Vengeance Lost

Ardent Redux Saga: Episode 1

The book cover for Vengeance Lost, episode 1 of the Ardent Redux Saga, a space opera adventure. A spaceship in trouble flees an alien encounter in the depths of space.

Vengeance Lost is the first episode in the Ardent Redux Saga, a fast-paced space opera series with found family at its core, a heroine led by honor and compassion, a galaxy-wide conspiracy, and the infuriating truth that sometimes the enemy wears your own colors.

When a star blows up, someone's going to pay.


Humanity has been fighting the alien threat for decades, and the war just ratcheted up a notch. Sent to aid a dreadnaught under siege, Dani Devereaux and the crew of Alaska's Vengeance find themselves caught in a trap.

A trap that brings a new ultimate weapon to the battlefield, destroying an entire star system.

Narrowly escaping, she returns home to find victory parades turned into lines of questioning reporters all wanting to learn the details of her failure.

But endings can create new beginnings, and when Dani hits rock bottom, she finds a way to regain her pride—and though not her honor, at least she'll have her vengeance.


Vengeance Lost is the first episode in the Ardent Redux Saga, a fast-paced space opera series with found family at its core, a heroine led by honor and compassion, a galaxy-wide conspiracy, and the infuriating truth that sometimes the enemy wears your own colors.