No one wanted another war.

Starbase Exxar-One was supposed to be a neutral meeting ground for representatives of the Chrisarii Alliance and the Interstellar Federation of Peace; a place to maintain the fragile peace, but it's now rife with conflict.

Commodore Marcus Gabriel of the EarthCorps Navy doesn't want the position of commanding officer. He lost his father and too many fellow soldiers to the war's frontlines. His Chrisarii EXO, Kau'Tark Kralin Saveck, has his own reasons for despising his assignment. Neither of them is prepared for the conflict that lies ahead.

A rebel group of Chrisarii are attacking Exxar-One with raiders that are equipped with suspiciously advanced offensive technology. Queyn Vorik, the Chrisarii ambassador who was instrumental in Exxar-One's creation, is brutally murdered seven days after arriving on the station. All evidence points to a human suspect.

Meanwhile, the Jha'Drok lord emperor is on his deathbed, and it's up to his spoiled, conniving and ruthlessly ambitious son to follow through on his father's plans to invade and conquer the Federation. The whole operation just might succeed as long as everyone can stay distracted by the Chrisarii situation.

And then there's the unidentified alien object that's drifted into sensor range of a Federation listening post in the Ontaar sector, only a few light years from Exxar-One. Commander Decev, chief science officer, takes a team with her to investigate and they all disappear.

Political intrigue. Religious terrorism. Galactic warfare. Exploration of the unknown.

It's business as usual for the crew of Exxar-One.

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### About the Author

I'm 33 years old, and I've been writing since high school. (The idea for a sci-fi show about life aboard a space station came to me in my sophomore lit class.) After a brief stint in the Army, part of which I served overseas in Germany for a year, I came back home to Twin Falls, Idaho, and enrolled in the College of Southern Idaho. I knew I wanted to major in English, and, after receiving my Associate of Arts Degree, I went on to Boise State University. I graduated with a BA in English, Writing Emphasis, in 2005. During those years in college I continued to work on The Exxar Chronicles outside the classroom while honing my writing skills in class. After leaving BSU I returned to Twin Falls to write full time, and in fall of 2008 I finally completed the final draft of The Erayan. After two years of rejection from numerous literary agents, I decided to self publish via the Amazon Kindle Store. You'll find those links on The Books page. Since I am still struggling to make a living from my writing, I fill my days by teaching full time at an elementary school. I'm a computer assistant, which means I teach basic computer skills to the students for their 5th block specials. I enjoy having my summers off, though I don't make quite as much as a fully certified teacher. (I'm just an hourly employee.) In my spare time, I enjoy watching TV, going to the movies, reading, and generally feasting on all things pop culture.