About the Author

I'm Jim Edwards, a human; I fly a spaceship named Merlin, who thinks he's human. Since my last book, I have acquired a full crew, full of what I don't know.

The Crew

My second in command, though technically not yet recognized by the Alliance, is the sole surviving member of a race of artificially constructed living creatures known as the Betapherim. My second's name is Mephis, short for the devilish name, Mephistopheles.

Then there is crazy Bill, the Teeber, who communicates by thought not word, and consequently has taught Merlin, Mephis, and me how to do it, too. Bill also taught me how to use the power of the Claw, as in Claw of Catau, as in, Bill's planet, home of the Teeber. It is a mental thing, so don't ask me to explain it, I can't. All I know is it works very well on your enemy, extremely well.

Conflict and Legends

It's probably a good thing I have the Claw because war breaks out again between the Alliance and the Tayhest and everyone thinks I'm the guy to stop it. It seems there is a legend about the Bojaja, a powerful being known as the Drexa, and a singular event also known as the Drexa. And I'm supposed to be part of it, can you believe that?

Challenges and Adventures

If that's not enough to give me a headache, a force known only as the Light appears out of nowhere and really screws with me, almost killing me at one point before disappearing, hopefully, forever.

Back on Earth, also known as Tara, I find my true love, Joan, again, and find out she is also part of the great Bojaja Legend. We manage to stop a rebel kidnapping and visit ancient Mayan ruins.

Taking a break in space, I find myself rescuing one of my space children, born to a Nack female, yes we did, and then shooting up the Lussecan homeworld because the bastards deserve it.

The Ongoing Journey

And so the adventures continue as I find out there is a lot more going on out in space than just guarding my part of the galaxy, a whole helluva lot more. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Jim