the Ardent Redux Universe

An Expansive Space Opera Universe

The ever growing Ardent Redux Universe is home to a cast of fun and interesting characters and their struggles to right the wrongs around them.

The main story, The Ardent Redux Saga, follows Captain Dani Devereaux on her journey from hero to scapegoat and back again.

Things don't come easy for Dani and her crew, but they never stop fighting for what they believe in.

If you're new to the universe or if you're not sure what to read next, click to see the ARU reading guide.

Ardent Redux Universe Short Stories

Quick space opera adventures

The book cover for Alaska's Vengeance, a space opera short story in the Ardent Redux Universe and prequel to season 1 of the Ardent Redux Saga. A spaceship pursuit through the depths of space.

An image of the book cover of M. E. G., a short story written by space opera author J. L. Stowers and part of the Ardent Redux Universe. The cover features a small, single-pilot starship flying toward a planet with a white halo from the star behind it.

Ardent Redux Saga - Season 1

A Space Opera Exploration Adventure

Book cover of Vengeance Lost by J. L. Stowers, episode one of the Ardent Redux Saga series. An angular dark gray warship with red and orange accents banks through a debris-filled asteroid field, its engines glowing. Behind it, a massive fiery explosion erupts from the engine's of the ship, in front of a deep blue expanse of space.

Book cover of Osirion's Ascent by J. L. Stowers, episode two of the Ardent Redux Saga series. A rugged prototype starship built for wormhole travel, its blue-white thrusters blazing, plunges into a swirling wormhole of fiery orange and red light that opens into a dark tunnel. Shards of debris tumble through the surrounding violet and deep blue space.

Book cover of Uncharted Territory by J. L. Stowers, episode three of the Ardent Redux Saga series. The Osirion, a prototype starship bathed in violet light, glides across the foreground as a small red-lit shuttle descends toward a luminous blue-green planet veined with glowing cracks. Scattered asteroids and a second planet drift through the teal haze of space beyond.

Book cover of The Dead Zone by J. L. Stowers, episode four of the Ardent Redux Saga series. The Osirion, a rugged prototype starship with glowing orange engine lights, is moments from capture as a massive, shadowy Vaerian alien ship looms overhead. A blinding burst of pink and white light floods the space around the Osirion, while drifting debris scatters through deep violet and blue space.

Book cover of Houston's Peril by J. L. Stowers, episode five of the Ardent Redux Saga series. The Osirion races to rescue the embattled Houston, joined by rebel and pirate ships, in a fierce battle across a bright blue expanse of space. Small fighters streak between the larger vessels trailing beams of light, a damaged ship burns along its hull, and fiery debris and tumbling asteroids frame the scene.

Ardent Redux Allies

An Ardent Redux Universe 3-Part Space Opera Mini-Series

An image of the book cover of Sylvine’s Buden, the first episode in the three-part mini series Ardent Redux Allies, a spin-off of the Ardent Redux Saga by space opera author J. L. Stowers. The cover features a close of up the scaled face of beautiful alien Sylvine looming over her home planet.

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Operation Ardent Redux

An Ardent Redux Universe 3-Part Space Opera Mini-Series

An image of the book cover of Rebel Yell, the first episode in the three-part miniseries Operation Ardent Redux, a spin-off to the Ardent Redux Saga by space adventure author J. L. Stowers. The Cover features Roni on an alien planet with a red sky. She’s dressed in a leather spacesuit and holds twin swords, poised to take on the evil galactic empire in this exciting space opera.

An image of the book cover of Rebel with a Cause, the second episode in the three-part miniseries Operation Ardent Redux, a spin-off to the Ardent Redux Saga by science fiction author J. L. Stowers. The cover features Roni on another alien planet with a red sky and a massive planet looming in the distance. She’s dressed in a leather spacesuit and holds twin swords, poised to take on the evil galactic empire in this thrilling heart-pounding space opera adventure.

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Ardent Redux Saga - Season 2

A Space Opera Exploration Adventure

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