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GRAVITY'S EDGE
The Shadow of Betrayal (#1)

A century of peace was just the calm before the storm.

After generations of war, humanity is finally flourishing under the Peace Accord, expecting the insectoid Vorath to do the same. But when colonies along the outer rim go dark, and probes go silent on planets close to their home planet of Erythro, Captain Xandar of the StarFleet knows the truth: the Vorath have only been waiting.​​

Sent to investigate the volcanic hellscape of Ignis Prime, Xandar and his crew uncover a nightmare as they realise that higher gravity isn’t the only thing they have to overcome. They have to face the enemy that they had only heard stories about, an enemy stronger and more technologically advanced than them.

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Will Xandar and his team be able to escape the grip of the Vorath? Find out in this gripping blend of military sci-fi and interstellar intrigue.

Book cover: "Gravity’s Edge — The Shadow of Betrayal" showing a disc-shaped spacecraft over a red planet — Ranjana Joshi

GRAVITY'S EDGE 
The Vorath Menace (#2)

The colony was supposed to be a haven.
Instead, it became the perfect trap.

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When Captain Xandar and his crew arrive at New Horizon posing as vacationers, they find a world eerily silent—its citizens hollow-eyed and enslaved by the Vorath through mind-controlling pulse weapons powered by a rare element: Walladium.

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Their mission was meant to be covert. But someone tipped the enemy off. As Vorath forces close in and shadowy resistance fighters wage a losing battle, Xandar must forge uneasy alliances, face ghosts from his past, and ignite a rebellion in the heart of a broken world.

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But when the enemy turns human minds into weapons, even the strongest wills begin to crack—and survival becomes a race against time.

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To win this war, Xandar must risk more than his life.
He must decide what freedom is truly worth.

Book cover: "Gravity’s Edge — The Vorath Menace" with a starship flying in front of a blue planet — Ranjana Joshi

GRAVITY'S EDGE
The Last Stand (#3)

Erythro is burning.


Riots flood the streets, machines built to heal now kill, and whispers of betrayal ripple through the government’s highest ranks. Humanity teeters on the edge of collapse.

Captain Xandar and his crew are running out of time. The Vorath armada is closing in, armed with the Annihilator, a weapon capable of enslaving an entire planet. Their only hope lies in a fragile antidote that grows deep in Elowen’s wild forests… if they can survive long enough to procure it.

But enemies hide on every side — and within their own ranks. With trust shattered and alliances crumbling, Xandar must decide how much he’s willing to sacrifice to save a world that’s already falling apart.

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The Vorath are coming and with it the destruction of humans on Erythro.

Book cover: "Aarya — The Spiral of Deception" silhouette of a woman mid-kick against a glowing tunnel — Ranjana Joshi

What are readers saying about the books

Another masterpiece by Ranjana. An excellent space thriller

Bigger, better and darker

​This is the kind of sci-fi that keeps me turning pages into the night.
 

A Relentless Space Thriller

 A must-read for fans of rebellion-driven sci-fi.

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