That was a long time without an update because this book took a while to write; it’s twice as long as Clear Sky. I’d love to have it ready to go on sale by the holidays, but Q1 2025 seems a little more realistic. But the book is written and on the way. While Clear Sky was very much a Tessa Salmagard book, this is more of an Admiral book. And it won’t hurt to have read Glory, since Oen Bjorn and Kelly Mao are back. The title is Shapeshifter and the new book closely follows Clear Sky.

Now married, Tessa Salmagard hasn’t given up her crusade against weapons initiatives like Project Sunrise and the people behind them, but she can’t fight them alone. To get the help she needs from a former enemy, she’ll have to go to a remote colonial world in the Demenis system called Aegir. She has a daring plan. 

Tessa’s wife, Nina, is attempting to leverage her brief military experiences to seek elected office in Cohengard with a balanced, centrist platform. She also wants children and to spend time with Tessa. She has a sensible plan. 

Tessa’s mother, Jane, is out of retirement and in at Imperial Security as a trainee; she wants only the best for Tessa, and she too has a plan. 

Aegir is possibly the least hospitable world in regulated space. The relatively new Evagardian colony there is unique: a monolithic habitat built to protect against corrosive oceans, endless storms, and titanic natives who don’t take kindly to strangers. Locked together inside are thousands of colonists, an assortment of foreign spies and domestic terrorists, and something that does not belong. It is unlikely to be the romantic holiday that Nina is hoping for. 

In the meantime, you might want to catch up on the Atrophy books and I hope to have some good news about that this year. Thanks for your patience, and the kind reviews and feedback mean a lot. I’ve also caved and started checking Twitter/X again, so if you need to hassle me about anything, that’s an option as well as Facebook. I hope everyone has a good summer!