Murder by magic? Impossible! No one has cast a lethal spell on the witch world for millennia. Death magic requires too much power, and it violates the sacred Odes of Hearth and Home.
Welcome to Meklos Prime, motherworld of the humanoid Meklavite Union, a star-faring civilization where women dominate society and maintain their power by psionic witchcraft. But there are limits to the craft. Not every witch has a full range of powers, and psi-mages obey an ancient, ethical code of non-aggression.
Suddenly, the unthinkable becomes a deadly reality. Countess Yabreya-Eyerpadon dies by a burst of unknown energy. And her human-Meklavite niece, Star Lawyer Tienna Quraish, is the only witch of her generation powerful enough to cast the killing spell. She also stands to inherit the lands, aristocratic rank, and vast wealth of her deceased aunt. Naturally, the bewitching Tienna gets blamed for everything.
The whole Star Lawyers organization stands ready to defend their colleague Tienna and stabilize the relationship with Earth’s important ally. But thousands of years of rule by Meklavite women make efforts of Tyler and J.B. problematic. So, Tyler’s bio-energetic, British barrister wife, Suzie, leads a team of female Star Lawyers who step forward on behalf of Tienna and the Commonwealth. Tyler entrusts the case to his wife and agrees to stay behind at the Institute. Then he promptly recruits a second team and shadows Suzie to Meklos. The battle goes domestic when she catches him in the act.
Blazing duels between psi-mages. Fiery courtroom battles and shots traded with pirates. Multiple murders. Spies, assassins and backstairs conspirators. Rebellion among Mek colony worlds. And a surprise romance.
As her powerful psionic gifts unfold, the hauntingly beautiful Tienna must unleash her legal and magical craft to battle unseen forces attempting to rip Meklavite society apart.
This one is a ride to a world with two suns, hot winters, and a battle of the sexes that will keep you reading past bedtime.
Genre: Science Fiction
Welcome to Meklos Prime, motherworld of the humanoid Meklavite Union, a star-faring civilization where women dominate society and maintain their power by psionic witchcraft. But there are limits to the craft. Not every witch has a full range of powers, and psi-mages obey an ancient, ethical code of non-aggression.
Suddenly, the unthinkable becomes a deadly reality. Countess Yabreya-Eyerpadon dies by a burst of unknown energy. And her human-Meklavite niece, Star Lawyer Tienna Quraish, is the only witch of her generation powerful enough to cast the killing spell. She also stands to inherit the lands, aristocratic rank, and vast wealth of her deceased aunt. Naturally, the bewitching Tienna gets blamed for everything.
The whole Star Lawyers organization stands ready to defend their colleague Tienna and stabilize the relationship with Earth’s important ally. But thousands of years of rule by Meklavite women make efforts of Tyler and J.B. problematic. So, Tyler’s bio-energetic, British barrister wife, Suzie, leads a team of female Star Lawyers who step forward on behalf of Tienna and the Commonwealth. Tyler entrusts the case to his wife and agrees to stay behind at the Institute. Then he promptly recruits a second team and shadows Suzie to Meklos. The battle goes domestic when she catches him in the act.
Blazing duels between psi-mages. Fiery courtroom battles and shots traded with pirates. Multiple murders. Spies, assassins and backstairs conspirators. Rebellion among Mek colony worlds. And a surprise romance.
As her powerful psionic gifts unfold, the hauntingly beautiful Tienna must unleash her legal and magical craft to battle unseen forces attempting to rip Meklavite society apart.
This one is a ride to a world with two suns, hot winters, and a battle of the sexes that will keep you reading past bedtime.
Genre: Science Fiction
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