Sword Nation Series by A.J. Ross

One Hero. One Warrior. One Rebel. Three years after the murder of his father, seventeen year old Lincoln still struggles to cope. He gets engaged to his childhood crush; the princess, and feels his life may finally be starting to turn around.Days before his wedding, a ship from the neighboring planet Kayora arrives with passengers fleeing enslavement by the Prime Minister and infamous pirate Rahilius! Lincoln refuses to ignore their suffering... moreOne Hero. One Warrior. One Rebel. Three years after the murder of his father, seventeen year old Lincoln still struggles to cope. He gets engaged to his childhood crush; the princess, and feels his life may finally be starting to turn around.Days before his wedding, a ship from the neighboring planet Kayora arrives with passengers fleeing enslavement by the Prime Minister and infamous pirate Rahilius! Lincoln refuses to ignore their suffering. He vows to journey to Kayora and kill the Prime Minister - becoming a hero to the oppressed. But heroism has its demands. Is he willing to pay the ultimate price? Meanwhile, a Southern City rebel seeks to spark a revolution and unite a divided society on his home planet, Kayora. He convinces a mysterious warrior princess to shed propriety, and help him recruit, arm, and train his supporters to fight for their freedom.The path of a hero, a warrior, and a rebel converge to start one holy war against the Kayorian Empire. But Rahilius is more than he seems, and underestimating him may come at great costs! less

“There’s a soldier on the field.”His voice quivered as he spoke, and Erwin watched the many changing shades of horror in his eyes. “This soldier is golden and rides the back of a great beast with the breath of god in its nostrils. She leapt from it and broke ground in a cloud of fire that spread like ripples over the water. She’s a plague; reaching out and swallowing whole men and Kayorians into the blackness of oblivion. The soldiers fight back, but their valiant efforts leave her untouched... more“There’s a soldier on the field.”His voice quivered as he spoke, and Erwin watched the many changing shades of horror in his eyes. “This soldier is golden and rides the back of a great beast with the breath of god in its nostrils. She leapt from it and broke ground in a cloud of fire that spread like ripples over the water. She’s a plague; reaching out and swallowing whole men and Kayorians into the blackness of oblivion. The soldiers fight back, but their valiant efforts leave her untouched. She moves through the bodies of our men and yours without regard. Two-thousand in the last hour, and no doubt many more since the time I set out to deliver this report to you. I’ve never seen anything like this.”Thirty years after a mass evacuation from a dying Earth, humans are spread across three different planets in the Diamant galaxy... Braii is no stranger to loss. Her parents die in a fire when she’s four, and in an effort to foster better relations with humans, the alien leader on planet Graiis adopts her as his own. He teaches her to use the fire sword, the official weapon of the Griician army. She keeps her talents hidden due to prejudice against humans, even when the Kayorian Prime Minister murders her adoptive father and starts a war between their two planets. Shortly after, Braii is presented with an opportunity to spend a year on planet Delu - the neverland of the galaxy. She jumps at the chance to escape her sorrows, taking an exciting job in the dragon nursery. After bonding with a starving runt, she attempts to rescue it, but instead is badly injured in an accident that leaves her without vision. It will take new friends, new love, and new powers to help her see the light about who she is and who she must become. The battle between planets intensifies, threatening to take away all she loves, leaving her only one path to protect them… less