Conversity — Patrick O'Connor

WORLDS ENOUGH, AND TIME:What is the fate of those who guard the worlds of the Terran-HaChii Alliance? The planets from whence they came are secure enough, for now, but they have been threatened before, and may well be again-- Perhaps the enemies of bygone days will be found elsewhere. Perhaps they will be found again, but this time, they will not be enemies. It's a big Multiverse and anything is possible--even friendship.Just being immortal and well-nigh omnipotent isn't all it's cracked up to be. Ask any Planetary Protector. Ask RoBii(7), who now guards the HaChii homeworld , his grandmother's place of hatching. He is the third in a chain of that planet's defenders against interstellar attack, going back to TiiNa Firestone, the average lifespan of whom is thirty years--It looks like a superhero could use a little help. And maybe a little luck.Meanwhile, the descendants of the Firestone and Harker families continue to serve the role of guardians, now for a few dozen worlds, but as they see more of the multiverse, they share their secrets with everyone until their network becomes more than the sum of its parts-