This sci-fi book is a compilation of three, short, introduction stories in one: A star observatory researcher is startled by a strange man who appears in her workplace; The gossip surrounding a space captain makes us wonder who’s side he’s on; A fix-it prodigy receives her first friend. These quick reads will have you safely to dinner in your quadrant, or I’m not Yvonne E. Sterling-Birch!

A young woman navigates an alien world and fights her spouse for an empire. The fiery but compassionate Mira has vowed to lead the planet of Aluzamoak and its empire with her spouse, native-born Zaraith. Breaking their vows means death. When Zaraith begins to exploit his authority, Mira questions every role she plays on his world. The mystical elders that elected them keep their knowledge and operations opaque, leading to more questions. Mira must navigate alien cultures and politics to find an answer to an intractable problem: keep her vows to Zaraith or keep the vow she has made to take his place. The Elders' Sequence is a science fantasy epic of adventure, dark deeds, and discovery. Enter a world of alien culture and politics, galactic empire, romance, and mysticism.