Ransom: Shadow of an Empire Index
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Gathered here along with links to all available chapters are synopses of the three books, any interviews and reviews, and playlists containing the trilogy’s themes, character themes, and individual playlists for each novel. In the characters’ themes playlist, you’ll find a list designating themes to each character or relationship.
An impenetrable shadow has bound the galaxy of Andromeda for centuries. After a freak accident of space, an empire of slave traders learns to control time. Now nothing can stop them from taking whom they will. In the deadly currents of a universe torn by the Marauders, can Marc, one of the galaxies’ guardians, protect those he loves? Will his daughter survive her traumatic past? Can anyone bring light to the Marauders and break Andromeda’s chains?
Trilogy Playlists:
Book I: Cross of Secrets
A man whose life is torn apart by the slave trade.
A woman whose past contains a dangerous secret.
A slave who hides more than anyone can guess.
Will they come to grips with the weight of their secrets before the Marauders strike again?
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Playlist:
Cross of Secrets Index:
Read a review of the book here:
Book II: Trial by Time
Samantha, captured by Medrhos, is plunged a thousand years into the past, faced with the prospect of becoming a Marauder herself: with or without her free will. Meanwhile, Marc must play his part in Talitha’s fate. As they face their worst nightmares, a shadow creeps across the horizon: one which even Medrhos can’t hold back.
Concept Sketches for Ransom: Trial by Time & Shards of Crystal
We are back with drawings again, this time, miniature sketches that I came across in my notebooks of Ransom from 2020-2022. I’ll be sharing in-depth colored character and costume designs at a later date, but these are, for the most part, rough sketches that helped me visualize sets, costumes, or details.
Book III: Shards of Crystal
The Cult has forced its hand; the Great Raid is beginning. As the Marauder fleet hurtles through time, Samantha prays for a light that will save the people she’s grown to love. Marc and Medrhos find themselves facing the one thing that can unite them: a force bent on destroying Samantha, Aiyra, and the universe with them.
Behind the scenes of a colorized image from the book!
St. Michael - Ransom: Shards of Crystal
Does this seem like a strange image to include in a sci-fi story? Hm. . . maybe it is partly an excuse for a good image of St. Michael, but then again perhaps not! I won’t spoil why he’s in Shards of Crystal, so you’ll have to read the book to find out.
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Where My Heart Will Take Me!! I'm loving the playlists. ❤️