: Bara Republic
Ilistia and Gerar: Phenia (Gerar seized from the Bara Republic)
Balec: Leki
Other nations seeking possible homeworlds in Bara: Modes and Stiners
NACAEN GROUP: Worlds and Nations
Star: Cana
Planets: Nidos (moon Ramah) and Horeb (ringed gas giant with twenty moons, including three habitable satellites: Melas, Richo and Samar)
When the Nacaen people arrived on twelve generation ships after the collapse of the Red Nebula, there were small settlements of people, called Originals, who lived in the system. The people of the ships formed nations, and these nations, along with the Originals, became the united kingdom of the Nacaens by the time of FORTUNATE SON.
Nidos: Tali, Hessan, and Lubez (Originals: Hitti)
Melas: Dahan, Jamin, and Sim’ee (Originals: Sebuj)
Richo: Beneur, Dagael, and Ildan (Originals: unknown)
Samar: Charn, Reshar, and Maire (Originals: Rito)