Lights in a Dark Sky — Joanna White

The known galaxy stretches far and wide, protected by the Republic and brave Magi. Yet, there is more to the galaxy than meets the eye. Can three unlikely allies unravel a conspiracy that pits the past against the present and threatens to consume their planet with war? One Kalli yearns to prove himself as a ruthless killer, but is abandoned by his Mothership. A con artist is left for dead on an ocean world and is nursed back to health, but the danger isn't over yet. Tiaret will do anything to rescue her kidnapped daughter and save her from a witch and a deal her family made years ago. A Kalli Diplomat seeks to prove to the Republic Court that not all Kalli are evil, while her boyfriend is being blackmailed into intimidating Diplomats to change their votes. For the first time ever, read four short stories written by talented authors who agreed to write in Joanna White's Republic Chronicles galaxy.